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Common Hausa to Latin phrases

100 practical Hausa to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Hausa to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hausa phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: read the Latin line out loud three times, then cover the Hausa side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Sannu

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Na gode

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Ina kwana

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Ina wuni

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Ina yini

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Sai da safe

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Sai anjima

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Sai anjima

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Menene sunanka?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Sunana John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Lafiya lau?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Na ji dadin haduwa da kai

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Shin kuna magana da Turanci?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Ban fahimta ba.

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Za ku iya maimaita hakan?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ina gidan wanka?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Juya hagu.

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Juya dama.

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Tafi kai tsaye.

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Nawa ne kudin tafiya?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Katin guda, don Allah.

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Shin yana da nisa daga nan?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Na bata.

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. I

    Ita (ee)

  2. A'a

    Non (ah-ah)

  3. Wataƙila

    Fortasse (wah-tah-kee-lah)

  4. Na yarda

    Consentio

  5. Ba na yarda

    Non consentio

  6. Wannan yana da kyau

    Bene sonat

  7. Me kake tunani?

    Quid censes?

  8. Za ka iya taimaka mini?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ina bukatar taimako

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Duba na ɗan lokaci

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ina mai hakuri

    Me paenitet

  12. Babu matsala

    Nullum problema

  13. Taya murna

    Felicitaciones

  14. Barka da ranar haihuwa

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Yi tafiya lafiya

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ina tashar jirgin kasa?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Ina tashar bas?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Wanne dandalin ne?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Wane lokaci zai tashi?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Yana kusa nan

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Yana da nisa daga nan

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Tsaya anan, don Allah

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Yaya tsawon lokaci zai dauka?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Nawa ne wannan?

    Quot hoc constat?

  2. Wannan yana da tsada sosai

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Shin kuna da wani abu mai rahusa?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Zan iya biyan kuɗi da kati?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Zan so tebur don biyu

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Lissafin, don Allah

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Shin sabis yana ciki?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Ni mai ganyayyaki ne

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Babu abinci mai zafi, don Allah

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Wannan yana da dadi

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Zan iya samun menu?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Kofin ruwa, don Allah

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Kira 'yan sanda

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Kira motar daukar marasa lafiya

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ina bukatar likita

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ina jin ciwo

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ina da rashin lafiyar ganda

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Ina asibitin da ya fi kusa?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Yana ciwo a nan

    Hic dolet

  8. Na rasa fasfo na

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Za ka iya kira otel dina?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Taimako!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Na yi farin ciki da ganinka

    Te convenire pulchrum est (na yee fah-reen chee-go da gan-kin-ka)

  2. Mu tsara taro

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Wane lokaci ya dace da kai?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Zan tura rahoton yau

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Za mu iya magana gobe?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Don Allah ka duba fayil din da aka makala

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Na gode da lokacinka

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo (na go-day da lo-ka-chi-n-ka)

  8. Ina sa ran yin aiki tare da kai

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Za ka iya bayyana wannan batu?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Bari in dawo gare ka

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Ranar ƙarshe ita ce Juma'a

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Wane lokaci ne?

    Quot hora est? (wane lokaci ne)

  2. Karfe uku ne

    Tertia hora est. (karfe uku ne)

  3. Yau

    Hodie (yau)

  4. Gobe

    Cras (gobe)

  5. Jiya

    Heri (jiya)

  6. Litinin

    Dies Lunae (litinin)

  7. Talata

    Dies Martis (talata)

  8. Laraba

    Dies Mercurii (laraba)

  9. Daya

    Unus (daya)

  10. Biyu

    Duo (biyu)

  11. Uku

    Tres (uku)

  12. Goma

    Decem (goma)

  13. Dari

    Centum (dari)

  14. Rabi

    Dimidium (rabi)

  15. Kara

    Plus (kara)

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