Looking for practical Hausa to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hausa phrase first, then the Manx translation (Manx) — 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 Manx.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Manx-speaking trip in a few weeks.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Hausa to Manx translator to paste your own messages and get an instant translation.
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sannu
Fastyr mie
Na gode
Gura mie eu
Ina kwana
Mie eu
Ina wuni
Fastyr mie
Ina yini
Oie vie
Sai da safe
Oie ghooinney
Sai anjima
Gree gys y chee
Sai anjima
Slane
Menene sunanka?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Sunana John
Ta my ennym yn John
Lafiya lau?
Kys t'eh?
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Ban fahimta ba.
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Ina gidan wanka?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Juya hagu.
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Juya dama.
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Tafi kai tsaye.
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Katin guda, don Allah.
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Na bata.
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
I
Aye(ee)
A'a
Na(ah-ah)
Wataƙila
Possibly(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Na yarda
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ba na yarda
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Wannan yana da kyau
Ta shoh goll er
Me kake tunani?
Cre ta'n chione?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ina bukatar taimako
Ta mee cur my chenn
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Gow er ny hoilshey
Ina mai hakuri
Ta mee er yannoo
Babu matsala
Cha nel broogh
Taya murna
Foddee gura
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Laa breith shenney
Yi tafiya lafiya
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Ina tashar bas?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Wanne dandalin ne?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Wane lokaci zai tashi?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Yana kusa nan
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Yana da nisa daga nan
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Tsaya anan, don Allah
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Yaya tsawon lokaci zai dauka?
Kys ta'n traa goll?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Nawa ne wannan?
Cre ta'n cost?
Wannan yana da tsada sosai
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Shin kuna da wani abu mai rahusa?
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Zan iya biyan kuɗi da kati?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Zan so tebur don biyu
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Lissafin, don Allah
Yn bill, please
Shin sabis yana ciki?
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Ni mai ganyayyaki ne
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Babu abinci mai zafi, don Allah
Cha nel food spiced, please
Wannan yana da dadi
Ta shen ny chennag
Zan iya samun menu?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Kofin ruwa, don Allah
Glass jeh voddy, please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kira 'yan sanda
Goll er y pholice
Kira motar daukar marasa lafiya
Goll er ambulance
Ina bukatar likita
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ina jin ciwo
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ina da rashin lafiyar ganda
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Ina asibitin da ya fi kusa?
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Yana ciwo a nan
Ta eh goll er shoh
Na rasa fasfo na
Haink mee my passport
Za ka iya kira otel dina?
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Taimako!
Fowd!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Na yi farin ciki da ganinka
Gura mie eu(na yee fah-reen chee-go da gan-kin-ka)
Mu tsara taro
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Wane lokaci ya dace da kai?
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Zan tura rahoton yau
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Za mu iya magana gobe?
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Don Allah ka duba fayil din da aka makala
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Na gode da lokacinka
Gura mie eu son do chione(na go-day da lo-ka-chi-n-ka)
Ina sa ran yin aiki tare da kai
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Za ka iya bayyana wannan batu?
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Bari in dawo gare ka
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Ranar ƙarshe ita ce Juma'a
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.