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Hausa Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Hausa lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Hausa to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Hausa
one daya
first na farko
two biyu a
second na biyu
three uku
third na uku
four huɗu
fourth na huɗu
five biyar
fifth na biyar
six shida
sixth na shida
seven bakwai
seventh na bakwai
eight takwas
eighth na takwas
nine tara
ninth na tara
ten goma
tenth na goma
eleven goma sha daya
eleventh na sha daya
twelve sha biyu
twelfth na sha biyu
thirteen sha uku
thirteenth na sha uku
fourteen sha hudu
once sau daya
fifteen goma sha biyar
twice har sau biyu
sixteen sha shida
Monday litinin
seventeen sha bakwai
Tuesday talata
eighteen goma sha takwas
Wednesday laraba
nineteen sha tara
Thursday alhamis
twenty ashirin
Friday jumma'a
seventy one saba'in da daya
Saturday asabar
one hundred ɗari
Sunday lahadi

Numbers Grammar Rules

Hausa cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Hausa. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Hausa
I have three dogs
[number + noun] ina da karnuka uku
my daughter has two cats
[number + noun] yata na da kyanwoyi uku
she speaks seven languages
[verb + number] ta san harsuna bakwai
my brother has one son
[number + singular noun] ɗan'uwana yana da da guda,
this is my second lesson
[ordinal number + noun] wannan shi ne darasina na biyu
did you read the third book?
[ordinal number + noun] ka karanta littafe na uku ?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow
cow
saniya
goat
goat
akuya
donkey
donkey
jaki
horse
horse
doki
dog
dog
kare
cat
cat
mage
mouse
mouse
kusu
bird
bird
tsuntsu

Conversation in Hausa

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Hausa
Where are you from? daga ina kake/kike/kuke?
I'm from the U.S daga amurka nake
I'm American ni ba'amurke ne
Where do you live? a ina kake/kike/kuke zaune?
I live in the U.S ina zaune a amurka
What do you do for a living? wace sana'a kake/kuke/kike?
I'm a student ni ɗalibi ne

Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Hausa? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.


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