Hausa Alphabet

To learn Hausa language, Alphabets are the main part of language learning. Here you learn Hausa alphabet/Hausa letter. If you are interested to learn Hausa language, this place will help you to learn Hausa alphabet/character in Hausa and their pronunciation in English. Language is a communication tool in which knowledge, emotions and feeling convey to others. To learn Hausa language, first we learn Hausa alphabets and then learn Hausa alphabets with words and images and their pronunciation in English. Common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life conversations.

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Hausa languages are spoken in Nigeria over 80 million native speakers to communicates their language around the world. Hausa is a Chadic language spoken by the Hausa people and also widely spoken in Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Kanuri. Hausa language is under Afro-Asiatic language family and also it is the largest languages in the African continent. Modern Hausa language is a Latin-based alphabet called Boko alphabet. Hausa alphabet is a Latin script/Roman alphabet/English letters except (x, v, p, and q) and also added six extra letters (ɓ, ɗ, ƙ, sh, ts and ƴ). Hausa alphabet are called Haruffan Hausa. Hausa vowels are known as wasula and Hausa consonants are known as baƙi. Hausa alphabet has 29 letters containing 5 vowels and 24 consonants as shown in the below table and their pronunciation in English.

Hausa Vowels

Hausa vowels are known as wasula. Hausa alphabet has 5 vowels. Here we learn Hausa vowels and their pronunciation in English.

HAUSA VOWELS

Capital Letter	Small Letter	Pronunciation
A	a	a
E	e	eh
I	i	e
O	o	o
U	u	oo

Hausa Consonants

Hausa consonants are known as baƙi. Hausa alphabet has 24 consonants. Here we learn Hausa consonants and their pronunciation in English.

HAUSA CONSONANTS

Capital Letter	Small Letter	Pronunciation
B	b	be
Ɓ	ɓ	bah
C	c	ce
D	d	de
Ɗ	ɗ	dah
F	f	fe
G	g	ge
H	h	he
J	j	je
K	k	ke
Ƙ	ƙ	kah
L	l	le
M	m	me
N	n	ne
R	r	re
S	s	se
Sh	sh	sha
T	t	te
Ts	ts	tsa
W	w	ve
Y	y	ye
Ƴ	ƴ	yah
Z	z	ze
ʼ	-	-

All Hausa Alphabets

HAUSA ALPHABETS

Capital	Small	Pronunciation
A	a	a
B	b	be
Ɓ	ɓ	bah
C	c	ce
D	d	de
Ɗ	ɗ	dah
E	e	eh
F	f	fe
G	g	ge
H	h	he
I	i	e
J	j	je
K	k	ke
Ƙ	ƙ	kah
L	l	le
M	m	me
N	n	ne
O	o	o
R	r	re
S	s	se
Sh	sh	sha
T	t	te
Ts	ts	tsa
U	u	oo
W	w	ve
Y	y	ye
Ƴ	ƴ	yah
Z	z	ze
ʼ	-	-

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Top 1000 Hausa words

Here you learn top 1000 Hausa words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Hausa meanings with transliteration.

Eat	ci
All	duka
New	sabo
Snore	kururuwa
Fast	sauri
Help	taimako
Pain	zafi
Rain	ruwan sama
Pride	girman kai
Sense	hankali
Large	babba
Skill	gwaninta
Panic	tsoro
Thank	na gode
Desire	sha'awa
Woman	mace
Hungry	yunwa

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Daily use Hausa Sentences

Here you learn top Hausa sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Hausa meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	Barka da safiya
What is your name	Menene sunanka
What is your problem	menene matsalar ku?
I hate you	na ki jinin ka
I love you	Ina son ku
Can I help you	zan iya taimaka muku?
I am sorry	Yi hankuri
I want to sleep	ina so in yi barci
This is very important	Wannan yana da matukar muhimmanci
Are you hungry	kuna jin yunwa?
How is your life	yaya rayuwarka take?
I am going to study	zan yi karatu