How to use personal pronouns in Hausa

How to use personal pronouns in Hausa

You want to learn how to use Hausa personal pronouns? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Hausa lessons complete with useful examples. I, you, he, she... we explain all you need to know about Hausa personal pronouns in bite-size lessons.

Hausa personal pronouns : I

A personal pronoun is what we call the English words 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'we' and 'they'. Just like English, Hausa has a set of personal pronouns. The English word 'I' is a pronoun in the first person singular. The Hausa word for 'I' is 'ni'.

Examples

kuma ni ?
and me ?
ni ma
me too
ni
I
ni kawai
just me
ba ni ba
not me
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Like many other African languages, Hausa is a tonal language. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Hausa would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Hausa

Learn to get by in Hausa with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic Hausa phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

wannan mutumin
this man
dokinan
this horse
wannan tuffa
this apple
wannan kujerar
this chair
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Step 2 : Hausa personal pronouns

Personal pronouns are what we call the words I, you, he, she, we and they. Learning personal pronouns is important in Hausa, but you don't need to learn them all at once. Focus instead on just three Hausa personal pronouns to get started. We suggest that you learn ni, ke and su (I, you, they). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Hausa personal pronouns including useful examples. Learn the three Hausa personal pronouns ni, ke and su by heart and then move on to Step 3 (the indefinite article in Hausa).

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