Looking for practical Baoule to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Baoule phrase first, then the Hausa translation (Hausa) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Hausa.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Hausa-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Akwaba
Sannu
Medase
Na gode
Mema wo akye
Ina kwana
Mema wo aha
Ina wuni
Mema wo dɔnhwere
Ina yini
Mema wo anadwo
Sai da safe
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Sai anjima
Nante yie
Sai anjima
Wo din de sɛn?
Menene sunanka?
Me din de John
Sunana John
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
Lafiya lau?
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ mehyia wo
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
N'ka bô English?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
M'ni bô Hindi kô.
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
M'ni kâ.
Ban fahimta ba.
Bê n'ka bô n'zi.
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
N'ka bô n'zi kô?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
Bô n'zi n'kô?
Ina gidan wanka?
M'ka bô n'zi kô n'kô?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Bê n'kô n'kô.
Juya hagu.
Bê n'kô bô.
Juya dama.
Bê n'kô n'zi.
Tafi kai tsaye.
N'ka bô n'zi bô?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
N'ka bô n'zi n'kô.
Katin guda, don Allah.
N'ka bô kô n'kô?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
M'ni kô.
Na bata.
Bô n'zi n'kô SIM?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Awi
I(ee)
Ala
A'a(ah-ah)
Kouman
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
M'ani
Na yarda
M'ani ala
Ba na yarda
N'kpa a yé
Wannan yana da kyau
N'kpa a yé kô?
Me kake tunani?
N'kpa a t'ô?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
M'ani t'ô
Ina bukatar taimako
Kô a n'kô
Duba na ɗan lokaci
M'ani n'kô
Ina mai hakuri
Ala n'kô
Babu matsala
N'kpa a yé kô
Taya murna
N'kpa a yé bô
Barka da ranar haihuwa
N'kpa a yé n'kô a bô
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
N'kaha n'kro?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
N'kaha n'kro a bus?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
N'kaha n'kro a platform?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
N'kaha n'kro a l'he?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
N'kaha n'kro a yé?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
N'kaha n'kro a gban?
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
N'kaha n'kro a fô?
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)