Looking for practical Manx to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx 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 Manx 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.
Fastyr mie
Sannu
Gura mie eu
Na gode
Mie eu
Ina kwana
Fastyr mie
Ina wuni
Oie vie
Ina yini
Oie ghooinney
Sai da safe
Gree gys y chee
Sai anjima
Slane
Sai anjima
Cre ta d'ennym?
Menene sunanka?
Ta my ennym yn John
Sunana John
Kys t'eh?
Lafiya lau?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Ban fahimta ba.(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Ina gidan wanka?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Juya hagu.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Juya dama.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Tafi kai tsaye.(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Katin guda, don Allah.(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Na bata.(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
I(ee)
Na
A'a(ah-ah)
Possibly
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Na yarda
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Ba na yarda
Ta shoh goll er
Wannan yana da kyau
Cre ta'n chione?
Me kake tunani?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Ina bukatar taimako
Gow er ny hoilshey
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Ta mee er yannoo
Ina mai hakuri
Cha nel broogh
Babu matsala
Foddee gura
Taya murna
Laa breith shenney
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Gow er ny shickyr
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Ta eh ny chione hene
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)