Do you have an Hausa friend or customer, and you feel like surprising them by speaking their language? Ogefash’s blog has got you covered. Put down a word, and we will translate it in Hausa for you. Today’s words…
ENG:Please teacher, may I use the toilet
HAUSA: Don Allah malam, zan iya amfani da bayan gida
ENG:Yes you can use the toilet!
HAUSA: a, za ka iya amfani da bayan gida!
ENG: PLEASE
HAUSA: DON ALLAH
ENG: Excuse.
HAUSA: uzuri, gafara.
ENG: Teacher.
HAUSA: Malam.
ENG: May I.
HAUSA: Zan Iya.
ENG: Use.
HAUSA: Amfani da.
ENG: Toilet.
HAUSA: Bayan gida.
ENG: Yes.
HAUSA: Eh, a.
ENG: You.
HAUSA: Ku, Kuna.
You’ve tried but Teacher is malam not malamin and we don’t use uzuri in our normal conversations. If you wanna ask for something use don Allah. And Malam is usually use as sign of respect like Mr in English. Example 1 should be don Allah zan iya amfani da bayan gida?
Thanks. Noted!