Looking for practical Hausa to Samoan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hausa phrase first, then the Samoan translation (Samoan) — 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 Samoan.
Tip: read the Samoan 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.
Sannu
Talofa
Na gode
Fa'amolemole
Ina kwana
Talofa i le taeao
Ina wuni
Talofa i le afiafi
Ina yini
Talofa i le po
Sai da safe
O le po lelei
Sai anjima
Fa'afetai
Sai anjima
Tofa
Menene sunanka?
O ai lou igoa?
Sunana John
O lo'u igoa o John
Lafiya lau?
O a mai oe?
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
E te tautala i le Igilisi?
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei
Ban fahimta ba.
E le mafai ona ou malamalama
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?
Ina gidan wanka?
O fea le umukuka?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?
Juya hagu.
Tali i le itu mauga
Juya dama.
Tali i le itu i matu
Tafi kai tsaye.
O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
E fia le tau o le ta'avale?
Katin guda, don Allah.
O se tiketi, fa'amolemole
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
E mamao mai iinei?
Na bata.
Ua ou leiloa
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
I
Ioe(ee)
A'a
Leai(ah-ah)
Wataƙila
Atonu(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Na yarda
O le fa'amaonia
Ba na yarda
O le fa'amaonia e le o ia
Wannan yana da kyau
E lelei le fa'ailoa
Me kake tunani?
O le a sou manatu?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
Ina bukatar taimako
E manaʻomia le fesoasoani
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Fa'amolemole taofi se moment
Ina mai hakuri
Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu
Babu matsala
E leai se fa'aletonu
Taya murna
Fa'afetai
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Manuia le aso fanau
Yi tafiya lafiya
Ia manuia lau malaga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?
O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Ina tashar bas?
O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?(Ina tashar bas?)
Wanne dandalin ne?
O le fea le tulaga?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Wane lokaci zai tashi?
O le a le taimi e alu ai?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?
O le ala saʻo lenei?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Yana kusa nan
E latalata iinei(Yana kusa nan)
Yana da nisa daga nan
E mamao mai iinei(Yana da nisa daga nan)
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?
E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)
Tsaya anan, don Allah
Taofi iinei, fa'amolemole(Tsaya anan, don Allah)
Yaya tsawon lokaci zai dauka?
E fia le taimi e alu ai?(Yaya tsawon lokaci zai dauka?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Nawa ne wannan?
E fia le tau o lenei?
Wannan yana da tsada sosai
O le tau o ia o lo'o maualuga.
Shin kuna da wani abu mai rahusa?
E iai ni mea e sili atu le taugofie?
Zan iya biyan kuɗi da kati?
E mafai ona ou totogi i le kaadi?
Zan so tebur don biyu
Ou te mana'o i se laulau mo le lua.
Lissafin, don Allah
Fa'amolemole, le pili.
Shin sabis yana ciki?
O lo'o aofia i le auaunaga?
Ni mai ganyayyaki ne
O a'u o se tagata 'ai fa'avae i le la'au.
Babu abinci mai zafi, don Allah
E leai ni mea 'ai vevela, fa'amolemole.
Wannan yana da dadi
E manaia lenei.
Zan iya samun menu?
E mafai ona ou maua le menu?
Kofin ruwa, don Allah
Fa'amolemole, se ipu vai.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kira 'yan sanda
Faafesootai leoleo
Kira motar daukar marasa lafiya
Faafesootai se ambulanse
Ina bukatar likita
E tatau ia te aʻu se fomaʻi
Ina jin ciwo
O loʻu lagona e le lelei
Ina da rashin lafiyar ganda
O aʻu e i ai le allergy i fatu peni
Ina asibitin da ya fi kusa?
O fea le falemaʻi e sili ona lata mai?
Yana ciwo a nan
E tiga iinei
Na rasa fasfo na
Ua ou leiloa laʻu pasese
Za ka iya kira otel dina?
E mafai ona e faafesootai laʻu otel?
Taimako!
Fa'amolemole!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Na yi farin ciki da ganinka
O le fiafia e feiloai i le fa'avae(O le fiafia e feiloai)
Mu tsara taro
Se'i o tatou fa'ata'ita'iga se fonotaga
Wane lokaci ya dace da kai?
O le a le taimi e lelei mo oe?
Zan tura rahoton yau
O le a ou auina atu le lipoti i le aso
Za mu iya magana gobe?
E mafai ona tatou talanoa i le taeao?
Don Allah ka duba fayil din da aka makala
Fa'amolemole, fa'aaoga le fa'amaumauga i le fa'amaumauga
Na gode da lokacinka
Fa'afetai mo lou taimi(na go-day da lo-ka-chi-n-ka)
Ina sa ran yin aiki tare da kai
O lo'o ou fa'atali e galulue fa'atasi ma oe
Za ka iya bayyana wannan batu?
E mafai ona e fa'amaonia le fa'avae?
Bari in dawo gare ka
Se'i o'u toe fo'i atu i le fa'avae
Ranar ƙarshe ita ce Juma'a
O le taimi e ta'ita'ia ai o le Aso Faraile
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.