Looking for practical Meadow Mari to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Meadow Mari 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.
Салам
Sannu
Рәхмәт
Na gode
Иртәнге сәлам
Ina kwana
Кичке сәлам
Ina wuni
Кичке сәлам
Ina yini
Төнге сәлам
Sai da safe
Килешербез
Sai anjima
Сау бул
Sai anjima
Синең исемең нәрсә?
Menene sunanka?
Минем исемем Джон
Sunana John
Син ничек?
Lafiya lau?
Сине күрүемә шатмын
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Сӱзӱн инглиз кӧнӧ?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?(Süzyün ingliz könö?)
Мин хинди ӧзӧмӧ нӧмӧ
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.(Min hindı özömö nömö)
Мин ӧзӧмӧ
Ban fahimta ba.(Min özömö)
Пожалуйста, кӧнӧнӧ вӧнӧ
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.(Pozhaluysta, könönö vönö)
Сӱзӱн ӧзӧмӧ вӧнӧ?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?(Süzyün özömö vönö?)
Кӧнӧнӧн кӧнӧ?
Ina gidan wanka?(Könönön könö?)
Мин шӧрӧмӧн кӧнӧнӧ?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?(Min şörömö könönö?)
Сӱзӱн чӧнӧ
Juya hagu.(Süzyün çönö)
Сӱзӱн кӧнӧ
Juya dama.(Süzyün könö)
Тӧрӧнӧ
Tafi kai tsaye.(Törönö)
Кӧнӧнӧн ӧзӧмӧ?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?(Könönön özömö?)
Бӧрӧн билет, пожалуйста
Katin guda, don Allah.(Börön bilet, pozhaluysta)
Кӧнӧнӧн ӧзӧмӧ?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?(Könönön özömö?)
Мин юӧнӧ
Na bata.(Min yüönö)
Кӧнӧнӧн СИМ картӧн кӧнӧ?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?(Könönön SIM kartön könö?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Äh
I(ee)
Ei
A'a(ah-ah)
Võib-olla
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Ma nõustun
Na yarda
Ma ei nõustu
Ba na yarda
See kõlab hästi
Wannan yana da kyau
Mida sa arvad?
Me kake tunani?
Kas sa saad mind aidata?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Mul on abi vaja
Ina bukatar taimako
Oota hetk
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Ma vabandan
Ina mai hakuri
Pole probleemi
Babu matsala
Palju õnne
Taya murna
Palju õnne sünnipäevaks
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Soovin head teed
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Куда поезда станция?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Куда автобуса остановка?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
Который платформа?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Кайсы вакытта китә?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
Бу дөрес юлмы?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Бу якын
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
Бу ерак
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
Сез миңа картада күрсәтә аласызмы?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)