Hausa Quiz

Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.

Prompt	Answer
One	daya
Two	biyu a
Three	uku
Four	hu?u
Five	biyar
Six	shida
Seven	bakwai
Eight	takwas
Nine	tara
Ten	goma
First	na farko
Second	na biyu
Monday	litinin
Tuesday	talata
Wednesday	laraba
Thursday	alhamis
Friday	jumma'a
Saturday	asabar
Sunday	lahadi
Now	yanzu
Yesterday	jiya
Today	yau
Tonight	da daren nan
Tomorrow	gobe
Fruits	ya'yan itace
Apples	aful
Bananas	ayaba
Tomatoes	tumatir
Potatoes	dankali
Onions	albasa
Red	jajata
Green	tsanwa
Blue	shu?i
White	fari
Black	ba?i
Grey	tokatoka
Breakfast	karin kumallo
Lunch	abincin rana
Dinner	buda-baki
Milk	madara
Coffee	kofi
Bread	burodi
Sunny	hasken rana
Windy	iska
Rainy	alamar ruwa
Snowy	dusar kankara
Cold	sanyi
Hot	zafi
Boy	yaro
Girl	yarinya
Son	?a
Daughter	ya
Brother	dan'uwa
Sister	kanwa
Man	namiji
Woman	macce
Father	mahaifi or baba
Mother	mama or uwa
Grandfather	kaka
Grandmother	kaka
House	gida
Toilet	makewayi
Room	?aki
Bedroom	?aki
Kitchen	kicin
Table	tebur
Cat	mage
Dog	kare
Mouse	kusu
Bird	tsuntsu
Cow	saniya
Horse	doki
Socks	safa
Shoes	takalma
Trousers	wando
Shirt	shat
Sweater	suwaita
Coat	kwat
English	turancin ingilishi
French	faransanci
German	jamusanci
Spanish	spaniyanci
Italian	italiyanci
Portuguese	harshen portugal
Greek	grkanci
Russian	rashanci
Arabic	larabci
Hindi	indiynci
Chinese	harshen sin
Japanese	japananci
Taxi	taksi
Bus	motar safa
Hotel	otel
Reservation	kama ?aki
Airport	filin jirgin sama
Passport	fasfo
Student	?alibi
Teacher	malami
Pen	al?alami
Books	lattafai
Page	shafi
Dictionary	kamus
Hand	hannu
Feet	kafafu
Hair	gashi
Eye	ido
Mouth	baki
Nose	hanci
Ambulance	motar assibiti
Doctor	likita
Hospital	assibiti
Pharmacy	shagon magungunna
Police	yan sanda
Stomach ache	ciwon ciki
And	da
Under	a ?ar?ashin
Before	kafin
After	bayan
Inside	ciki
Outside	waje
With	da
But	amma
For	don
From	daga
To	ga
In	ciki
What?	me?
Who?	wa?
How?	yaya?
Why?	me ya sa?
Where?	ina?
Never	har abada
Rarely	ba saban ba
Sometimes	wani lokaci
Usually	bisa al'ada
Always	koda yaushe
Very	kwarai
I	ni
You	kai, ke, ku
He	shi
She	ita
We	mu
They	su
My	nawa
Your	naka/naki/naku
His	nashi
Her	nata
Our	namu
Their	nasu
I speak English	ina jin turanci
You speak French	ka iya faransanci
He speaks German	yana jin jamusanci
She speaks Italian	tana jin italiyanci
I visited France	na ba?unci faransa
I will drink milk	zan sha madara
I understand you	na fahimce ka/ki/ku
I don't understand you	ban fahimce ka/ki/ku ba
I don't speak French	ba na jin faransanci
This is my house	wannan shi ne gidana
That restaurant is far	gidan abincin nan yana da nisa
No problem	ba illa
Hi	barka!
What is your name?	yaya sunanka/ki/ku?
Nice to meet you	naji dadin haduwarmu!
How are you?	ka/ki/kuna lafiya?
I'm good, thanks	ina lafiya kalau, na gode
And you?	kai fa?/ke fa?/ku fa?
Do you speak (English/Hausa)?	kana/kina jin turancin ingilishi?
Does she speak Chinese?	tana jin harshen china?
A little bit	ka?an
How old are you?	shekaran ka/ki/ku nawa?
I'm 33 years old	shekaruna talatin da uku
It was nice talking to you	na ji dadin zancenmu
What do you mean?	me kake nufi?
I don't understand	ban gane ba
I don't know	ban sani ba
Sorry	yi hakuri
What is that called in Hausa?	yaya ake kiran wannan abin a hausa?
What does that word mean in English?	me wannan ke nufi a turancin ingilishi?
Where are you from?	daga ina kake/kike/kuke?
I'm from the U.S	daga amurka nake
I'm American	ni ba'amurke ne
Where do you live?	a ina kake/kike/kuke zaune?
I live in the U.S	ina zaune a amurka
What do you do for a living?	wace sana'a kake/kuke/kike?
I'm a student	ni ?alibi ne
Can I help you?	me kake bukata ne?
Can you help me?	ko za ka taimake ni?
Where is the airport?	ina filin jirgin sama?
Go straight	mike
Then	sa'an nan
Turn left	juya hagu
Turn right	yi dama
Happy birthday	taya murnar ranar haihuwa
Happy New Year	barka da sabuwar shekara
Merry Christmas	barka da kirsemeti
Good luck	allah bada sa'a
Congratulations	barka
I have a reservation	na kama ?aki
Do you have rooms available?	kuna da ?akuna?
I would like a non-smoking room	ina son ?akin da ba'a shan taba a cikinsa
How much it costs per night?	nawa kudin dakin na kwana guda?
Waiter	sabis
How much is this?	nawa ne wannan?
What is this?	mene ne wannan?
Are you okay?	lafiya kake.kike/kuke?
I need a doctor	ina bukatar likita
Help	taimako
Call the ambulance	kira motar assibiti
Call the police	kira 'yan sanda
I am sick	ba ni da lafiya

Prompt

Answer

One

daya

Two

biyu a

Three

uku

Four

hu?u

Five

biyar

Six

shida

Seven

bakwai

Eight

takwas

Nine

tara

Ten

goma

First

na farko

Second

na biyu

Monday

litinin

Tuesday

talata

Wednesday

laraba

Thursday

alhamis

Friday

jumma'a

Saturday

asabar

Sunday

lahadi

Now

yanzu

Yesterday

jiya

Today

yau

Tonight

da daren nan

Tomorrow

gobe

Fruits

ya'yan itace

Apples

aful

Bananas

ayaba

Tomatoes

tumatir

Potatoes

dankali

Onions

albasa

Red

jajata

Green

tsanwa

Blue

shu?i

White

fari

Black

ba?i

Grey

tokatoka

Breakfast

karin kumallo

Lunch

abincin rana

Dinner

buda-baki

Milk

madara

Coffee

kofi

Bread

burodi

Sunny

hasken rana

Windy

iska

Rainy

alamar ruwa

Snowy

dusar kankara

Cold

sanyi

Hot

zafi

Boy

yaro

Girl

yarinya

Son

Daughter

Brother

dan'uwa

Sister

kanwa

Man

namiji

Woman

macce

Father

mahaifi or baba

Mother

mama or uwa

Grandfather

kaka

Grandmother

kaka

House

gida

Toilet

makewayi

Room

?aki

Bedroom

?aki

Kitchen

kicin

Table

tebur

Cat

mage

Dog

kare

Mouse

kusu

Bird

tsuntsu

Cow

saniya

Horse

doki

Socks

safa

Shoes

takalma

Trousers

wando

Shirt

shat

Sweater

suwaita

Coat

kwat

English

turancin ingilishi

French

faransanci

German

jamusanci

Spanish

spaniyanci

Italian

italiyanci

Portuguese

harshen portugal

Greek

grkanci

Russian

rashanci

Arabic

larabci

Hindi

indiynci

Chinese

harshen sin

Japanese

japananci

Taxi

taksi

Bus

motar safa

Hotel

otel

Reservation

kama ?aki

Airport

filin jirgin sama

Passport

fasfo

Student

?alibi

Teacher

malami

Pen

al?alami

Books

lattafai

Page

shafi

Dictionary

kamus

Hand

hannu

Feet

kafafu

Hair

gashi

Eye

ido

Mouth

baki

Nose

hanci

Ambulance

motar assibiti

Doctor

likita

Hospital

assibiti

Pharmacy

shagon magungunna

Police

yan sanda

Stomach ache

ciwon ciki

And

Under

a ?ar?ashin

Before

kafin

After

bayan

Inside

ciki

Outside

waje

With

But

amma

For

don

From

daga

ciki

What?

me?

Who?

wa?

How?

yaya?

Why?

me ya sa?

Where?

ina?

Never

har abada

Rarely

ba saban ba

Sometimes

wani lokaci

Usually

bisa al'ada

Always

koda yaushe

Very

kwarai

You

kai, ke, ku

shi

She

ita

They

nawa

Your

naka/naki/naku

His

nashi

Her

nata

Our

namu

Their

nasu

I speak English

ina jin turanci

You speak French

ka iya faransanci

He speaks German

yana jin jamusanci

She speaks Italian

tana jin italiyanci

I visited France

na ba?unci faransa

I will drink milk

zan sha madara

I understand you

na fahimce ka/ki/ku

I don't understand you

ban fahimce ka/ki/ku ba

I don't speak French

ba na jin faransanci

This is my house

wannan shi ne gidana

That restaurant is far

gidan abincin nan yana da nisa

No problem

ba illa

barka!

What is your name?

yaya sunanka/ki/ku?

Nice to meet you

naji dadin haduwarmu!

How are you?

ka/ki/kuna lafiya?

I'm good, thanks

ina lafiya kalau, na gode

And you?

kai fa?/ke fa?/ku fa?

Do you speak (English/Hausa)?

kana/kina jin turancin ingilishi?

Does she speak Chinese?

tana jin harshen china?

A little bit

ka?an

How old are you?

shekaran ka/ki/ku nawa?

I'm 33 years old

shekaruna talatin da uku

It was nice talking to you

na ji dadin zancenmu

What do you mean?

me kake nufi?

I don't understand

ban gane ba

I don't know

ban sani ba

Sorry

yi hakuri

What is that called in Hausa?

yaya ake kiran wannan abin a hausa?

What does that word mean in English?

me wannan ke nufi a turancin ingilishi?

Where are you from?

daga ina kake/kike/kuke?

I'm from the U.S

daga amurka nake

I'm American

ni ba'amurke ne

Where do you live?

a ina kake/kike/kuke zaune?

I live in the U.S

ina zaune a amurka

What do you do for a living?

wace sana'a kake/kuke/kike?

I'm a student

ni ?alibi ne

Can I help you?

me kake bukata ne?

Can you help me?

ko za ka taimake ni?

Where is the airport?

ina filin jirgin sama?

Go straight

mike

Then

sa'an nan

Turn left

juya hagu

Turn right

yi dama

Happy birthday

taya murnar ranar haihuwa

Happy New Year

barka da sabuwar shekara

Merry Christmas

barka da kirsemeti

Good luck

allah bada sa'a

Congratulations

barka

I have a reservation

na kama ?aki

Do you have rooms available?

kuna da ?akuna?

I would like a non-smoking room

ina son ?akin da ba'a shan taba a cikinsa

How much it costs per night?

nawa kudin dakin na kwana guda?

Waiter

sabis

How much is this?

nawa ne wannan?

What is this?

mene ne wannan?

Are you okay?

lafiya kake.kike/kuke?

I need a doctor

ina bukatar likita

Help

taimako

Call the ambulance

kira motar assibiti

Call the police

kira 'yan sanda

I am sick

ba ni da lafiya

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