Learn Hausa, ten minutes at a time
Short lessons built on real moments: greeting a shopkeeper, haggling at the market, telling a keke rider where to stop. GoHausa opens soon. Get on the list and be first through the door.
Save my spotSannu da zuwa!
Welcome! (literally: well done for coming)
- Sannu: hello
- Ina kwana?: good morning
- Lafiya lau: very well
- Barka da zuwa: welcome
- Na gode: thank you
- Ina gajiya?: how’s the tiredness?
- Yauwa: fine, good
- Madalla: excellent
- Barka da yamma: good afternoon
- Sai an jima: see you later
- Sai gobe: see you tomorrow
What you’ll be able to do
Real Hausa for real moments
Every chapter is a moment you’ll actually meet in northern Nigeria. You learn the words you need for it, in the order you need them.
Gaisuwa
Greet people properly
In Hausa, nothing starts until the greeting is done. Learn the full exchange, and the right one for an elder.
Nawa ne?
Shop at the market
Ask the price, push it down, pay, and leave with a smile on both sides.
Keke
Get around
Tell the rider where you’re going, and where to stop.
Abinci
Eat as a guest
Accept what you’re offered, say it’s delicious, and thank your host the way they expect.
Iyali
Talk about family
Ask after the family, name your relatives, and follow the conversation at a visit.
How a lesson works
Ten minutes. Do it first, then learn why.
Each lesson takes about ten minutes, so it fits in a tea break. You use the Hausa first and get the explanation after, because that’s how it sticks.
600 lessons across ten levels, from your first greeting to real conversation. Your first 20 lessons are free.
- 1
The scene
A real moment and a real line of Hausa, with audio. You hear it before anyone explains it.
- 2
Try it
Swap a word, change who’s speaking. You build the sentences yourself, before any rule.
- 3
Why it works
The grammar in plain English, once you can already do it. Short, and always there if you want it.
- 4
Practise
Listen, tap, type and build sentences. Then bank your new words for spaced practice.
What makes it different
Built for how Hausa really works
Tone and vowel length, when you want them
Everyday Hausa doesn’t write tone or vowel length. GoHausa can show both, so you know how a word really sounds. Switch them on, or read it the way Hausa is normally written.
SannuSànnu
An answer checker that knows Hausa spelling
Can’t type ƙ on your keyboard? Write k' or a plain k and you still get it right, with a note about the hooked letter. Tone marks are optional. Typos are forgiven; real mistakes get a hint that says exactly what went wrong.
Spaced practice, so words stick
Every word you learn comes back just before you’d forget it. The ones you know fade into the background; the tricky ones return until they stay.
Audio for every line and word
Hear every word and sentence. Native recordings replace the computer voice lesson by lesson, and it’s always labelled, so you know which one you’re hearing.
Questions
Good to know
The countdown at the top shows the date we’re aiming for. If it moves, people on the list hear first.
Your first 20 lessons are free for everyone. After that there will be monthly and annual plans; prices will be announced before launch. Founding members get 50% off their first three months.
Standard Hausa, the Kano-based variety used in books, on the radio and across most of northern Nigeria. It’s understood wherever Hausa is spoken.
No. GoHausa starts from your very first greeting. If you already know some Hausa, we’ll help you find your level.
By email, about GoHausa’s launch and your founding offer. If you give us a phone number, we’ll use it only for the same launch news. We don’t share your details.
Yes, any time. Reply to any of our emails and we’ll remove you and delete your details.
Your first greeting is ten minutes away
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