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Coffee kofi

Milk madara

Breakfast karin kumallo

Lunch abincin rana

Dinner abincin dare

Bread burodi

Cheese cukwi

Chicken naman kaza

Eggs Kwayakwayai

Fish kifi

Food abinci

Fruit ya'yan itace

Meat nama

Sandwich sanwic

Sugar sikari

Tea Shayi

Tomatoes tumatir

Vegetables Kayan miya

Water Ruwa

Belt bel

Clothes tufafi

Coat kwat

Dress kaya

Glasses Gilashi or Madubai or tabarau

Gloves Safar hannu

Hat malfa

Jacket jakit

Pants (Trousers) wando

Ring Zobe

Shirt shat

Shoes takalma

Socks safa

Suit

Sweater suwaita

Tie Nik-taye

Umbrella lema

Underwear kampai

Wallet alabe

Watch Agogo

Do you like my dress? Kana sha'awar kaya na?

Book littafi

Books littafai

Chair kujera

Desk tebur

Dictionary ƙamus

Languages yaruka or yarurruka

Library ɗakin karatu

Laptop kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka

Page shafi

Paper takarda

Pen alƙalami

Question tambaya

School Makaranta

Student ɗalibi

Teacher malami

University jami'a

I have a question Ina da tambaya

What's the name of that book? Yaya sunan wancan littafin

Arm hannu

Back baya

Ear kunne

Eye ido

Face fuska

Feet kafafu

Fingers yatsu

Hair gashi

Hand hannu

Head kai

Heart zuciya

Leg ƙafa

Mouth baki

Neck wuya

Nose hanci

Teeth haƙora

She has beautiful eyes Idanuwanta na da kyau

Airplane jirgin sama

Airport filin jirgin sama

Bus motar safa

Bus station Tashar mota

Car mota

Flight jirgi

Help Desk teburin bayar da taimako

Hotel otel

Passport fasfo

Taxi taksi

Ticket tikiti

Tourism Yawan shaƙatawa

Train (noun) jirgin kasa

Train station Tashar jirgin ƙasa

By train ta jirgin ƙasa

By car ta mota

By bus ta bus

By taxi ta tasi

By airplane ta jirgin sama

Do you accept credit cards? Kuna karbar katin Credit?

How much will it cost? Farashinsa nawa ne?

I have a reservation Ina da wurin da aka tanada

I'd like to rent a car Ina son hayar mota

I'm here on business /on vacation. Na zo harkar kasuwanci/hutu

Is this seat taken? Akwai mutum a wancan wajen?

Good luck! Allah Ya bada sa'a!

Happy birthday! Barka da ranar haihuwarka!

Happy new year! Barka da shigowa sabuwar shekara!

Merry Christmas! Barka da Kirsimeti!

Baby Jariri

Boy yaro

Brother ɗan uwa

Child (female) Yarinya

Child (male) Yaro

Cousin (female) Yar Bappa

Cousin (male) Dan Bappa

Daughter 'ya

Father mahaifi/uba

Girl yarinya

Grandfather kaka

Grandmother kaka

Husband miji

Man namiji

Mother mama or uwa or mahaifiya

People mutane

Sister 'yar uwa

Son ɗa

Wife matar aure

Woman mace

How old is your sister? Shekarun Kanwarka nawa?

What's your brother called? Mene ne sunan Dan'uwanka?

Actor ɗan wasan kwaikwayo

Actress 'yar wasan kwaikwayo

Artist Mai zane-zane

Businessman Dan kasuwa

Doctor likita

Nurse Nas

Policeman Dansanda

Singer Mawaki

Student ɗalibi

Teacher malami

Translator Mai fassara

He is a policeman Shi Dansanda ne

I'm an artist Ni mai zane-zane ne

I'm looking for a job Ina neman aiki

Days Kwanaki

Monday Litinin

Tuesday Talata

Wednesday Laraba

Thursday Alhamis

Friday Juma'a

Saturday Asabar

Sunday Lahadi

January Janairu

February Fabrairu

March Maris

April Afrilu

May Mayu

June Yuni

July Yuli

August Agusta

September Satumba

October Oktoba

November Nuwamba

December Disamba

Autumn Damuna

Winter hunturu

Spring kaka

Summer Bazara

Time lokaci

Hour awa

Minute minti

Second na biyu

I was born in July A watan Yuli aka haife ni

I will visit you in August Zan kawo maka ziyara a watan Agusta

Cold sanyi

Hot zafi

Rain ruwa

Snow dusar ƙanƙara

Spring kaka

Summer Bazara

Sun Rana

Sunny hasken rana

Warm ɗumi

Wind iska

Windy yanayin iska

Winter hunturu

It is raining Ana ruwa

It is sunny Ana rana

It is windy Ana iska

It's cold Ana sanyi

It's hot Ana zafi

Bed gado

Bedroom ɗaki

Computer kwamfuta

Door ƙofa

Furniture

House gida

Kitchen ɗakin girki

Refrigerator firinji

Room ɗaki

Television talabijin

Toilet makewayi

Window taga

Can you open the window? Za aka iya buɗe taga?

I need to use the computer Ina son amfani da kwamfuta

Arabic larabci

Moroccan Ɗan Maroko

Morocco maroko

Chinese (language) harshen sin

Chinese (nationality) Ɗan Chana

China china

English turancin ingilishi

British Bature

Britain Birtaniya

American Ba'amurke

America Amurka

French (language) faransanci

French (nationality) Mutumin Faransa

France faransa

Italian (language) italiyanci

Italian (nationality) Ɗan Italiya

Italy italiya

Japanese (language) japananci

Japanese (nationality) Mutumin Japan

Japan japan

Russian (language) rashanci

Russian (nationality) Ɗan Rasha

Russia rasha

Spanish (language) spaniyanci

Spanish (nationality) Ɗan Spain

Spain spain / andolus

I don't speak Korean Ban iya magana da yaren koriya ba

I speak Italian Na iya magana da Italiyanci

I want to go to Germany Ina so in je Jamus

I was born in Italy An haife ni a Italiya

Black baƙi

Blue shuɗi

Brown ruwan-ƙasa

Colors Launuka

Green tsanwa

Orange oranji

Red ja

White fari

Yellow rawaya

I have black hair gashina baki ne

Your cat is white Kyanwarka fara ce

Far Nesa

Here nan

Left Hagu

Right Dama

Near kusa da

Straight miƙaƙƙe

There da

Can I help you? Kana bukatar taimakona?

Can you help me? Za ka iya taimakona?

Can you show me? Za ka iya nuna min?

Come with me! Biyo no!

I'm lost Na ɓata

I'm not from here Ba a nan nake ba

Turn left juya hagu

Turn right Juya dama

Can you take less? Ko zaka rage?

Do you accept credit cards? Kuna karbar katin Credit?

How much is this? Wannan nawa ne?

I'm just looking Dubawa kawai nake

Only cash please! Kudi kawai!

This is very expensive wannan ya na da tsada sosai

I'm vegetarian Ni bana cin nama

It is very delicious! yana da daɗi kwarai

May we have the check please? Shin za mu iya samun cek?

The bill please! nawa muka kashe

Waiter / waitress! sabis

What do you recommend? (to eat) me za mu ci?

What's the name of this dish? Me ake kiran wannan abincin?

Menu takardar bayanin abinci

Spoon cokali

No problem! Ba damuwa!

Accident tsautsayi

Ambulance motar asibiti

Doctor likita

Headache ciwon kai

Heart attack ciwon zuciya

Help me taimake ni

Hospital asibiti

Medicines magungunna

Pharmacy shagon magunguna

Poison dafi or guba

Police ɗan sanda

Stomach ache ciwon ciki

Are you okay? lafiya kake.kike/kuke?

Call a doctor! kirawo likita

Call the ambulance! kira motar assibiti

Call the police! kira 'yan sanda

Calm down! kwantar da hankalinka/ki/ku

I feel sick Ba ni da lafiya

It hurts here Nan yana ciwo

It's urgent! Na gaggawa ne!

Stop! Dakata!

Thief! Ɓarawo!

Animal Dabba

Cat mage

Dog kare

Horse doki

Do you have any animals? Kana da dabbobi?

I have a dog Ina da kare

Small ƙarami

Big babbar

Tall mai tsawo

Short gajere

Cheap Arha

Expensive tsada

Good Mai kyau

Bad Mummuna or Ba kyau

Wrong kuskure

Right (correct) daidai

New sabo

Old (opposite of new) tsoho

Young ƙarami

Old (opposite of young) tsoho

Difficult mai wahala/mai wuya

Easy mai sauki

This is too expensive Wannan ya cika tsada

Am I right or wrong? Na yi dai dai ko ban yi dai dai ba?

Here nan

There can

Quickly Da sauri

Really ne sosai

Slowly Sannu a hankali

Always ko da yaushe

Never har abada

Sometimes wani lokaci

Next week mako mai zuwa

Now yanzu

Soon ba da jimawa ba

Today yau

Tomorrow gobe

Tonight da daren nan

Yesterday jiya

Do you like it here? Kana/kina jin daɗin zaman nan

See you later! Sai an jima!

Thank you very much! Na gode kwarai!

Woman mace

Women mata

Man namiji

Men maza

Boy yaro

Boys yara

Girl yarinya

Girls 'yan mata

Country ƙasa

Countries Ƙasashe

We speak two languages Mun iya yare guda biyu

Cat mage

Dog kare

Woman mace

Women mata

Mother mahaifiya/uwa

Sister 'yar uwa

I have a dog Ina da kare

I speak Italian Na iya magana da Italiyanci

A French teacher is here Malamin Faransanci ya zo nan

The French teacher is here Malamin Fransancin ya zo nan

Some languages are hard Wasu yarurruka su na da wahala

Many languages are easy Yarurruka masu yawa su na da sauƙi

The student speaks Korean Ɗalibin ya na magana da yaren Koriya

A student speaks Korean Ɗalibi ya na magana da yaren Koriya

Some students speak Korean Wasu ɗalibai su na magana da yaren Koriya

In front of a gaban

Behind bayan

Before kafin

After bayan

Inside ciki

With da

Without ba tare da

Outside waje

On top of a Bisa

Under a ƙarƙashi

And da

Between tsakanin

But amma

For don

From daga

In ciki

Near kusa

Or

Can I practice Italian with you? Zan iya jarraba magana da kai/ke da Italiyanci?

I speak French but with an accent Na iya magana sosai da Faransanci

Boy yaro

Girl yarinya

Man namiji

Woman mace

Father mahaifi or baba or uba

Mother mama or uwa or mahaifiya

Brother ɗan'uwa

Sister 'yar uwa

Cat (Masc.) muzuru

Cat (Fem.) mage

He is tall yana da tsawo

She is tall tana da tsawo

He is a short man shi gajeren mutum ne

She is a short woman ita gajeriyar mace ce

One ɗaya

Two biyu

Three uku

Four huɗu

Five biyar

Six shida

Seven bakwai

Eight takwas

Nine tara

Ten goma

I ni

You kai, ke, ku

He shi

She ita

We mu

You (plural) ku

They su

I love you Ina sonka/ki

Me ni

You kai, ke, ku

Him shi

Her ita

Us mu

You (plural) ku

Them su

Give me your phone number Ba ni lamabar wayarka/ki

I can give you my email Zan iya ba ka/ki Imel ɗina

My nawa

Your naka/naki/naku

His nashi/nasa

Her nata

Our namu

Your (plural) naku

Their nasu

His email is … Imel ɗinsa shi ne...

My phone number is … Lambar wayata ita ce...

How? Ta yaya?

What? Mine ne? or mene ne?

When? Yaushe?

Where? Ina?

Who? Wanene/waye?

Why? Sabo da me?

Can I help you? Kana bukatar taimakona?

Can you help me? Za ka iya taimakona?

Do you speak English? Ka/kin iya Turanci?

How much is this? Wannan nawa ne?

What is your name? Yaya sunanka/ki

What time is it? ƙarfe nawa?

When can we meet? Yaushe za mu haɗu?

Where do you live? A ina kake/kike da zama?

Who is knocking at the door? Wa ya ke ƙwanƙwasa ƙofa?

Why is it expensive? Me yasa ya ke da tsada?

No a'a

Nothing babu komai

Not yet ba yanzu ba

No one ba kowa

No longer

Never har abada

Cannot ba zan

Should not

Don't worry! Kada ka damu!

I cannot remember the word Ba zan iya tuna kalmar ba

I do not speak Japanese Ban iya yaren Japan ba

I don't know! Ban sani ba

I'm not fluent in Italian yet Ban ƙware da magana da Italiyanci ba tukuna

No one here speaks Greek A nan ba wanda ya iya Girkanci

No problem! Ba damuwa!

To drive Domin tuƙi

To drive tuƙawa

To give bayarwa

To have mallaka or samu

To know sani

To understand fahimta or ganewa

To work aiki

To write rubutawa

He understands me Yana fahimta ta

He understood me Ya fahimce ni

He will understand me zai fahimce ni

I see you Ina ganinka

He reads a book Yana karanta littafi

He understands me Yana fahimta ta

She has a cat Tana da mage

She knows my friend Ta san abokina/ƙawata

We want to learn Muna son mu koyo

We think Spanish is easy Muna tunanin cewa Spaniyanci yana da sauƙi

They drive a car Su na tuƙa mota

They smile Su na murmushi

I saw you Na ganka

I wrote with a pen Na yi rubutu da alƙalami

You loved apples Ka so tuffa

You gave money Ka/kin bayarda kuɗi

You played tennis Kun yi wasan tenis

He understood me Ya fahimce ni

She had a cat Tana da mage

She knew my friend Ta san abokina/ƙawata

We wanted to learn Mun so mu koya

They smiled Sun yi murmushi

I will see you Zan ganka

I will write with a pen Zan yi rubutu da alƙalami

He will read a book Zai karanta littafi

He will understand me zai fahimce ni

We will think about you Za mu yi tunaninka/ki/ku

Go! Tafi!

Stop! Dakata!

Don't Go! Kada ka/ki tafi!

Stay! Tsaya!

Come here! Zo nan!

Be quiet! Yi shiru!

Go straight tafi a miƙe

Wait! Tsaya!

Let's go! Mu tafi!

Sit down! Zauna!

Good mai kyau

Better mai kyau

Best mafi kyau

Bad lalatacce

Worse lalatacce

Worst mafi lalacewa

Taller mafi tsawo

Shorter mafi gajarta

Younger mafi ƙanƙanta

Older mafi tsufa

As tall as mai tsawo kamar

Taller than mai tsawo

Shorter than gajere

More beautiful mai kyau

Less beautiful mai ƙarancin kyau

Most beautiful mafi kyau

Happy Farin ciki or Jin Dadi

Happier mai farin ciki

Happiest mafi farin ciki

You are happy Ka/kina cikin farin ciki

You are as happy as Maya Ka/ki na cikin farin ciki kamar Maya

You are happier than Maya Kin fi Maya farin ciki

You are the happiest Kai/ke ne/ce mafi farin ciki

Hi! Sannu!

Good morning! Barka da Asuba

Good afternoon! barka da Rana!

Good evening! Barka da Yamma!

How are you? (polite) Yaya kuke?

How are you? (friendly) Yaya kake?

What's up? (colloquial) Yaya dai?

I'm fine, thank you! Kalau, na gode!

And you? (polite) Ku fa?

And you? (friendly) Kai fa?

Good Mai kyau

Do you speak English? Ka/kin iya Turanci?

Just a little Jira ni

What's your name? Yaya sunanka/ki

My name is (John Doe) Suna na (John Doe)

Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss...

Nice to meet you! Na yi farin cikin haɗuwa da kai/ke

You're very kind! kana/kina da kirki

Where are you from? Mutumin ina ne kai?/Mutuniyar ona ce ke?

I'm from the U.S Ni ɗan Amurka ne/ Ni 'yar Amurka ce

I'm American As above

Where do you live? A ina kake/kike da zama?

I live in the U.S Ina zaune a Amurka

Do you like it here? Kana/kina jin daɗin zaman nan

How old are you? Shekarunka/ki nawa?

I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old shekaruna (ashirin, talatin)...

Are you married? Kana/kina da aure?

Do you have children? Kana/kina da 'ya'ya

I have to go Zan tafi

I will be right back! In an jima zan dawo

Nice to meet you! Na yi farin cikin haɗuwa da kai/ke

Can I practice Italian with you? Zan iya jarraba magana da kai/ke da Italiyanci?

My French is bad Ban iya Faransanci da kyau ba

I need to practice my French ya kamata inyi ta gwajin Faransanci na

Would you like to go for a walk? Kana/kina so muyi tattaki?

Can I have your phone number? Zan iya samun lambar wayarka/ki?

Can I have your email? Zan iya samun imen ɗin ka/ki?

Are you married? Ka/ki na da aure?

I'm single Ba ni da aure

Are you free tomorrow evening? Ka/ki na da lokaci gobe da maraice?

I would like to invite you for dinner Ina so in gayyace ka/ki cin abincin dare

Where do you live? A ina kake/kike da zama?

When can we meet? Yaushe za mu haɗu?

Do you like it? kana/kina so?

I really like it! Ina son shi sosai

I love you Ina sonka/ki

Would you marry me? Za ka/ki aure ni?

Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.

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