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Common Kanuri to Latin phrases

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

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Looking for practical Kanuri to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kanuri 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 Kanuri 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. Nagode

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

  3. Ina kwana

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Ina yamma

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

  5. Ina dare

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

  6. Sai da safe

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Zan ganka

    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. Kuna magana da Turanci?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.

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

  3. Ba na fahimta.

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Don Allah, ku yi magana a hankali.

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

  5. Za ku iya faɗin hakan sake?

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

  6. Ina wanka?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ta yaya zan isa 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. Tafiya kai tsaye.

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Nawa ne farashin?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Tiket ɗaya, 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 ɓace.

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ina zan iya sayen kati na 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. Eey

    Ita (ee-y)

  2. A'a

    Non (ah-ah)

  3. Wata

    Fortasse (wah-tah)

  4. Na amu

    Consentio (nah ah-moo)

  5. Na a'a amu

    Non consentio (nah ah-ah ah-moo)

  6. Iya na

    Bene sonat (ee-yah nah)

  7. Kaya ka yi tunani?

    Quid censes? (kah-yah kah yee too-nah-nee)

  8. Za ka iya taimaka min?

    Potesne me adiuvare? (zah kah ee-yah tie-mah-kah meen)

  9. Na bukaci taimako

    Auxilium mihi opus est (nah boo-kah-chee tie-mah-koh)

  10. Duba dan lokaci

    Exspecta paulisper (doo-bah dahn loh-kah-chee)

  11. Na yi hakuri

    Me paenitet (nah yee hah-koo-ree)

  12. Babu matsala

    Nullum problema (bah-boo maht-sah-lah)

  13. Taya murna

    Felicitaciones (tah-yah moor-nah)

  14. Barka da haihuwa

    Felix natalis dies (bar-kah dah hai-hoo-wah)

  15. Ka yi tafiya lafiya

    Felix iter habeas (kah yee tah-fee-yah lah-fee-yah)

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Nye boko na gari?

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

  2. Nye boko na bas?

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

  3. Wane boko na?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Wane lokaci ya tafi?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Shin wannan hanya ce?

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

  6. Yana kusa da nan

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Yana nesa da nan

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Za ka iya nuna mini a taswirar?

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

  9. Tsaida nan, don Allah

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Yaya tsawon lokaci?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Nayi na kudi?

    Quot hoc constat? (Nayi na kudi?)

  2. Wannan ya yi tsada sosai.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Shin kuna da wani abu mai rahusa?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Zan iya biyan kudi da kati?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Ina so tebur don biyu.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Lissafi, don Allah.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Shin sabis ya haɗa?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Ni mai ganyayyaki ne.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Ba tare da zaki ba, 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. Dawari janga

    Vocā polīciam (Dawari janga)

  2. Dawari ambulan

    Vocā ambulantiam (Dawari ambulan)

  3. Ni na doctor

    Medicum mihi opus est (Ni na doctor)

  4. Ni na jaga

    Māla mē sentio (Ni na jaga)

  5. Ni na haji goro

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae (Ni na haji goro)

  6. Ina asibiti na kusa?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis? (Ina asibiti na kusa?)

  7. Yana ciwo a nan

    Hic dolet (Yana ciwo a nan)

  8. Ni na rasa passport na

    Passum meum perdidī (Ni na rasa passport na)

  9. Za ka iya dawari otel na?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre? (Za ka iya dawari otel na?)

  10. Taimako!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Nde gaishe

    Te convenire pulchrum est (nde gaishe)

  2. Mu gaishe taro

    Conventum constituamus (mu gaishe taro)

  3. Wai gaishe lokaci?

    Quot hora tibi convenit? (wai gaishe lokaci)

  4. Zan tura rahoto yau

    Reportum hodie mittam (zan tura rahoto yau)

  5. Zamu iya magana gobe?

    Possumusne cras loqui? (zamu iya magana gobe)

  6. Don Allah ka sami fayil din da aka makala

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso (don Allah ka sami fayil din da aka makala)

  7. Na gode da lokacinka

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo (na gode da lokacinka)

  8. Ina fatan aiki tare da kai

    Spero ad te laborare (ina fatan aiki tare da kai)

  9. Za ka iya fayyace wannan batu?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare? (za ka iya fayyace wannan batu)

  10. Bari in dawo gare ka

    Permitte me ad te redire (bari in dawo gare ka)

  11. Kwanan karshe ranar Jumma'a

    Terminatio est Veneris (kwanan karshe ranar Jumma'a)

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Nya kulu?

    Quot hora est? (Nya kulu?)

  2. Iye tati kulu

    Tertia hora est. (Iye tati kulu)

  3. Gurmi

    Hodie

  4. Biyu

    Cras

  5. Kwanan

    Heri

  6. Litinin

    Dies Lunae

  7. Talata

    Dies Martis

  8. Laraba

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Daya

    Unus

  10. Biyu

    Duo

  11. Tati

    Tres

  12. Goma

    Decem

  13. Dari

    Centum

  14. Rabi

    Dimidium

  15. Fiye

    Plus

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