Looking for practical Sepedi to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi 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.
Dumela
Sannu
Ke a leboga
Na gode
Dumelang
Ina kwana
Mokhutsong o motle
Ina wuni
Mokhutsong o motle
Ina yini
Borai bo botle
Sai da safe
Tsamaya sentle
Sai anjima
Siyabonga
Sai anjima
O na le leina lefe?
Menene sunanka?
Leina la ka ke John
Sunana John
O kae?
Lafiya lau?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ban fahimta ba.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
Borai bo kae?
Ina gidan wanka?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Fetola go le letšatši
Juya hagu.
Fetola go le letona
Juya dama.
Ya ka pela
Tafi kai tsaye.
Phetho ke bokae?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Katin guda, don Allah.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Ke sitwa go etse
Na bata.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
I(ee)
Aowa
A'a(ah-ah)
Mohlomong
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Ke a dumela
Na yarda
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ba na yarda
Seo se utlwa sentle
Wannan yana da kyau
O nagana eng?
Me kake tunani?
O ka nthusa?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Ke hloka thuso
Ina bukatar taimako
Emela nako
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Ke maswabi
Ina mai hakuri
Ga go na bothata
Babu matsala
Dumelang
Taya murna
Tlhogong e monate
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
E haufi le fa
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
E hole le fa
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)