Looking for practical Tahitian to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tahitian 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.
Ia ora na
Sannu
Mauruuru
Na gode
Ia ora na i te poiri
Ina kwana
Ia ora na i te ahiahi
Ina wuni
Ia ora na i te po
Ina yini
Māuruuru i te po
Sai da safe
Aita e nūna
Sai anjima
Nānā
Sai anjima
O vai to oe inoa?
Menene sunanka?
O John to'u inoa
Sunana John
E aha te huru?
Lafiya lau?
Ua here au i te hi'oraa
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Eiaha vau e a'ore.
Ban fahimta ba.
E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
O vai te fare to'ato'a?
Ina gidan wanka?
E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Tū mai i te mau 'ā.
Juya hagu.
Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.
Juya dama.
Haere mai i te mau.
Tafi kai tsaye.
Ehia te utu?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.
Katin guda, don Allah.
E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Ua pohe vau.
Na bata.
O vai au e taea ai e vau te hoko i te kāri SIM?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
E
I(ee)
Aita
A'a(ah-ah)
E mea e taea
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau
Na yarda
Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a
Ba na yarda
Ua maitai te reira
Wannan yana da kyau
Eaha to oe mana'o?
Me kake tunani?
E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
E hinaaro vau i te tauturu
Ina bukatar taimako
A haere i te taime
Duba na ɗan lokaci
E mea au e te fa'aitoito
Ina mai hakuri
Aita te mea
Babu matsala
Ia ora na
Taya murna
Ia ora na i to oe matamua
Barka da ranar haihuwa
E haere i te ha'amaitai
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
E hea te fare ta'iri?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
E hea te ta'iri rori?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
O vai te pahi?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
E aha te hora e haere ai?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
E mea pono anei te ara?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
E ti'a i teie nei.
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
E mamao mai i teie nei.
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
E taea anei e oe te fa'ahiti mai i te map?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)