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Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing in Hausa
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu. 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 11 Hausa phrases in this lesson
- Ina son...EE-nah son
- I would like...
- Wannanwan-NAN
- This one
- Nawa ne?NAH-wah neh
- How much is it?
- Lissafin kuɗi, don Allahlis-sah-FEEN koo-DEE, don AL-lah
- The bill, please
- Da katidah KAH-tee
- By card
- Da tsabar kuɗidah tsah-BAR koo-DEE
- In cash
- RuwaROO-wah
- Water
- KofiKOH-fee
- Coffee
- ShayiSHAH-yee
- Tea
- GiyaGEE-yah
- Beer
- Ba tare da...bah TAH-reh dah
- Without...
Literally "I want": "ina son shayi", I would like tea.
Point and say it.
Prices are in naira. Market prices are an opening offer.
Literally "the money count, please".
Bank transfers and cards are common in cities.
Literally "with pure money".
Water sold in sachets, "pure water", is the everyday drink on the street.
Tea, shayi (SHAH-yee), is far more common.
Much of the Hausa north is Muslim and alcohol is restricted under sharia law in several states.
"Ba tare da sukari", without sugar.