How to form simple sentences in Hausa

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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'.

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kuma ni ?

and me ?

ba ni ba

not me

ni ma

me too

ni kawai

just 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. These essential phrases cover everything from Hausa greetings to business and workplace communications to love and dating.

Komai lafiya ?

Everything okay ?

Sannu

Hello !

Kana lafiya ?

'You okay ?

Yaya kuke ?

How's it going ?

Barka da zuwa!

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Step 10 : Simple sentences in Hausa

You've already learned so much in steps 1 to 9 and we'd like to help you learn even more with this bonus step. Learn the phrases Wannan littafi nē, Wannan kujera cē and Wannan kofa cē (This is a book, This is a chair, This is a door). Then learn the phrases Kofar tana da girma and Kofar kananan ne (The door is big, The door is small). And then learn the phrases Kofofin suna da girma and Kofofin ƙanana ne (The doors are big, The doors are small). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about simple Hausa sentences including useful examples. Take everything you have learned so far and then teach yourself just a few new words each week. In this way, you'll soon be able to say 100's, if not 1000's of short phrases in Hausa. Give it a try yourself!

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