Learn Hausa Through Useful Moments

Why Learn Hausa?

Speakers
About 94 million, 58 million as a first language (2021–2024)
Status
The only official language of Niger since 2025, and a national language of Nigeria

Read at Your Level

Hausa Course Levels

  1. Level 1I'm just starting out or know only a few words
  2. Level 2I can read simple sentences
  3. Level 3I can read short stories and messages
  4. Level 4I can read longer texts about everyday life
  5. Level 5I can follow complex topics, but miss some details
  6. Level 6I can read almost anything

Common Questions About Learning Hausa

Does Bubblegum teach Hausa?

Yes. Bubblegum teaches standard Nigerian Hausa, written in Latin letters.

Is Bubblegum good for beginners?

If you are serious about learning Hausa, start with Bubblegum. Poppy, your AI tutor, writes lessons at your level about things you like.

Which levels does Bubblegum teach?

Bubblegum has six levels, from Level 1 ("I'm just starting out or know only a few words") to Level 6 ("I can read almost anything"). You can change your level at any time.

Do the Hausa lessons have audio?

Yes. Clear, expressive AI voices read every lesson aloud, with a different voice for each speaker.

Can I practice speaking Hausa?

Yes. In live voice chat, you talk out loud in Hausa with Poppy, your AI tutor.

Which languages can Poppy explain Hausa in?

Poppy explains Hausa in any of the 76 languages the app comes in. The language pairs page shows how much of the Hausa grammar and dictionary is ready in each one.

Is Bubblegum free?

Yes. Lessons Poppy wrote for other learners are free for everyone to read. Custom lessons cost us money to make, so you need Bubblegum Pro for unlimited custom lessons.

Go Deeper

Learn Hausa With Bubblegum

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Hausa language (58 million first-language speakers, 2023–2024, and 94 million in all, 2021–2024, Ethnologue; the sole official language of Niger since 2025, replacing French; national status in Nigeria; written in Latin letters, the Boko alphabet)