Basic
Basics | First aid | Phrases for beginners

Ina kwana! Yaya kike?
Hello! How do you do?

Ina lafiya!
I'm fine!

Ba na jin dadi sosai!
I'm not so fine!

Barka da safiya!
Good morning!

Barka da yamma!
Good evening!

Barka da dare!
Good night!

Barka da zuwa! Wallahi!
Goodbye! Bye!

Daga ina mutane suka fito?
Where do the people come from?

Na fito daga Afirka.
I'm from Africa.

Ni daga USA na zo.
I'm from the USA.

Fasfo dina ya tafi kuma kudina sun tafi.
My passport is gone and my money is gone.

Oh na yi hakuri!
Oh, I'm sorry!

Ina jin Faransanci
I speak French.

Ba na jin Faransanci sosai.
I can't speak French very well.

Ba zan iya fahimtar ku ba!
I can't understand you!

Don Allah za a iya yin magana a hankali?
Can you please speak slowly?

Don Allah za a iya maimaita hakan?
Can you please repeat that?

Don Allah za a iya rubuta wannan?
Can you please write that down?

Wacece wancan? Me yake yi?
Who is that? What does he do?

Ban sani ba.
I don't know.

Menene sunnan ku?
What's your name?

Sunana shi ne …
My name is...

Godiya!
Thank you!

Marabanku.
You're welcome.

Me ku ke yi a rayuwarku?
What do you do for a living?

Ina aiki a Jamus.
I work in Germany.

Zan iya saya muku kofi?
Can I buy you a coffee?

Zan iya gayyatar ku zuwa abincin dare?
May I invite you to dinner?

An yi aure?
Are you married?

Kuna da yara? Na'am, 'ya da ɗa.
Do you have children? - Yes, a daughter and a son.

Har yanzu ban yi aure ba.
I'm still single.

Menu, don Allah!
The menu, please!

Ka yi kyau.
You are looking pretty.

Ina son ku
I like you.

Barka da warhaka!
Cheers!

Ina son ku
I love you.

Zan iya kai ku gida?
Can I take you home?

Ee! - A'a! - Wataƙila!
Yes! - No! - Maybe!

Lissafin, don Allah!
The bill, please!

Muna so mu je tashar jirgin kasa.
We want to go to the train station.

Tafi kai tsaye, sannan dama, sannan hagu.
Go straight, then right, then left.

Na bata.
I'm lost.

Yaushe bas din ya zo?
When does the bus come?

Ina bukatan tasi
I need a taxi.

Nawa ne kudinsa?
How much does it cost?

Wannan yayi tsada sosai!
That's too expensive!

Taimako!
Help!

Za'a iya taya ni?
Can you help me?

Me ya faru?
What happened?

Ina bukatan likita!
I need a doctor!

A ina yake ciwo?
Where does it hurt?

Ina jin jiri.
I feel dizzy.

Ina da ciwon kai.
I have a headache.
