Lesson 6

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every
duk
the week
mako
Father works every week at the office.
Baba yana aiki duk mako a ofis.
I work every week, but tomorrow there is no work.
Ni ina aiki duk mako, amma gobe babu aiki.
to be more than
fi
Food at the market is more expensive than food at home.
Abinci a kasuwa ya fi abinci a gida tsada.
Water is more useful than food.
Ruwa ya fi abinci amfani.
My father is older than me.
Baba na ya fi ni girma.
My sister is older than my brother.
’Yar uwa ta ta fi ɗan uwa na girma.
hot
zafi
Today is hotter than yesterday.
Yau rana ta fi jiya zafi.
At night it is more cold than hot in our house.
Da dare sanyi ya fi zafi a gidanmu.
ill
ciwo
Today my brother is at home because he felt ill.
Yau ɗan uwa na yana gida saboda ya ji ciwo.
okay
daidai
Now everyone feels okay.
Yanzu kowa yana jin daidai.
Yesterday my brother felt very ill, but now he feels okay.
Jiya ɗan uwa na ya ji ciwo sosai, amma yanzu yana jin daidai.
the fever
zazzabi
well
daɗi
Now my sister has a fever; she is not feeling well.
Yanzu ’yar uwa ta tana da zazzabi, ba ta jin daɗi.
her
ta
the place
wurin
Musa is at work.
Musa yana wurin aiki.
the doctor
likita
We will take her to the doctor at the hospital.
Za mu kai ta wurin likita a asibiti.
the medicine
magani
for
don
I bought water at the market for the children.
Na saya ruwa a kasuwa don yara.
the sickness
ciwo
The doctor has medicine for sickness and fever.
Likita yana da magani don ciwo da zazzabi.
Good medicine is very useful.
Magani mai kyau yana da amfani sosai.
the bath
wanka
The children want to take a bath in the morning.
Yara suna so su yi wanka da safiya.
I took a bath last night.
Na yi wanka jiya da dare.
the male student
ɗalibi
having
mai
four
huɗu
Four children are inside the house now.
Yara huɗu suna cikin gida yanzu.
At school there is a male student with four books.
A makaranta akwai ɗalibi mai littafai huɗu.
another
wani
the female student
ɗaliba
three
uku
At home we have three children.
A gida muna da yara uku.
In another room there are three female students studying.
A wani ɗaki akwai ɗaliba uku suna karatu.
A male student and a female student have a question about illness.
ɗalibi da ɗaliba suna da tambaya kan ciwo.
white
fari
black
baƙi
My shirt is white, but my trousers are black.
Rigata fara ce, amma wando na baƙi ne.
red
ja
At the market I saw a new red shirt/dress.
A kasuwa na ga sabuwar riga ja.
I like black trousers; I do not like white trousers.
Ni ina son wando baƙi, ba na son wando fari.
certain
wani
A certain friend of mine works together with a doctor at the hospital.
Wani abokina yana aiki tare da likita a asibiti.
A certain female student studies at night because she works during the day.
Wata ɗaliba tana karatu da dare saboda tana aiki da rana.
one
wani
One day we will go to the market together with the neighbours.
A wata rana za mu je kasuwa tare da makwabta.
all
duk
Today all the children are at home.
Yau duk yara suna gida.
equal
daidai
At school all children are equal.
A makaranta duk yara suna daidai.
five
biyar
Five children are inside the house now.
Yara biyar suna cikin gida yanzu.
At home we have five chairs in the living room.
A gida muna da kujeru biyar a falo.
nice
da kyau
A red shirt/dress is nice.
Riga ja tana da kyau.