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ALPHABET MATCHING GAME VOCABULARY FLASHCARDS
Why Learn Hausa?
Hausa is a Chadic language spoken by about 44 million Hausa people in Central Africa. Hausa is mostly spoken in southern Niger and northern Nigeria and developed into a lingua franca across much of Western Africa for purposes of trade. It is spoken as a second langauge by around 20 million more people. The Hausa are one of the largest ethinic groups in Central Africa.Knowing Hausa opens the door to art, music, dance, fashion, cuisine, film, philosophy, and science Your marketable skills in the global economy are improved when you master Hausa. Communication skills developed while learning Hausa can improve your interpersonal skills in your native language as well. Hausa expand one's view of the world, liberalize one's experiences, and make one more flexible and tolerant.
Hausa Alphabet & Pronunciation
A a
[a]
[a]
B b
(ب)
[b]
(ب)
[b]
Ɓ ɓ
(ب)
[ɓ]
(ب)
[ɓ]
C c
(ث)
[tʃ]
(ث)
[tʃ]
D d
(د)
[d]
(د)
[d]
Ɗ ɗ
[ɗ]
[ɗ]
E e
(تٜ)
[e]
(تٜ)
[e]
F f
(ف)
[ɸ]
(ف)
[ɸ]
G g
(غ)
[ɡ]
(غ)
[ɡ]
H h
(ه)
[h]
(ه)
[h]
I i
(ـِ)
[i]
(ـِ)
[i]
J j
(ج)
[dʒ/ʒ]
(ج)
[dʒ/ʒ]
K k
(ك)
[k]
(ك)
[k]
Ƙ ƙ
(ق)
[kʼ]
(ق)
[kʼ]
L l
(ل)
[l]
(ل)
[l]
M m
(م)
[m]
(م)
[m]
N n
(ن)
[n]
(ن)
[n]
O o
(ـُ)
[o]
(ـُ)
[o]
R r
(ر)
[r/ɽ]
(ر)
[r/ɽ]
S s
(س)
[s]
(س)
[s]
Sh sh
(ش)
[ʃ]
(ش)
[ʃ]
T t
(ت)
[t]
(ت)
[t]
Ts ts
(ط)
[tsʼ/sʼ]
(ط)
[tsʼ/sʼ]
U u
(و)
[u]
(و)
[u]
W w
(و)
[w]
(و)
[w]
Y y
(ی)
[j]
(ی)
[j]
Ƴ ƴ
[ʔʲ]
[ʔʲ]
Z z
(ز)
[z]
(ز)
[z]
ʼ
(ع)
[ʔ]
(ع)
[ʔ]
Basic Phrases in Hausa
Hello | Sannu |
---|---|
Goodbye | Ban kwana |
Yes | A |
No | A'a |
Excuse me | Gafara dai |
Please | Don Allah |
Thank you | Na gode |
You are welcome | Marabanku |
Do you speak english | Ana jin Turanci? |
Do you understand | Shin ka fahimta? |
I understand | Na gane |
I do not understand | Ban gane ba |
How are you | Ya ya kake? |
Fine thanks | Lafiya, godiya! |
What is your name | Menene sunanka? |
My name is | Sunana shi ne |
Pleased to meet you | Na yi farin cikin saduwa da ku |
Hausa Grammar
Hausa Nouns
Man | Mutum |
---|---|
Woman | Mace |
Boy | Yaro |
Girl | Yarinya |
Cat | Cat |
Dog | Kare |
Fish | Kifi |
Water | Ruwa |
Milk | Madara |
Egg | Kwai |
House | Gidan |
Flower | Fure |
Tree | Itace |
Shirt | Taguwa |
Pants | Wando |
Hausa Adjectives
Colors in Hausa
Black | Baki |
---|---|
White | Fari |
Red | Ja |
Orange | Lemu mai zaki |
Yellow | Rawaya |
Green | Kore |
Blue | Shuɗi |
Purple | M |
Pink | Ruwan hoda |
Gray | Launin toka |
Brown | Launin ruwan kasa |
Numbers in Hausa
Zero | Sifili |
---|---|
One | Daya |
Two | Biyu |
Three | Uku |
Four | Hudu |
Five | Biyar |
Six | Shida |
Seven | Bakwai |
Eight | Takwas |
Nine | Tara |
Ten | Goma |
Eleven | Goma sha ɗaya |
Twelve | Goma sha biyu |
Twenty | Ashirin |
Thirty | Talatin |
Forty | Arba'in |
Fifty | Hamsin |
Sixty | Sittin |
Seventy | Saba'in |
Eighty | Tamanin |
Ninety | Casa'in |
Hundred | Dari |
Thousand | Dubu |
Hausa Verbs
To be | Ya zama |
---|---|
To have | A yi |
To want | So |
To need | Don bukata |
To help | Don taimakawa |
To go | Je |
To come | Zuwa |
To eat | Ci |
To drink | A sha |
To speak | Yin magana |
Building Simple Sentences
More Complex Hausa Sentences
And | Da |
---|---|
Or | Ko |
But | Amma |
Because | Saboda |
With | Tare da |
Also | Kuma |
However | Duk da haka |
Neither | Ba kuma |
Nor | Kuma ba |
If | Idan |
Then | To |
Useful Hausa Vocabulary
Hausa Questions
Who | Waye |
---|---|
What | Menene |
When | Yaushe |
Where | Ina |
Why | Me yasa |
How | Yaya |
How many | Guda nawa |
How much | Nawa |
Days of the Week in Hausa
Monday | Litinin |
---|---|
Tuesday | Talata |
Wednesday | Laraba |
Thursday | Alhamis |
Friday | Juma'a |
Saturday | Satin |
Sunday | Lahadi |
Yesterday | Jiya |
Today | Yau |
Tomorrow | Gobe |
Months in Hausa
January | Janairu |
---|---|
February | Watan Fabrairu |
March | Maris |
April | Afrilu |
May | Mayu |
June | Yuni |
July | Yuli |
August | Agusta |
September | Satumba |
October | Oktoba |
November | Nuwamba |
December | Disamba |
Seasons in Hausa
Winter | Hunturu |
---|---|
Spring | Bazara |
Summer | Bazara |
Autumn | Kaka |
Telling Time in Hausa
What time is it | Wani lokaci ne? |
---|---|
Hours | Hours |
Minutes | Minti |
Seconds | Dakika |
O clock | Karfe |
Half | Rabi |
Quarter past | Kwata-kwata |
Before | A da |
After | Bayan |