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Hausa: Unit 1: Salamu alaikum

This is the opening of FSI Hausa Basic Course. A Foreign Service Institute Hausa basic course. Hausa is not named on the current State Department difficulty page, so Vento does not assign it an official class-hour figure. Vento is not affiliated with the US State Department. The drills stay in the lesson, which starts in this browser with no account.

From the dialogue

  • A

    Salamu alaikum.

    Hello. (Peace be upon you.)

  • B

    Amin, wa alaikum salamu.

    Amen, and greetings to you.

  • A

    Ina kwana Yusufu?

    How are you, Yusufu?

  • B

    Lafiya lau.

    Very well.

  • A

    Yaya yara?

    How are the children?

  • B

    Suna lafiya kalau.

    They are very well indeed.

  • A

    Ya kwanan iyali?

    How is the family?

  • B

    Madalla. Sai anjima.

    Fine. See you later.

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