Looking for practical Swati to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati 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: when a Hausa phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Swati wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Sannu
Ngiyabonga
Na gode
Siyaphila
Ina kwana
Siyaphila
Ina wuni
Siyaphila
Ina yini
Lalani kahle
Sai da safe
Sizobonana
Sai anjima
Hamba kahle
Sai anjima
Ubani igama lakho?
Menene sunanka?
Igama lami nguJohn
Sunana John
Unjani?
Lafiya lau?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Angiqondi.
Ban fahimta ba.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Ina gidan wanka?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Juya hagu.
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Juya dama.
Hamba phambili.
Tafi kai tsaye.
Kubiza malini?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Katin guda, don Allah.
Kude lapha?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Ngilahlekile.
Na bata.
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
I(ee)
Cha
A'a(ah-ah)
Mhlawumbe
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Ngiyavuma
Na yarda
Ngiyaphikisa
Ba na yarda
Lokho kuhle
Wannan yana da kyau
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Me kake tunani?
Ungangisiza?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Ngidinga usizo
Ina bukatar taimako
Linda umzuzu
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Ngiyaxolisa
Ina mai hakuri
Akukho nkinga
Babu matsala
Siyabonga
Taya murna
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Uhambe kahle
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Kusondela lapha
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
Kude lapha
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)