Hausa · Nouns · Level 5

How to say “Girlfriend” in Hausa

NounsLevel 5 · Expert
English
Girlfriend
Hausa translation
Budurwa

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Budurwa ya aure jiya.

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Examples

Ya ajiye budurwa, tsakaninmu.

Between ourselves, he keeps a mistress.

Glenn yana da budurwa biyu.

Glenn has two girlfriends.

Ita budurwa ce cikin budurwai.

She is a lady among ladies.

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

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