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How to say “book” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
book
Hausa translation
Littafi

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manaja ke buga littafi

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Examples

Ka ari littafi.

You borrow a book.

Akwai littafi akan teburin.

There is a book on the desk.

Littafi ne mai kyau.

It's a good book.

These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.

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