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Hausa Questions

This page provides information about the questions in Hausa, also called the interrogative form. This will enable you to ask people about different topics.

How?: yaya?
What?: me?
Who?: wa?
Why?: me ya sa?
Where?: Ina?
When?: yaushe?

These are sentences which include the above tools to ask questions. Asking questions is a very good way to learn a language or start a conversation.

What is this called?: Me ake kiran wannan?
Why is it expensive?: Me yasa ya ke da tsada?
How would you like to pay?: Ta yaya ka / ki ke son biya?
Can I come?: Zan iya zuwa?
Do you know her?: Ka / kin san ta?
How difficult is it?: Yaya wahalarsa ta ke?
Can I help you?: Ka / ki na bukatar taimako?
Can you help me?: Za ka / ki iya taimaka min?
Do you speak English?: Ka / kin iya Turanci?
How far is this?: Yaya nisansa ya ke?
What time is it?: Ƙarfe nawa?
How much is this?: Wannan nawa?
What is your name?: Yaya sunanka / ki
Where do you live?: A ina ka / ki ke da zama?
When can we meet?: Yaushe za mu haɗu?
Who is knocking at the door?: Wa ya ke ƙwanƙwasa ƙofa?

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