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Learning the Hausa Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Hausa language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Hausa.
Hausa articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Hausa Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | makaloli |
| the | |
| a | da |
| one | a |
| some | wasu |
| few | 'yan |
| the book | littafi |
| the books | Littattafai |
| a book | littafi |
| one book | a littafi |
| some books | daga gabaninsa |
| few books | 'yan lattafai |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Hausa.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Hausa. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hausa vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Hausa Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | abinci |
| almonds | 'ya'yan almon nunannu |
| bread | abinci |
| breakfast | ɗamar-ciki |
| butter | Malam |
| candy | cakuleti |
| cheese | cukwi |
| chicken | sagarar |
| cumin | lafsur |
| dessert | ƙwalama |
| dinner | buda-baki |
| fish | kifi |
| fruit | amfani |
| ice cream | ƙanƙaran afararin |
| lamb | ɗan rago |
| lemon | lemon tsami |
| lunch | abincin rana |
| meal | ɗa'ami |
| meat | nama |
| oven | obinn |
| pepper | barkono |
| plants | tsiretsire |
| pork | alade |
| salad | salak |
| salt | gishiri |
| sandwich | sanwic |
| sausage | tsiren alade |
| soup | gwarbaragiyar |
| sugar | sikari |
| supper | jibin |
| turkey | Turkiyya |
| apple | aful |
| banana | ayaba |
| oranges | lemuna |
| peaches | peaches |
| peanut | bidin |
| pears | pears |
| pineapple | abarbar |
| grapes | 'ya'yan inabi |
| strawberries | strawberries |
| vegetables | kayan lambu |
| carrot | karotin |
| corn | masara |
| cucumber | kaɗai |
| garlic | tafarnuwar |
| lettuce | latas |
| olives | zaitun |
| onions | albasoshin |
| peppers | tattasai |
| potatoes | dankali |
| pumpkin | kabus |
| beans | wake |
| tomatoes | tumatir |
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