| greetings | barka |
| Greetings! | Barka! |
| well-being | lafiya |
| Greetings, are you well? | Barka, lafiya? |
| the well-being | lafiya |
| Wellness. | Lafiya. |
| here | nan |
| There is wellness here. | Lafiya a nan. |
| I | ni |
| to be | ne |
| Audu | Audu |
| I am Audu. | Ni Audu ne. |
| well | lafiya |
| I am well. | Ni ina lafiya. |
| the name | sunan |
| Binta | Binta |
| My name is Binta. | Sunana Binta. |
| Musa | Musa |
| the home | gida |
| Musa is at home. | Musa yana gida. |
| My name is Musa. | Sunana Musa. |
| Ali | Ali |
| You are Ali (masculine). | Kai Ali ne. |
| Are you (masculine) well? | Kai ina lafiya kuwa? |
| Aisha | Aisha |
| You are Aisha (feminine). | Ke Aisha ce. |
| you (feminine) | ke |
| Are you (feminine) well? | Ke kina lafiya? |
| he | shi |
| He is Ali. | Shi Ali ne. |
| He is well. | Shi yana lafiya. |
| she | ita |
| She is Binta. | Ita ce Binta. |
| She is well. | Ita tana lafiya. |
| to see | gani |
| I see. | Ni na gani. |
| I see you (feminine) here. | Ke na gani a nan. |
| to want | so |
| the water | ruwa |
| He wants water. | Shi na so ruwa. |
| the food | abinci |
| tasty | daɗi |
| The food is tasty. | Abinci yana daɗi. |
| to have | da |
| He has water. | Shi yana da ruwa. |
| Do you (feminine) have food? | Ke kina da abinci? |
| useful | da amfani |
| Water is useful. | Ruwa yana da amfani. |
| very | sosai |
| The food is very tasty. | Abinci yana daɗi sosai. |
| I want water very much. | Ni na so ruwa sosai. |
| Aisha is at home. | Aisha tana gida. |
| Audu is at home. | Audu yana gida. |
| I am at home. | Ni ina gida. |
| the house | gida |
| near | kusa |
| The house is near. | Gida yana kusa. |
| to come | zo |
| Come here. | Zo nan. |
| You (feminine), come home. | Ke, zo gida. |
| to sit | zauna |
| the place | wuri |
| Sit in a place. | Zauna a wuri. |
| He will sit at home. | Shi zai zauna a gida. |
| to cook | dafa |
| I will cook food. | Ni zan dafa abinci. |
| She is cooking food. | Ita tana dafa abinci. |
| This place is nice. | Wuri nan yana da kyau. |
| you (plural) | ku |
| You (plural) sit at home. | Ku zauna a gida. |
| You (plural) sit in this place. | Ku zauna a wuri nan. |
| you (masculine) | kai |
| You (masculine) are at home. | Kai kana gida. |
| how | yaya |
| How are you (masculine)? | Yaya kake? |
| How are you (feminine)? | Yaya kike? |
| the gratitude | godiya |
| He is very thankful. | Shi yana godiya sosai. |
| to show | nuna |
| I will show this place. | Ni zan nuna wuri nan. |
| I show gratitude. | Ni na nuna godiya. |
| and | da |
| I and you (masculine) are at home. | Ni da kai muna gida. |
| grateful | godiya |
| You (feminine) and I are very grateful. | Ke da ni muna godiya sosai. |
| You (feminine) and he are grateful. | Ke da shi kuna godiya. |
| the house | gidan |
| He will come to the house. | Shi zai zo gidan. |
| She is near the house. | Ita tana kusa da gidan. |
