Looking for practical Kanuri to Yiddish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kanuri phrase first, then the Yiddish translation (Yiddish) — 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 Yiddish.
Tip: pick five Yiddish phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Kanuri to Yiddish 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
העלא(hola)
Nagode
א דאנק(a dank)
Ina kwana
גוט מארגן(gut margen)
Ina yamma
גוט נאכמיטאָג(gut nakhmitog)
Ina dare
גוט ערב(gut erev)
Sai da safe
גוט נאכט(gut nakht)
Zan ganka
איך וועל זיך זען שפּעטער(ikh vel zikh zen shpetter)
Sai anjima
זײַ געזונט(zay gezunt)
Menene sunanka?
ווי הייסטו?(vi heystu?)
Sunana John
מיין נאָמען איז דזשאָן(mayn nomen iz John)
Lafiya lau?
ווי גייט עס אייך?(vi geit es aykh?)
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
נישט צו טרעפן אייך(nisht tsu trefn aykh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kuna magana da Turanci?
רעדסטו ענגליש?(redstu english?)
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
איך רעד נישט גוט הינדי(ikh red nisht gut hindi)
Ba na fahimta.
איך פֿאַרשטיי נישט(ikh farshtey nisht)
Don Allah, ku yi magana a hankali.
ביטע רעדן שפּעטער(bite redn shpeter)
Za ku iya faɗin hakan sake?
קעןסטו דאָס ווידער זאָגן?(kenstu dos vider zogn?)
Ina wanka?
ווער איז דער באַד?(ver iz der bad?)
Ta yaya zan isa tsakiyar birni?
ווי קומ איך צו דער שטאָט צענטער?(vi kum ikh tsu der shtot tsenter?)
Juya hagu.
טערן לינקס(tern links)
Juya dama.
טערן רעchts(tern rekhts)
Tafiya kai tsaye.
גיי שטאַרק(gey shtark)
Nawa ne farashin?
ווי פיל קאָסטן די פֿאָרן?(vi fil kostn di forn?)
Tiket ɗaya, don Allah.
איין טיקעט, ביטע(ayn tiket, bite)
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
איז עס ווייַט פון דאָ?(iz es veyt fun do?)
Na ɓace.
איך בין פֿאַרלוירן(ikh bin farloiren)
Ina zan iya sayen kati na SIM?
ווער קען איך קויפן אַ סימ קאַרד?(ver ken ikh koyfn a sim kard?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.