Casual and colloquial Hausa expressions and discourse particles used in everyday speech, not typically taught in textbooks. Front: the Hausa word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- Yaya dai
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Casual "what's up, how's it going"- Wayyo
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Exclamation of distress or surprise, "oh no!"- Allah wadai
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Exclamation of shock, roughly "God forbid, oh my"- Ai haka ne
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"Well, that's how it is" (casual resigned agreement)- Wallahi
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"I swear (by God)" used casually for emphasis- Insha Allah
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"God willing," used casually when talking about future plans- Alhamdulillah
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"Praise be to God," used casually as "I'm fine, all good" in response to a greeting- Sannu kadan
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"Take it easy, sorry about that" (casual sympathy)- Ba abinda
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"It's nothing" (casual dismissal)- Ka daina!
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"Stop it!" (to a male, casual)- Kai gaskiya!
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"Man, seriously!" (casual exclamation)- Saurara
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"Listen up" (casual)- Ka tsaya!
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"Stop! Wait!" (to a male, casual)- Kadan kadan
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"Little by little, slowly" used casually to mean "take it easy"- Ba yadda za a yi
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"There's no way, it can't be helped" (casual resignation)
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