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How to say “silent” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 2 · Easy
English
silent
Hausa translation
Shiru

Hear it in a sentence

Yi shiru 'yar Baba!

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Examples

Ku fito shiru.

Come out quietly.

Unguwar tayi shiru.

The neighborhood was silent.

Kai, yi shiru!

Oh, shut up!

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

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