| today | yau |
| the day | rana |
| good | mai kyau |
| Today is a good day. | Yau rana ce mai kyau. |
| tomorrow | gobe |
| not | ba … ba |
| to go | je |
| the market | kasuwa |
| Tomorrow I will not go to the market. | Gobe ba zan je kasuwa ba. |
| with | da |
| the money | kudi |
| Do you have money? | Kai kana da kudi? |
| now | yanzu |
| I don’t have money now. | Ba ni da kudi yanzu. |
| to study | karatu |
| at | a |
| the school | makaranta |
| Musa is studying at school. | Musa yana karatu a makaranta. |
| to read | karanta |
| the book | littafi |
| Musa is reading a book at school. | Musa yana karanta littafi a makaranta. |
| I am reading a book. | Ni ina karanta littafi. |
| the usefulness | amfani |
| A good book is very useful. | Littafi mai kyau yana da amfani sosai. |
| A book is very useful. | Littafi yana da amfani sosai. |
| the friend | abokin |
| Musa’s friend is at home. | Abokin Musa yana gida. |
| My friend Ali is here. | Abokina Ali yana nan. |
| the child | yaro |
| Children are studying now. | Yara suna karatu yanzu. |
| The children are at home now. | Yara suna gida yanzu. |
| to buy | saya |
| I will buy water at the market. | Ni zan saya ruwa a kasuwa. |
| I will buy food at the market. | Ni zan saya abinci a kasuwa. |
| to eat | ci |
| I will eat food now. | Ni zan ci abinci yanzu. |
| He did not eat food. | Shi bai ci abinci ba. |
| the teacher | malami |
| He is a teacher. | Shi malami ne. |
| The teacher is at school. | Malami yana makaranta. |
| to work | aiki |
| He is working at school. | Shi yana aiki a makaranta. |
| I am working today. | Ni ina aiki yau. |
| the work | aiki |
| Work is very useful. | Aiki yana da amfani sosai. |
| Tomorrow I have no work. | Gobe ba ni da aiki. |
| the friend | aboki |
| My friend is studying at school. | Aboki na yana karatu a makaranta. |
| to go | tafi |
| I will go to school tomorrow. | Ni zan tafi makaranta gobe. |
| My friend will go to the market with me today. | Aboki na zai tafi kasuwa da ni yau. |
| they | su |
| during | da |
| Children will eat food during the day. | Yara za su ci abinci da rana. |
| I want to go to school tomorrow. | Ni ina so in je makaranta gobe. |