Looking for practical Kiga to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kiga 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Hausa-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Okwagala
Sannu
Webale
Na gode
Osiibye bulungi
Ina kwana
Osiibye bulungi
Ina wuni
Osiibye bulungi
Ina yini
Osiibye bulungi
Sai da safe
Tugenda okukutana
Sai anjima
Nkwagala
Sai anjima
Erinnya lyo ani?
Menene sunanka?
Erinnya lyange nze John
Sunana John
Oli otya?
Lafiya lau?
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Sikuganya.
Ban fahimta ba.
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
Ekitanda kiki?
Ina gidan wanka?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Genda ku kkono.
Juya hagu.
Genda ku ddyo.
Juya dama.
Genda mu maaso.
Tafi kai tsaye.
Ekitundu kiki?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Katin guda, don Allah.
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Na bata.
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eee
I(ee)
Oya
A'a(ah-ah)
Wali
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Ndiinze
Na yarda
Sindiinze
Ba na yarda
Ekitanga kiza
Wannan yana da kyau
Oteka ki?
Me kake tunani?
Okwetegera?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Nfuna okwetegera
Ina bukatar taimako
Leka akaseke
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Ndi mwefwe
Ina mai hakuri
Tera kintu
Babu matsala
Nkwagala
Taya murna
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Okwetegera mu nsi
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eri heza y'ekitabo?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Eri heza y'ekibuga?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
Ekiyungiriro ki?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Ekitonde ki?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Eri wansi wano
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
Eri kure wano
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)