Looking for practical Chichewa to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chichewa 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.
Moni
Sannu
Zikomo
Na gode
M'mawa wabwino
Ina kwana
Masana abwino
Ina wuni
Madziwabwino
Ina yini
Usiku wabwino
Sai da safe
Tiwonana
Sai anjima
Tsalani bwino
Sai anjima
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
Menene sunanka?
Dzina langa ndi John
Sunana John
Muli bwanji?
Lafiya lau?
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?(Mukulankhula Chingerezi?)
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.(Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino)
Sindikumva
Ban fahimta ba.(Sindikumva)
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.(Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono)
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?(Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?)
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
Ina gidan wanka?(Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?)
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?(Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?)
Pangani kumanzere
Juya hagu.(Pangani kumanzere)
Pangani kumanzere
Juya dama.(Pangani kumanzere)
Pitani mwachindunji
Tafi kai tsaye.(Pitani mwachindunji)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?(Ndi ndalama zingati?)
Tiket imodzi, chonde
Katin guda, don Allah.(Tiket imodzi, chonde)
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?(Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?)
Ndakhalapo
Na bata.(Ndakhalapo)
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?(Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inde
I(ee)
Ayi
A'a(ah-ah)
Mwina
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Ndikugwirizana
Na yarda
Sindikugwirizana
Ba na yarda
Zimakoma
Wannan yana da kyau
Mumaganiza chiyani?
Me kake tunani?
Mungandithandize?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Ndikufuna thandizo
Ina bukatar taimako
Dikirani pang'ono
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Ndikupemphera
Ina mai hakuri
Palibe vuto
Babu matsala
Zikomo
Taya murna
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Pita bwino
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
Ndi chigawo chiti?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Ili pafupi pano
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
Ili kutali pano
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)