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How to say “father” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
father
Hausa translation
Uba

Hear it in a sentence

Uba ya fi uwa iko.

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Examples

Ba ka da uba.

You never had a father.

Kana son kazam uba wata rana?

Do you want to be a parent someday?

Kyakkyawan kocin tamkar uba ne ga 'yan wasan sa.

A good coach is like a father to his players.

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

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