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SlimRoberta(f): 8:00pm On May 05, 2017
chakula:


Kin je aiki yau? Meaning 'have you go to work today'?
No work.. How do I say it in hausa?
chakula: 1:00pm On May 06, 2017
SlimRoberta:

No work.. How do I say it in hausa?

Ba aiki. But in real Hausa dialect you can say 'ban je aiki ba'.
SlimRoberta(f): 8:19pm On May 06, 2017
chakula:


Ba aiki. But in real Hausa dialect you can say 'ban je aiki ba'.
Nagode. Ya gida?
chakula: 11:14pm On May 06, 2017
SlimRoberta:

Nagode. Ya gida?

Gida lafiya.

A gaida yan gidan. Meaning, my regards to your family.
SlimRoberta(f): 6:26pm On May 07, 2017
chakula:


Gida lafiya.

A gaida yan gidan. Meaning, my regards to your family.
Ai... Za su ji.(They'll hear) I'm I correct?
Please teach me more conversational sentences. Nagode sosai
chakula: 10:21am On May 08, 2017
SlimRoberta:

Ai... Za su ji.(They'll hear) I'm I correct?
Please teach me more conversational sentences. Nagode sosai

Yap you are absolutely correct as if you are a fluent speaker cheesy.

Yau litinin ce ranar aiki. Meaning- Monday is a working day.

Za ki je aiki yau? Meaning- Are you going to work today?

Sai anjima. Meaning- We shall see later.
SlimRoberta(f): 9:00pm On May 08, 2017
chakula:


Yap you are absolutely correct as if you are a fluent speaker cheesy.

Yau litinin ce ranar aiki. Meaning- Monday is a working day.

Za ki je aiki yau? Meaning- Are you going to work today?

Sai anjima. Meaning- We shall see later.
Ai...Za ki je aiki talata.. (Are u going to work 2morrow) correct
Gravas(m): 1:25pm On May 28, 2017
Hellooo..someone should welcome me here. This is a very good thread. Happy to be here.
Re: Learn How To Speak Hausa Here by Nobody: 5:20pm On May 28, 2017
Gravas:
Hellooo..someone should welcome me here. This is a very good thread. Happy to be here.
Muna farin ciki saboda ka zo. Sannu da zuwa.

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Klinee: 5:31pm On May 28, 2017
please u guys should help us on how those words are being pronounced
Gravas(m): 6:20pm On May 29, 2017
Wiztonero:

Muna farin ciki saboda ka zo. Sannu da zuwa.

Thanks. What is the English translation of the 1st sentence? I know the last one means "You are welcome" How do i respond?
Re: Learn How To Speak Hausa Here by Nobody: 10:13am On May 30, 2017
Gravas:

Thanks. What is the English translation of the 1st sentence? I know the last one means "You are welcome" How do i respond?

We are happy that you have come. Welcome.
Your response could be nagode (thank you).
Gravas(m): 1:27pm On May 30, 2017
Wiztonero:

We are happy that you have come. Welcome.
Your response could be nagode (thank you).

Nagode Wiztonero. Am already feeling at home here. How do i say the followings:
1. Am your brother.
2. Am from north/am a northener.
3. Give me N100 to buy food.
4. What is this?
Re: Learn How To Speak Hausa Here by Nobody: 7:16am On May 31, 2017
Gravas:

Nagode Wiztonero. Am already feeling at home here. How do i say the followings:
1. Am your brother.
2. Am from north/am a northener.
3. Give me N100 to buy food.
4. What is this?
1. Ni ne dan uwarka.
2. Ni dan arewa na ke.
3. Bani Naira deri in saya abinchi.
4. Me wannan?/ Menene wannan?

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Gravas(m): 7:19am On May 31, 2017
Wiztonero:

1. Ni ne dan uwarka.
2. Ni dan arewa na ke.
3. Bani Naira deri in saya abinchi.
4. Me wannan?/ Menene wannan?

NAGODE! What about: Am hungry? I thought uwarka is insult.
Re: Learn How To Speak Hausa Here by Nobody: 7:42am On May 31, 2017
Gravas:

NAGODE! What about: Am hungry? I thought uwarka is insult.
Ina jin yunwa.
Uwarka means "your mother."
The literal translation of "dan uwarka," the phrase for brother, is "son of your mother."

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Gravas(m): 7:59am On May 31, 2017
Wiztonero:

Ina jin yunwa.
Uwarka means "your mother."
The literal translation of "dan uwarka," the phrase for brother, is "son of your mother."

Nogode. Am learning already. What is danwa?
Re: Learn How To Speak Hausa Here by Nobody: 12:04pm On May 31, 2017
Gravas:
Nogode. Am learning already. What is danwa?
I think that means brother.

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Gravas(m): 12:56pm On May 31, 2017
Wiztonero:
I think that means brother.
Toh. Nagode.
Gravas(m): 12:56pm On May 31, 2017
Wiztonero:

I think that means brother.

How do i say 'am happy?'
Re: Learn How To Speak Hausa Here by Nobody: 1:42pm On May 31, 2017
Gravas:
How do i say 'am happy?'
Ina farin ciki.

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SlimRoberta(f): 1:22pm On Jun 02, 2017
Continue I'm enjoying this. Serving in the north right now and would love to add more to the small small hausa I've learnt so far. Just trying to merge the words I've learnt... Is it correct?
Ina son wanna magana sosai (I love this talk abi discussion very much)
Gravas(m): 2:44pm On Jun 02, 2017
SlimRoberta:
Continue I'm enjoying this. Serving in the north right now and would love to add more to the small small hausa I've learnt so far. Just trying to merge the words I've learnt... Is it correct?
Ina son wanna magana sosai (I love this talk abi discussion very much)

Let me call our masters. Wiztonero and Paretomaster. There is a question for you here.
Paretomaster(m): 3:23pm On Jun 02, 2017
Gravas:

Let me call our masters. Wiztonero and Paretomaster. There is a question for you here.

You are correct. ....yaya Zamanka a Arewa.. ?
Gravas(m): 3:47pm On Jun 02, 2017
Paretomaster:


You are correct. ....yaya Zamanka a Arewa.. ?

SlimRoberta. Our teacher is here!
chikago1: 7:42pm On Jun 02, 2017
alfredo4u:
Asalam aleku...u r welcome
As salam alekum-peace be upon you. Sannu da zuwa- u r welcome.
SlimRoberta(f): 9:36pm On Jun 02, 2017
Paretomaster:


You are correct. ....yaya Zamanka a Arewa.. ?
Ba Arewa.. Shi ne ina yarinya
Abeg I mean to say I'm not hausa, I'm a girl.
Paretomaster(m): 4:42am On Jun 03, 2017
SlimRoberta:

Ba Arewa.. Shi ne ina yarinya
Abeg I mean to say I'm not hausa, I'm a girl.

Ni Ba bahaushiya Ba ce = I am not Hausa


Ni mace ce = I am a female

Ni yarinya ce = I am a lady
SlimRoberta(f): 6:58am On Jun 03, 2017
Paretomaster:


Ni Ba bahaushiya Ba ce = I am not Hausa


Ni mace ce = I am a female

Ni yarinya ce = I am a lady
What is Arewa then, thought its used to refer to hausas.
Ni yarinya ce.
Is there no other shorter way of saying 'I am not hausa'
Thanks very much. Nagode sosai
Paretomaster(m): 7:12am On Jun 03, 2017
SlimRoberta:

What is Arewa then, thought its used to refer to hausas.
Ni yarinya ce.
Is there no other shorter way of saying 'I am not hausa'
Thanks very much. Nagode sosai

Arewa means north.. ...u can saybitvin shorter way, though not entirely correct, babe t ppl will understand......

Ni Ba Hausa Ba = me not hausa

Doesn't sound correct, but ppl will understand
Nina4u(f): 9:57pm On Jun 03, 2017
Gaisuwa .. yaya ka ke wannan yamma? Hausa ne mai matukar kyau da harshen. cool
Paretomaster(m): 4:21am On Jun 04, 2017
Nina4u:
Gaisuwa .. yaya ka ke wannan yamma? Hausa ne mai matukar kyau da harshen. cool

Lafiya lau Nina, yaya kike?

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