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Learning the Hausa Vocabulary 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 Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Hausa.
Hausa vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Hausa Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | launoni |
| black | baƙi |
| blue | shuɗi |
| brown | ruwan-ƙasa |
| gray | tokatoka |
| green | |
| orange | oranji kore |
| purple | shunayya |
| red | jajata |
| white | fari |
| yellow | rawayu |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Hausa placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hausa vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Hausa Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| sizes | sizes |
| big | babbar |
| deep | teku |
| long | mai |
| narrow | tsallake rijiya da baya |
| short | kaɗan |
| small | kaɗan |
| tall | sankam |
| thick | guzuguzun |
| thin | kanjame |
| wide | suna fuskantar |
| tastes | mashayan |
| bitter | |
| fresh | sabon |
| salty | gishiri-gishiri |
| sour | gumasa |
| spicy | mai yaji |
| sweet | kunun |
| qualities | sashe |
| bad | mugu |
| clean | tande |
| dark | duhu |
| difficult | taazzara |
| dirty | ƙazantar da |
| dry | bushesher |
| easy | mai sauki |
| empty | zubar da |
| expensive | tsada |
| fast | azume |
| foreign | harkokin |
| full | cike |
| good | da |
| hard | wuya |
| heavy | jimbirjimbirn |
| inexpensive | mai sauƙi |
| light | haske |
| local | ƙaramar |
| new | sabon |
| noisy | rica |
| old | da |
| powerful | masu |
| quiet | yi shiru |
| correct | daidai |
| slow | silon |
| soft | lugub |
| very | da |
| weak | lamɓane |
| wet | damuna |
| wrong | laifi |
| young | 'yan |
| food | abinci |
| almonds | 'ya'yan almon nunannu |
| bread | abinci |
| breakfast | ɗamar-ciki |
| butter | Malam |
| candy | cakuleti |
| cheese | cukwi |
| chicken | sagarar |
| cumin | lafsur |
| dessert | ƙwalama |
| dinner | buda-baki |
| fish | kifi |
| fruit | amfani |
| ice cream | ƙanƙaran afararin |
| lamb | ɗan rago |
| lemon | lemon tsami |
| lunch | abincin rana |
| meal | ɗa'ami |
| meat | nama |
| oven | obinn |
| pepper | barkono |
| plants | tsiretsire |
| pork | alade |
| salad | salak |
| salt | gishiri |
| sandwich | sanwic |
| sausage | tsiren alade |
| soup | gwarbaragiyar |
| sugar | sikari |
| supper | jibin |
| turkey | Turkiyya |
| apple | aful |
| banana | ayaba |
| oranges | lemuna |
| peaches | peaches |
| peanut | bidin |
| pears | pears |
| pineapple | abarbar |
| grapes | 'ya'yan inabi |
| strawberries | strawberries |
| vegetables | kayan lambu |
| carrot | karotin |
| corn | masara |
| cucumber | kaɗai |
| garlic | tafarnuwar |
| lettuce | latas |
| olives | zaitun |
| onions | albasoshin |
| peppers | tattasai |
| potatoes | dankali |
| pumpkin | kabus |
| beans | wake |
| tomatoes | tumatir |
| alligator | alligator |
| alligators | alligators |
| bear | beyar |
| bears | mai |
| bird | tsuntsu |
| birds | tsuntsaye |
| bull | bijimi |
| bulls | bijimai |
| cat | magen |
| cats | magunan |
| cow | saniya |
| cows | shanu |
| deer | barewa |
| many deer | da yawa kamar barewa |
| dog | kare |
| dogs | karnuka |
| donkey | jaki |
| donkeys | jakuna |
| eagle | juhurmar |
| eagles | juhurmomi |
| elephant | giwa |
| elephants | giwayen |
| giraffe | raƙumin dawa |
| giraffes | giraffes |
| goat | akuya |
| goats | awaki |
| horse | doki |
| horses | kili |
| lion | zaki |
| lions | zakoki |
| monkey | ƙirƙar |
| monkeys | birai |
| mouse | kusun |
| mice | ɓeraye |
| rabbit | agwada |
| rabbits | zomayen |
| snake | maciji |
| snakes | macazai |
| tiger | tamangarusarta |
| tigers | tigers |
| wolf | kerkeci |
| wolves | Kyarketai |
| objects | nufinsa |
| bathroom | gidan wanka |
| bed | kambed |
| bedroom | ɗakin |
| ceiling | silin |
| chair | kujera |
| clothes | tufafi |
| coat | kwatn |
| cup | ƙoƙon |
| desk | teburi |
| dress | rob |
| floor | hawa |
| fork | farkafarkar |
| furniture | kowane abu |
| glass | gilasin |
| hat | shafon |
| house | gidan |
| ink | taddawan |
| jacket | jakitn |
| kitchen | kican |
| knife | wuƙa |
| lamp | fatilan |
| letter | wasiƙa |
| map | taswiran |
| newspaper | jaridar |
| notebook | kaye |
| pants | wandon |
| paper | takarda |
| pen | alƙalamin |
| pencil | fensir |
| pharmacy | farmasi |
| picture | hoton |
| plate | farantin |
| refrigerator | firijan |
| restaurant | hotel |
| roof | rufin |
| room | ɗaki |
| rug | tabarmar |
| scissors | almakashin |
| shampoo | shamfun |
| shirt | kuptan |
| shoes | takalma |
| soap | sabulu |
| socks | safasar |
| spoon | kuyafa |
| table | tebur |
| toilet | makewayin |
| toothbrush | asawaki |
| toothpaste | makilin |
| towel | sarbeti |
| umbrella | uwa |
| underwear | kalison |
| wall | fenti |
| wallet | alabai |
| window | taga |
| telephone | waya |
| this | wannan |
| that | da |
| these | |
| those | waɗanda |
| Questions | tambayoyin |
| how? | masu? |
| what? | Me? |
| who? | Wa? |
| why? | Me ya sa? |
| where? | Ina? |
| different objects | daban-daban na biyu nufinsa |
| art | fasaha |
| bank | bankin |
| beach | bakin teku |
| book | Littafi |
| by bicycle | da keken |
| by bus | da bos |
| by car | da mota |
| by train | , jirgin |
| cafe | ɗakin intaneti |
| country | kasa |
| desert | hamada |
| dictionary | kamus |
| earth | duniya |
| flowers | na |
| football | ƙwallon ƙafa |
| forest | dashi |
| game | wasan |
| garden | gadanan |
| geography | labarin ƙasa |
| history | tarihin |
| house | gidan |
| island | tsibirin |
| lake | tafkin |
| library | laburari |
| math | math |
| moon | wata |
| mountain | |
| movies | silimomin dutsen |
| music | bushe-bushen |
| ocean | teku |
| office | aiki |
| on foot | da ƙafa |
| player | dan |
| river | |
| science | kimiyya kogin |
| sea | ruwan |
| sky | sama |
| soccer | ƙwallon ƙafa |
| stars | taurari |
| supermarket | babban sufamake |
| swimming pool | wurinwahan |
| theater | tiyata |
| tree | itace |
| weather | yanayi |
| bad weather | mummunan yanayin |
| cloudy | lumshi |
| cold | sanyi |
| cool | sanyaya |
| foggy | hazo-hazo |
| hot | zafi |
| nice weather | shiƙa yanayi |
| pouring | zuba |
| rain | ruwa |
| raining | ruwa |
| snow | dusar ƙanƙara |
| snowing | snowing |
| ice | ayis |
| sunny | hantsi |
| windy | iska |
| spring | safarin |
| summer | agazari |
| autumn | Hunturu |
| winter | damuna |
| people | mutane |
| aunt | gwaggon |
| baby | jariri |
| brother | , |
| cousin | |
| daughter | 'yar kawunsa |
| dentist | likitan hakori |
| doctor | likita |
| father | , |
| grandfather | kaka |
| grandmother | kaka |
| husband | miji |
| mother | mahaifiyarsa |
| nephew | basambo |
| niece | niece |
| nurse | jiyyata |
| policeman | folisn |
| postman | postman |
| professor | Furofesa |
| son | ɗan |
| teacher | Malam |
| uncle | Abba |
| wife | ita |
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