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School in Hausa

This is a list of school related words in Hausa. To help you discuss topics in your classrom with other students. We focused on the main used ones.

Book: littafi
Books: littafai
Pen: alƙalami
Dictionary: ƙamus
Library: ɗakin karatu
Desk: tebur
Student: ɗalibi
Teacher: malami
Chair: kujera
Paper: takarda
Page: shafi
Pencil: fensir
Notebook: littafin rubutu
Laptop: kwamfutar tafi-da-gidanka
Question: tambaya
Answer: amsa
School: makaranta
University: jami'a
To write: rubutawa
To read: karantawa
To speak: magana
To listen: sauraro
To think: yin tunani
To understand: fahimta

These are a couple sentences you might need to use in a classroom.

I have a question: Ina da tambaya
What's the name of that book?: Yaya sunan wancan littafin

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