Hausa · Nouns · Level 3

How to say “City” in Hausa

NounsLevel 3 · Intermediate
English
City
Hausa translation
Birni

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Gine-gine na iya kawo birni.

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Examples

Florence birni ne mai kyau.

Florence is a beautiful city.

Suna shirin ziyartar birni a yammacin yau.

They're planning to visit the city late this afternoon.

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

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