Looking for practical Qeqchi to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Qeqchi 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.
Sa'qi
Sannu(sah-kee)
Uxlab'äl
Na gode(ook-lah-bahl)
Sa'qi k'ay
Ina kwana(sah-kee kay)
Sa'qi k'ik'
Ina wuni(sah-kee keek)
Sa'qi k'ux
Ina yini(sah-kee koosh)
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux
Sai da safe(sah-kee keek koosh)
K'ux k'ik'
Sai anjima(koosh keek)
K'ux
Sai anjima(koosh)
Jach'och' k'ut?
Menene sunanka?(ha-choch kut)
In k'ut John
Sunana John(een koot John)
K'ut k'ax?
Lafiya lau?(kut k'ash)
K'ax k'ut k'ux
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ban fahimta ba.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ina gidan wanka?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Juya hagu.
K'utun ri k'ay.
Juya dama.
K'utun k'ay.
Tafi kai tsaye.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Katin guda, don Allah.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Na bata.
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'
I(ee)
Nok
A'a(ah-ah)
K'a riq
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
In k'ut
Na yarda
In k'ut nok
Ba na yarda
K'ut in k'ut
Wannan yana da kyau
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Me kake tunani?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
In k'uch k'ax
Ina bukatar taimako
K'ut k'ax riq
Duba na ɗan lokaci
In k'ut k'ax
Ina mai hakuri
Nok k'ut
Babu matsala
K'ut in k'ut riq
Taya murna
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Barka da ranar haihuwa
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
¿K'utun ri platform?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Ri k'utun k'utun
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
Ri k'utun k'ax
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)