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Learning the Hausa Questions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Hausa language. But first we need to know what the role of Questions is in the structure of the grammar in Hausa.
Hausa questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:
| English Questions | Hausa Questions |
|---|---|
| Questions | tambayoyin |
| how? | masu? |
| what? | Me? |
| who? | Wa? |
| why? | Me ya sa? |
| where? | Ina? |
| where is he? | Ina ya ke? |
| what is this? | Mene ne wannan? |
| why are you sad? | Me ya sa zuciyarki ta ɓaci? |
| how do you want to pay? | Ta yaya ka so ka biya? |
| can I come? | Zan zo? |
| is he sleeping? | Yana barci? |
| do you know me? | Ka san ni? |
| do you have my book? | Kana da littafi? |
| how big is it? | Yaya tayar ne? |
| can I help you? | Me kake bukata ne? |
| can you help me? | Ko za ka taimake ni? |
| do you speak English? | Kana/kina jin Ingilishi? |
| how far is this? | A wannan? |
| what time is it? | Nawa ne? |
| how much is this? | Nawa ne? |
| what is your name? | Yaya sunanka? |
| where do you live? | Ina ka rayu? |
Notice the structure of the Questions in Hausa.
Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Hausa placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hausa vocabulary.
| English Questions | Hausa Questions |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | Maganarsu |
| Countries | Ƙasashen |
| Australia | ostireliy |
| Cambodia | cambodia |
| Canada | kanadar |
| China | China |
| Egypt | Masar |
| England | Ingila |
| France | faransa |
| Germany | Jamus |
| Greece | yunanar |
| India | Indiya |
| Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Italy | italiyar |
| Japan | Japan |
| Mexico | mexico |
| Morocco | marokor |
| Peru | peru |
| Spain | Spain |
| Thailand | tailan |
| USA | amirka ta |
| Languages | luggogin |
| Arabic | Larabci |
| Chinese | kayan Cana |
| English | Turanci |
| French | Faransa |
| German | Jamus |
| Greek | bagirken |
| Hebrew | Ibraniyawa |
| Hindi | Indiyanci |
| Italian | ba'italiyiya |
| Japanese | bajafane |
| Korean | Koriya |
| Latin | latin |
| Russian | barashiyar |
| Spanish | esfaniyawa |
| Urdu | urdu |
| Days | kwana |
| Monday | Litinin |
| Tuesday | Talata |
| Wednesday | Laraba |
| Thursday | Alhamis |
| Friday | jummaa |
| Saturday | Asabar |
| Sunday | ranar Lahadi |
| time | lokaci |
| hour | lokaci |
| minute | mitsili |
| second |
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