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Lesson 5

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the dawn
asuba
the town
gari
the car
mota
Tomorrow at dawn I will go to town by car.
Gobe da asuba zan tafi gari da mota.
the road
hanya
to
zuwa
good
da kyau
The road to our town is good.
Hanya zuwa garinmu tana da kyau.
she
ta
to stand
tsaya
My car is parked near the door.
Mota ta tana tsaye kusa da ƙofa.
the motorbike
babur
I like to go to work by motorbike, not by car.
Ina son in tafi aiki da babur, ba da mota ba.
A motorbike is useful when the road is not good.
Babur yana da amfani idan hanya ba ta da kyau.
the office
ofis
Father works in an office in town.
Baba yana aiki a ofis a cikin gari.
to take
kai
him
shi
I will take food to his office in the afternoon.
Ni zan kai masa abinci zuwa ofis ɗinsa da rana.
the female guest
baƙuwa
Today a female guest will come to our house.
A yau baƙuwa za ta zo gidanmu.
the living room
falo
We will sit with the female guest in the living room and eat together.
Za mu zauna da baƙuwa a falo mu ci abinci tare.
the male guest
baƙo
them
su
I like them.
Ni ina son su.
When a male guest or a female guest comes in, we greet them warmly.
Idan baƙo ko baƙuwa suka shigo, muna yi musu sallama sosai.
big
babba
small
ƙarami
Our living room is big, but the kitchen is small.
Falo ɗinmu babba ne amma ɗakin girki ƙarami ne.
new
sabo
the shirt
riga
I bought a new shirt/dress at the market yesterday.
Na saya sabuwar riga a kasuwa jiya.
the trousers
wando
My shirt is new, but my trousers are not new.
Riga ta sabuwa ce, amma wando na ba sabo ba ne.
expensive
tsada
The new shirt was very expensive at the market.
Sabuwar rigar ta yi tsada sosai a kasuwa.
that
da
cheap
arha
The trousers I bought are not expensive; they are cheap.
Wando ɗin da na saya ba tsada ba ne, arha ne.
the phone
waya
to use
amfani da
it
ita
much
sosai
I have a new phone, but I don’t use it much.
Ina da sabuwar waya amma bana amfani da ita sosai.
to call
kira
you (feminine)
ki
You (feminine), sit here.
Ki zauna a nan.
on
a
If you (feminine) are at home, I will call you on the phone.
Idan kina gida, zan kira ki a waya.
to say
ce
the message
saƙo
Musa will take a message to the office.
Musa zai kai saƙo zuwa ofis.
Musa called me yesterday and said there is a message.
Musa ya kira ni jiya ya ce akwai saƙo.
to hear
ji
the message
saƙon
I am reading the message on the phone.
Ni ina karanta saƙon a waya.
it
shi
I did not hear the message, but now I have seen it on the phone.
Ni ban ji saƙon ba, amma yanzu na ga shi a waya.
to send
tura
by
ta
I heard the message by phone.
Ni na ji saƙo ta waya.
If I don’t see you (masculine), I will send you a message by phone.
Idan ban gan ka ba, zan tura maka saƙo ta waya.
what
me
to bring
kawo
What do you (plural) want me to bring you from town?
Me kuke so in kawo muku daga gari?
the thing
abu
to tell
gaya
If you (feminine) need something, tell me what you want me to bring you.
Idan kina buƙatar abu, ki gaya min me kike so in kawo miki.
At home we always have some small thing or big thing that we use.
A gida kullum muna da abu ƙarami ko abu babba da muke amfani da shi.
to take
kama
Musa will set out for home in the evening.
Musa zai kama hanya zuwa gida da yamma.
I get up at dawn to take the road to the office.
Ni ina tashi da asuba in kama hanya zuwa ofis.
the teacher
malam
I want to see the teacher today.
Ni ina so in ga Malam yau.
to talk
magana
I am talking with you now.
Ni ina magana da kai yanzu.
The teacher is standing in the living room talking with the male guest.
Malam yana tsaye a falo yana magana da baƙo.
the expensiveness
tsada
Food at the market is very expensive.
Abinci a kasuwa yana da tsada sosai.
At the market there are cheap trousers, but the shirts are expensive.
A kasuwa akwai wando arha amma riguna suna da tsada.
us
mu
The teacher sent us a message by phone from the office.
Malami ya tura mana saƙo ta waya daga ofis.
to return
dawo
The motorbike came back from town early today.
Babur ya dawo daga gari da wuri yau.
Everyone’s freedom is very important both at home and in town.
’Yanci na kowa yana da muhimmanci sosai a gida da a gari.
You (feminine) and I will go to town by car and come back home by motorbike.
Ke da ni za mu tafi gari da mota mu dawo gida da babur.
the way
hanya
I am on the way home now.
Ni ina a kan hanya zuwa gida yanzu.
I told the female guest the way to the office.
Na gaya wa baƙuwa hanya zuwa ofis.