Looking for practical Latin to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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: when a Hausa phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Latin wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Sannu(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Na gode(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Ina kwana(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Ina wuni(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Ina yini(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Sai da safe(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Sai anjima(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Sai anjima(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Menene sunanka?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Sunana John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Lafiya lau?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai(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.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Ban fahimta ba.(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Ina gidan wanka?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Juya hagu.(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Juya dama.(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Tafi kai tsaye.(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Katin guda, don Allah.(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
Na bata.(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
I(ee)
Non
A'a(ah-ah)
Fortasse
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Consentio
Na yarda
Non consentio
Ba na yarda
Bene sonat
Wannan yana da kyau
Quid censes?
Me kake tunani?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Ina bukatar taimako
Exspecta paulisper
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Me paenitet
Ina mai hakuri
Nullum problema
Babu matsala
Felicitaciones
Taya murna
Felix natalis dies
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Felix iter habeas
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
Quae est suggestus?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
Estne haec via recta?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Prope est hic
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
Longius est ab hoc
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)