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In Kanuri, hello is nda watu and thank you is Nyiro askərgəna. Here are 19 everyday Kanuri phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Kanuri · How to say thank you in Kanuri · How to say goodbye in Kanuri · How to say please in Kanuri · How to say sorry in Kanuri
| English | Kanuri | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | nda watu Also used for 'Good morning'; general all-purpose greeting. | |
| Goodbye | sai tusha | |
| Please | zau yaye | |
| Thank you | Nyiro askərgəna | |
| Yes | àâ also 'nà'ám' | |
| No | á'à | |
| Excuse me / Sorry | (not confirmed) No phrase for this was found in any source consulted; left as a placeholder rather than inventing one. | unverified: no source gives this phrase |
| Do you speak English? | (not confirmed) No phrase for this was found in any source consulted; left as a placeholder rather than inventing one. | unverified: no source gives this phrase |
| I don't understand | bâ à-fàntə́ built from the negator 'bâ' and 'to understand, fàntə́' (1st person a-) | unverified: composed from vocabulary and the regular verb pattern, not found as a ready-made phrase |
| Please speak slowly | zau yaye, mánà yílàyèn built from 'please' + 'to speak, mánà' + 'slow, yílàyèn' | unverified: composed from vocabulary, not found as a ready-made phrase |
| How much is it? | ndàwûn? literally 'how much?' | |
| Where is the bathroom? | ngàwùdí ndárân? built from 'toilet, ngàwùdí' + 'where, ndárân' | unverified: composed from vocabulary, not found as a ready-made phrase |
| I'd like this, please | ádə̀, zau yaye literally 'this, please' | unverified: composed from vocabulary, not found as a ready-made phrase |
| The bill, please | kùngə̀nàrám, zau yaye literally 'bill, please' | unverified: composed from vocabulary, not found as a ready-made phrase |
| Where is …? | … ndárân? put the thing you are looking for before 'ndárân' (where) | |
| Help! | bánà! from the verb 'to help' | unverified: citation form used as an exclamation, not confirmed as the natural way to shout for help |
| I need a doctor | líítà lámbí literally 'doctor, need' | unverified: composed from vocabulary, not found as a ready-made phrase |
| Call the police! | pòlîs! 'police' is a direct loanword; the verb 'to call' could not be confirmed in this construction | unverified: composed from vocabulary, not found as a ready-made phrase |
| Can you help me? | bánà? literally 'help?' | unverified: composed from vocabulary, not found as a ready-made phrase |
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