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Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant in Hausa
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Hausa words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Hausa phrases in this lesson
- Tebur na mutum biyuteh-BOOR nah MOO-toom bee-YOO
- A table for two
- Jerin abinci, don Allahjeh-REEN ah-BEEN-chee, don AL-lah
- The menu, please
- Wane abinci ne mai daɗi?WAH-neh ah-BEEN-chee neh mai dah-DEE
- What do you recommend?
- Ba na cin...bah nah cheen
- I don't eat...
- ...ba ya karɓa tabah yah kar-BAH tah
- I'm allergic to...
- NamaNAH-mah
- Meat
- KazaKAH-zah
- Chicken
- KifiKEE-fee
- Fish
- Yana da daɗiYAH-nah dah dah-DEE
- It's delicious
- Lafiya!lah-FEE-yah
- Cheers
Literally "a table for two people".
Literally "the list of food".
Literally "which food is tasty?". Try tuwo, a stiff porridge, with miyar kuka soup.
"Ba na cin nama", I don't eat meat.
Literally "... does not agree with me".
Suya, spiced grilled meat skewers, is the famous street food.
Literally "it has sweetness".
Literally "health!". Toasting is rare in the Muslim north.