Learning Objectives

After this module, you can...

• Greet people with the proper forms (Sannu, Ina kwana for morning, Ina wuni for afternoon)
• Ask "How are you?" using the correct gender form for your listener — Yaya kake? (to a man) or Yaya kike? (to a woman)
• Introduce yourself and say your name (Sunana..., Ni ... ne / Ni ... ce)
• Understand that Hausa has tone and vowel length, even though we write without tone marks
• Use authentic Kano standard Hausa with the Boko alphabet, including implosives ɓ, ɗ, and ƙ
• Say goodbye appropriately in different contexts (Sai anjima, Sai gobe)