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🇳🇬 Hausa culture and festival words

The festivals, the places people go for them, and the ideas underneath. This is the part of a language that stops you being a tourist. Press any line to hear it.

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Temple & Culture

Ɗan zuhuduMonk
Gaisuwar waiThai greeting (wai)
Yi aikin ladaMake merit
Turaren wutaIncense
Mutum-mutumin BuddhaBuddha statue
Al'adaCulture
GargajiyaTradition
Cire takalmankaTake off your shoes
GirmamaTo respect
Bikin naɗiOrdination ceremony

At the Temple

HaikaliTemple
Ɗan zuhuduMonk
Gunkin BudaBuddha image
Nuna girmamawaTo pay respect (wai)
Turaren wutaIncense
KyandirCandle
Neman ladaTo make merit
Yin addu'aTo pray / chant
AddiniReligion
Yin sujadaTo bow / prostrate
Ba da gudummawaTo donate
Mai kwanciyar hankaliPeaceful

Countries & Nationalities

ƘasaCountry
Asalin ƙasaNationality
Ɗan ƙasar wajeForeigner
AmurkaAmerica
IngilaEngland
Ƙasar SinChina
Ƙasar JapanJapan
KoriyaKorea
FaransaFrance
JamusGermany
IndiyaIndia
HarsheLanguage

Philosophy & Big Questions

FalsafaPhilosophy
Ma'anar rayuwaThe meaning of life
Menene farin ciki?What is happiness?
Ilimin ɗabi'aEthics
'Yancin zaɓiFree will
HikimaWisdom
HankaliReason
WanzuwaExistence
Sanin kaiConsciousness
ƘaddaraFate
Yin tambaya a kan abubuwaTo question things
Ra'ayiPoint of view
Babu amsa guda ɗayaNo fixed answer
Me ya sa muke nan?Why are we here?

Art & Painting

FasahaArt
Yin zaneTo paint
Buroshin zanePaintbrush
Kyallen zaneCanvas
Fentin ruwaWatercolor
Fentin maiOil paint
ZanePainting
Gidan baje kolin zane-zaneArt gallery
SassaƙaTo sculpt
Babban aikin fasahaMasterpiece

Superstitions & Luck

Rashin sa'aBad luck
LayaAmulet
Gidan ruhohiSpirit house
FatalwaGhost
Sa'aFortune
BokaFortune teller
Alamar abin da zai faruOmen
Lambar sa'aLucky number
Buga itaceKnock on wood
Mai camfiSuperstitious

Zodiac & Horoscopes

Alamar taurariZodiac sign
Hasashen taurariHoroscope
Alamun taurari na SinChinese zodiac
Shekarar rashin sa'aUnlucky year
DubaFortune reading
Katunan dubaTarot cards
Duban tafin hannuPalm reading
Ilimin taurariAstrology
Lokaci mai albarkaAuspicious time
Abokin zuciyaSoulmate

Poetry & Stories

WaƙaPoem
MawaƙiPoet
AdabiLiterature
TatsuniyaFolk tale
Zaren labariPlot
BabiChapter
KwatanciMetaphor
Rubuta waƙaTo compose a poem
Rubutun hannuManuscript
Mai buga littattafaiPublisher

Myths & Legends

AlmaraLegend
Tatsuniyar yaraFairy tale
Maciji mai hura wutaDragon
Macijin NagaNaga
KatoGiant
AljanaFairy
MamiwataMermaid
Mara mutuwaImmortal
La'anaCurse
SihiriMagic

Songkran Festival

Fesa ruwaTo splash water
Bindigar ruwaWater gun
Farin garin kwaɓaɓɓeWhite powder paste
Zuba ruwa a hannun dattawaPouring water on elders' hands
Sabuwar shekara ta ThailandThai New Year
Mara shan ruwaWaterproof
FaretiParade
Wanke gunkin BudaBathing the Buddha image
Rigar furanniFlower-print shirt
Dogon hutuLong holiday

At the Temple Fair

Wasan caca na taurariStar lottery game
Rawar da'ira ta ThailandThai circle dance
Wasan huda balan-balanBalloon darts
Wasan kwaikwayo na gargajiya na ThailandThai folk theater
Silima a filin wajeOutdoor cinema
Tankin nutsar da mutumDunk tank
Wurin wasan harbiShooting gallery
Gidan tsalle mai iskaBouncy castle
Dandali a filin wajeOpen-air stage
Kyautar bikiCarnival prize
Taron jama'a mai yawaHuge crowd
Tikitin cacaLottery ticket
Bikin shekara-shekaraAnnual fair
Keken sayar da ayis kirimIce cream cart
Keken sa'aPrize wheel

Loy Krathong

Kwandon KrathongKrathong
Cikakken wataFull moon
Ganyen ayabaBanana leaf
Wasan wutaFireworks
Fitilar samaSky lantern
Neman gafarar kogiTo ask the river for forgiveness
Bakin kogiRiverside
Hasken kyandirCandlelight
Daren cikakken wataFull moon night
Tsabar kuɗi a cikin KrathongCoin in the krathong
Gudun ruwaThe current
Inuwa a kan ruwaReflection on the water
Wata na goma sha biyu na kalandar wataTwelfth lunar month
Mai kyan ganiGraceful
Saki fitila samaTo release a lantern

Architecture

Masanin gine-gineArchitect
Taswirar giniBlueprint
Tsarin giniStructure
Ginshiƙin harsashiFoundation pile
Ginshiƙi a kwanceBeam
Babban ginin beneSkyscraper
Salon gine-gine na ThailandThai architecture
Rufin gida mai gefe biyuGabled roof
Ƙaramin samfurin giniScale model
Filin da za a iya amfani da shiUsable space
Bangon da ke ɗaukar nauyiLoad-bearing wall
Gini bisa taswiraTo build to plan
Kayan giniBuilding materials
Izinin giniBuilding permit
Tsara gidaTo design a house

Buddhist Wisdom

Sakayyar ayyukaKarma
Barin abu ya wuceTo let go
Rashin dawwamaImpermanence
Ƙauna da tausayiLoving kindness
Halin nirvanaNirvana
Ƙa'idoji biyarThe five precepts
Kyakkyawan aiki yakan dawo da alheriGood deeds return good
Zagayen sake haihuwaThe cycle of rebirth
Hanyar tsakiyaThe middle path
AminSathu