HAUSA HOMEPAGE
GREETINGS NOUNS COLORS BODY PARTS NUMBERS PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES VERBS
GREETINGS NOUNS COLORS BODY PARTS NUMBERS PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES VERBS
GREETINGS:
Good morning - ina kouana
Good night - moukanalahiya
Good afternoon - ina ini
Good-bye - say on gima
Good evening - ina ini
Hello - ina kona
NOUNS:
Bird - tsountsoun
Cat - moussa
Dog - kare'
Fish - kilri
Horse - doki
Boy - yarro
Girl - yarringna
Man - na miggi
Woman - mathe'
Chair - koujera
House - gida
Boat - girgin noya
Bus - baba motta
Car - motta
Bread - brodi
Salad - haki, salati
Typical fruit - adouwa
Typical vegetable - kopto
Pants - wando
Shoes - takalmi
Tree - ithe'
Water - rouwa
COLORS:
Black - baki
Blue - bula
Green - tsangnwa
Orange - hmou
Red - ja
White - ouhau
Yellow - massara
BODY PARTS:
Arm - makani
Ear - counay
Eye - ido
Finger - warthe'
Foot - kawa
Hand - harmou
Leg - tinyan
Mouth - baki
Nose - hantchi
NUMBERS:
Zero - bansa
One - taya
Two - buyau
Three - uku
Four - noutou
Five - biyel
Six - chida'
Seven - bakoy
Eight - taccos
Nine - tara
Ten - goma
PRONOUNS:
I - ni
You - kay
He - shi
She - ita
It - wanga
We - nou
You - kou
They - sou
How - ya ya
What - mine'
When - yaouche'
Where - ina
ADJECTIVES:
Big - baba
Boring - damoua
Dark - baki
Fast - kiba, kato
Important - mo'ona
Interesting - ma'ana
Large - guirma
Light - wutta
Hard - wiyya
Heavy - yawni
Lazy - raggo
Healthy - lahiya
Salty - guichiri
Short - gagere'
Sick - milati, richilahiya
Slow - panu
Small - karami
Soft - sabuni
Sweet - dadni
Unimportant - beryola ma'ona
Thick - kato
Thin - rama
VERBS:
Buy - saya
Do - i
Drink - cha
Eat - ti tchi
Find - samou
Go - tayi
Have - innada
Like - birgewa
Love - sayaya
Read - karatou
Run - goudou
See - gani
Sell - sayda
Sing - waka
Sleep - kouna
Speak - maggana
Take - taki
Think - tunani
Throw - yadawa
Wait - igyira
VARIOUS EXPRESSIONS:
Thank you - Na gode'
How is your work ?- Ya ya aiki
How's everything - Yaya harakoki
Say hi to everybody - A gayda guida
Where are they ? - Ina souke'?
What's happening ? - Mine' ya harou
When did she come ? - Yaouche' kikazo ?
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