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How to say “red” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
red
Hausa translation
Ja

Hear it in a sentence

Sun ci alala da man ja.

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Examples

Ya ja halittar.

He dragged the creature.

Meyasa kake komawa ja?

Why are you turning red?

Jama'a suna ja tare.

Folks are pulling together.

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

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