Lesson 16

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Hauwa
Hauwa
Hauwa is studying at school.
Hauwa tana karatu a makaranta.
the month
wata
the exam
jarabawa
Hauwa said this month will be hard because of exams.
Hauwa ta ce wannan wata zai yi wahala saboda jarabawa.
In the month that passed, we took a Hausa exam at school.
A watan da ya gabata, mun yi jarabawa ta Hausa a makaranta.
the grandmother
kaka
to stay
zauna
I want to stay inside the house in the evening.
Ni ina so in zauna a cikin gida da yamma.
one
guda
At school I have one friend.
A makaranta ina da aboki guda.
Grandmother came from the village and stayed with us for one week.
Kaka ta zo daga ƙauye ta zauna da mu mako guda.
The children like to hear grandmother’s stories at night.
Yara suna son jin labaran kaka da daddare.
shy
kunya
The boy is feeling shy now.
Yaro yana jin kunya yanzu.
to praise
yaba
The girl felt shy when the teacher praised her in front of the class.
Yarinya ta ji kunya lokacin da malami ya yaba mata a gaban aji.
the shame
kunya
I also felt shy when the female teacher asked me a question.
Ni ma na ji kunya lokacin da malama ta tambaye ni tambaya.
the end
ƙarshe
The female teacher praises the hardworking students at the end of the month.
Malama tana yaba wa dalibai masu ƙoƙari a ƙarshen wata.
to wipe
goge
the break
hutu
Children like a break after the lesson.
Yara suna son hutu bayan darasi.
Yesterday I wiped the table and chairs in the room before the break.
Jiya na goge tebur da kujeru a ɗaki kafin hutu.
the dust
ƙura
to enter
shiga
Today Aisha is wiping the windows because dust has come in from outside.
Yau Aisha tana goge tagogi domin ƙura ta shiga daga waje.
to sweep
share
the floor
ƙasa
The children are sitting on the floor inside the room.
Yara suna zaune a ƙasa a cikin ɗaki.
Musa swept the floor in the living room in the morning.
Musa ya share ƙasa a falo da safe.
the yard
haraba
to arrive
iso
The market car arrived in the evening.
Motar kasuwa ta iso da yamma.
The school yard was swept before the children arrived.
An share harabar makaranta kafin yara su iso.
Grandmother said she does not like dust in the room because of health.
Kaka ta ce ba ta son ƙura a cikin ɗaki saboda lafiya.
the battery
baturi
I want to put a battery in the bag.
Ni ina so in ajiye baturi a jaka.
to run out
ƙare
Father’s phone stopped (working) because the battery ran out.
Wayar Baba ta tsaya saboda baturi ya ƙare.
the male employee
ma'aikaci
the female employee
ma'aikaciya
Father is an employee at the bank, but mother is an employee at the hospital.
Baba ma'aikaci ne a banki, amma uwa ma'aikaciya ce a asibiti.
the female worker
ma'aikaciya
The female worker works at the hospital in the morning.
Ma'aikaciya tana aiki a asibiti da safiya.
The female worker said the office is not opened early this month.
Ma'aikaciya ta ce ba a buɗe ofis da wuri a wannan watan ba.
the kindness
alheri
the strength
ƙarfi
Parents teach us to do good to those who have no strength.
Iyaye suna koya mana mu yi alheri ga waɗanda ba su da ƙarfi.
the younger sister
ƙanwa
Do me a kindness and help my younger sister get medicine.
Yi min alheri ka taimaka wa ƙanwata ta samu magani.
to travel
tafiya
I want to travel to town.
Ni ina so in yi tafiya zuwa gari.
by
da
the train
jirgin ƙasa
In some countries people travel by train instead of by car.
A wasu ƙasashe mutane suna tafiya da jirgin ƙasa maimakon mota.
to watch
kalli
Watch television in the evening.
Kalli talabijin da yamma.
I like to watch the train on television because we do not have it in our village.
Ina son in kalli jirgin ƙasa a talabijin saboda ba mu da shi a ƙauyenmu.
the yam
doya
the egg
kwai
Mother cooked yam and eggs in the morning.
Uwa ta dafa doya da kwai da safe.
I don’t like yam very much, but I like eggs with soup.
Ni bana son doya sosai, amma ina son kwai da miya.
the wrapper
zani
Mother wears a wrapper at home.
Uwa tana sa zani a gida.
blue
shuɗi
to wear
saka
Today I will wear a new shirt/dress and new shoes.
Yau zan saka sabuwar riga da sabbin takalma.
The (male) teacher praised the blue wrapper that a certain female student wore.
Malam ya yaba da zani shuɗi da wata daliba ta saka.
the leaf
ganye
green
kore
I like a green wrapper.
Ni ina son zani kore.
the flower
fure
In the garden there are green leaves and flowers that are blue.
A lambu akwai ganye kore da furanni masu shuɗi.
In the dry season dust enters the room if the door is open.
A lokacin rani ƙura tana shiga ɗaki idan ƙofa ta buɗe.
The teacher said the mistake we made in the exam has been corrected.
Malami ya ce an gyara kuskuren da muka yi a jarabawa.
to repair
gyara
the fridge
firji
In the fridge there is cold water.
A cikin firji akwai ruwa mai sanyi.
inside
a ciki
I am inside now.
Ni ina a ciki yanzu.
After the fridge was repaired, mother put cold water inside it.
Bayan an gyara firji, uwa ta sa ruwa mai sanyi a ciki.
at the end of
a ƙarshen
At the end of the week, my family rests at home.
A ƙarshen sati, iyali na suna hutawa a gida.
to repeat
maimaita
The teacher repeated the story.
Malami ya maimaita labarin.
At the end of the lesson, the female teacher again repeated the importance of truth.
A ƙarshen darasi, malama ta sake maimaita muhimmancin gaskiya.
The children play in the mosque yard after the prayer.
Yara suna wasa a harabar masallaci bayan salla.
the employee
ma'aikaci
The employee is resting at home after work.
Ma'aikaci yana hutawa a gida bayan aiki.
An employee at the bank helps people open an account.
Ma'aikaci a banki yana taimaka wa mutane su buɗe asusu.
Exercise gives the body strength if we do it every day.
Motsa jiki yana ba jiki ƙarfi idan muna yi kullum.
My younger sister studies at the primary school near the house.
Ƙanwata tana karatu a makarantar firamare kusa da gida.
Mother likes flowers in the garden so that our village looks nice.
Uwa tana son furanni a lambu domin ƙauyenmu ya yi kyau.
the leafy vegetables
ganye
Mother is cooking leafy vegetables together with beans today.
Uwa tana dafa ganye tare da wake yau.
We eat leafy vegetables with rice for health.
Muna cin ganye tare da shinkafa domin lafiya.
In the new month I will try to do more good than before.
A sabon wata zan yi ƙoƙari in yi alheri fiye da da.