Looking for practical Hmong to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hmong 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: read the Hausa line out loud three times, then cover the Hmong side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Hmong to Hausa 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.
Nyob zoo
Sannu
Ua tsaug
Na gode
Zoo siab sawv ntxov
Ina kwana
Zoo siab tav su
Ina wuni
Zoo siab tsaus ntuj
Ina yini
Nplooj siab hmo
Sai da safe
Pom dua
Sai anjima
Kuv mus lawm
Sai anjima
Koj lub npe hu li cas?
Menene sunanka?
Kuv lub npe hu John
Sunana John
Koj nyob li cas?
Lafiya lau?
Zoo siab tau ntsib koj
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Koj puas tham lus Askiv?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
Kuv tsis tham Hindi zoo.
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Kuv tsis to taub.
Ban fahimta ba.
Thov tham maj mam.
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
Koj puas hais dua?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
Chav dej nyob qhov twg?
Ina gidan wanka?
Kuv yuav mus rau lub nroog li cas?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Tso taw mus sab laug.
Juya hagu.
Tso taw mus sab xis.
Juya dama.
Mus ncaj.
Tafi kai tsaye.
Nqe se yuav yog pes tsawg?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
Ib daim ntawv ticket, thov.
Katin guda, don Allah.
Nws deb li cas ntawm no?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Kuv poob.
Na bata.
Kuv yuav mus yuav SIM card qhov twg?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yog
I(ee)
Tsis yog
A'a(ah-ah)
Tej zaum
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Kuv pom zoo
Na yarda
Kuv tsis pom zoo
Ba na yarda
Qhov ntawd zoo
Wannan yana da kyau
Koj xav li cas?
Me kake tunani?
Koj puas tuaj yeem pab kuv?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Kuv xav tau kev pab
Ina bukatar taimako
Thov tos ib pliag
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Kuv thov txim
Ina mai hakuri
Tsis muaj teeb meem
Babu matsala
Zoo siab
Taya murna
Zoo siab hnub yug
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Thov mus safely
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Qhov twg yog chaw nres tsheb?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Qhov twg yog chaw nres bus?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
Qhov twg yog lub platform?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Tej zaum nws mus thaum twg?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
Yog qhov no txoj kev zoo?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Nws nyob ze ntawm no.
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
Nws nyob deb ntawm no.
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
Koj puas qhia kuv ntawm daim ntawv qhia?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)