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How to say “baby” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
baby
Hausa translation
Jariri

Hear it in a sentence

Na je gidan jariri mara uwa jiya

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Examples

Ta haifi kyakkyawan jariri mai lafiya sosai.

She gave birth to a fine healthy baby.

Abin gangariya ne, za mu haifi jariri.

It's awesome, we're gonna have a baby.

Na tuna lokacin da kai karamin jariri ne.

I remember when you were just a wee little baby.

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