Looking for practical Sanskrit to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sanskrit 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: read the Hausa line out loud three times, then cover the Sanskrit side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
नमः
Sannu(namah)
धन्यवादः
Na gode(dhanyavādaḥ)
सुप्रभातम्
Ina kwana(suprabhātam)
सुप्रभातम्
Ina wuni(suprabhātam)
शुभसंध्या
Ina yini(śubha-sandhyā)
शुभरात्रि
Sai da safe(śubha-rātri)
पुनर्मिलामः
Sai anjima(punar-milāmaḥ)
विदा
Sai anjima(vidā)
तव नाम किम्?
Menene sunanka?(tava nāma kim?)
मम नाम जोनः
Sunana John(mama nāma jonaḥ)
भवान् कथम् अस्ति?
Lafiya lau?(bhavān katham asti?)
त्वं दृष्ट्वा सुखं
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai(tvaṁ dṛṣṭvā sukhaṁ)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
भवान् इंग्लिषं वदति किम्?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?(bhavān iṅgliṣaṃ vadati kim?)
अहं हिन्दीं कुशलतः न वदामि
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.(ahaṃ hindīṃ kuśalataḥ na vadāmi)
अहं न बोधामि
Ban fahimta ba.(ahaṃ na bodhāmi)
कृपया शनैः वदतु
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.(kṛpayā śanaiḥ vadatu)
तत् पुनः वदतु
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?(tat punaḥ vadatu)
शौचालयं कुत्र अस्ति?
Ina gidan wanka?(śaucālayaṃ kutra asti?)
नगरस्य केन्द्रं कथं गच्छामि?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?(nagaraasya kendraṃ kathaṃ gacchāmi?)