Looking for practical Tetum to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tetum 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.
Olá
Sannu
Obrigadu
Na gode
Bondia
Ina kwana
Bona tarde
Ina wuni
Bona noite
Ina yini
Bona noite
Sai da safe
Ami hanesan
Sai anjima
Adeus
Sai anjima
Quale naran ida?
Menene sunanka?
Naran hau John.
Sunana John
Kona ba o?
Lafiya lau?
Diak ba halo ho o.
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Keta fala Inglês?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
Hau la fala Hindi diak.
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Hau la hatene.
Ban fahimta ba.
Favor fala ba moris.
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
Keta bele fala fali?
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
Onde mak banheira?
Ina gidan wanka?
Kona ne'ebe hau bele baa sentru cidade?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Virar ba hadau.
Juya hagu.
Virar ba direita.
Juya dama.
Baa diretamente.
Tafi kai tsaye.
Iha ne'e barak?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
Ticket ida, favor.
Katin guda, don Allah.
Iha ne'e laran ka?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Hau nune'e.
Na bata.
Onde mak hau bele compra SIM card?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sim
I(ee)
La
A'a(ah-ah)
Talvez
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Hau hakarak
Na yarda
Hau la hakarak
Ba na yarda
Nia mak diak
Wannan yana da kyau
Ita nian ideia sa?
Me kake tunani?
Mak bele ajuda hau?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Hau precisa ajuda
Ina bukatar taimako
Hakarak momentu
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Hau mós
Ina mai hakuri
La problema
Babu matsala
Parabens
Taya murna
Parabens ba aniversario
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Hau haruka viagen diak
Yi tafiya lafiya
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Onde está a estacão de trem?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Onde está a paragem de autocarro?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
Iha ne'e plataforma sa'e?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Hora ne'e sai?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
Ema ne'e dalan certo ka?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Iha ne'e perto
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
Iha ne'e laran
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
Kona ba mapa?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)