Hausa for Kids

Numbers and days

Count from one to ten and name the days of the week.

Lesson 1 of 3

One to ten

One to ten

Tap each number to count!

Match the numbers

Tap two cards that belong together.

  • ɗaya = 1
  • uku = 3
  • biyar = 5
  • bakwai = 7
  • goma = 10

Did you know?

One hundred is ɗari and one thousand is dubu. And bakwai, seven, is hidden in the name Hausa Bakwai: the seven Hausa states!

Lesson 2 of 3

The days of the week

Monday to Sunday

Tap each number to count!

Borrowed names

Many Hausa day names come from Arabic, which reached Hausaland with Islam and trade. Jumma’a, Friday, is the day of the main prayer at the mosque.

Lesson 3 of 3

Family words

My family

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