Hausa	English
sannu	hello
sannu sannu	hello (gentle, take care)
ina kwana	good morning (how was the night?)
ina wuni	good afternoon
yaya kake?	how are you? (to m.)
yaya kike?	how are you? (to f.)
lafiya lau	fine / in good health
na gode	thank you
na gode sosai	thank you very much
don Allah	please (for God's sake)
i / na'am	yes
a'a	no
yi haƙuri	sorry / be patient
sai an jima	goodbye (see you later)
sunanka? / sunanki?	your name? (m./f.)
sunana …	my name is …
mutum	person / man
mutane	people
mace	woman
namiji	man / male
yaro / yarinya	boy / girl
yara	children
uba / baba	father
uwa / mama	mother
aboki / abokiya	friend (m./f.)
gida	house / home
ruwa	water
abinci	food
nama	meat
burodi	bread
madara	milk
kuɗi	money
aiki	work / job
makaranta	school
littafi	book
mota	car
rana	day / sun
dare	night
yau	today
gobe	tomorrow
jiya	yesterday
ci	to eat
sha	to drink
tafi / je	to go
zo	to come
so	to want / love
sani	to know
faɗa / yi magana	to speak
gani	to see
ji	to hear / feel
me?	what?
wa?	who?
ina?	where?
yaushe?	when?
me ya sa?	why?
nawa?	how much / how many?
da kyau	good / nice
mummuna	bad / ugly
babba	big
ƙarami	small
ina son ka / ki	I love you (to m./f.)
ban gane ba	I don't understand
kana jin Turanci?	do you speak English? (to m.)