Looking for practical Samoan to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Samoan 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: pick five Hausa phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Talofa
Sannu
Fa'amolemole
Na gode
Talofa i le taeao
Ina kwana
Talofa i le afiafi
Ina wuni
Talofa i le po
Ina yini
O le po lelei
Sai da safe
Fa'afetai
Sai anjima
Tofa
Sai anjima
O ai lou igoa?
Menene sunanka?
O lo'u igoa o John
Sunana John
O a mai oe?
Lafiya lau?
O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
E te tautala i le Igilisi?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
E le mafai ona ou malamalama
Ban fahimta ba.
Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
O fea le umukuka?
Ina gidan wanka?
E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Tali i le itu mauga
Juya hagu.
Tali i le itu i matu
Juya dama.
O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi
Tafi kai tsaye.
E fia le tau o le ta'avale?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
O se tiketi, fa'amolemole
Katin guda, don Allah.
E mamao mai iinei?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Ua ou leiloa
Na bata.
O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ioe
I(ee)
Leai
A'a(ah-ah)
Atonu
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
O le fa'amaonia
Na yarda
O le fa'amaonia e le o ia
Ba na yarda
E lelei le fa'ailoa
Wannan yana da kyau
O le a sou manatu?
Me kake tunani?
E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
E manaʻomia le fesoasoani
Ina bukatar taimako
Fa'amolemole taofi se moment
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu
Ina mai hakuri
E leai se fa'aletonu
Babu matsala
Fa'afetai
Taya murna
Manuia le aso fanau
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Ia manuia lau malaga
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
O le fea le tulaga?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
O le a le taimi e alu ai?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
O le ala saʻo lenei?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
E latalata iinei
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
E mamao mai iinei
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)