Hausa Letters

Let's now learn the Hausa letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.

A a	[a] as in Alaska
B b	[b] as in bed
Ɓ ɓ	[ɓ] as in Abbot
C c	[tʃ] as in chat
D d	[d] as in day
Ɗ ɗ	[ɗ] as in Midday
E e	[e,a] as in get, hat
F f	[ɸ] as in fly
G g	[ɡ] as in go
H h	[h] as in hat
I i	[i,e] as in hip, egg
J j	[(d)ʒ] as in Jamaica
K k	[k] as in kit
Ƙ ƙ	[kʼ] as in camera
L l	[l] as in leg
M m	[m] as in moon
N n	[n] as in nice
O o	[o] as in hot, cool
R r	[r, ɽ] as in Roma
R 'r	[r, ɽ] as in Rabbit
S s	[s] as in smile
Sh sh	[ʃ] as in shy
T t	[t] as in ten
Ts ts	[(t)sʼ] as in cats
U u	[u] as in hut, dune
W w	[w] as in why
Y y	[j] as in you
Ƴ ƴ	[ʔʲ] as in yes
Z z	[z] as in Zulu
'	[ʔ] glottal stop

The above letters in Hausa should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Hausa, Hausa homepage, or Hausa Grammar. Hausa quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.

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