Lesson 7

QuestionAnswer
hello
sannu
Hello Musa, how are you?
Sannu Musa, yaya kake?
the hunger
yunwa
Hello, are you (feminine) feeling hungry?
Sannu, kina jin yunwa?
the thirst
ƙishirwa
I am feeling hungry but I am not feeling thirsty.
Ni ina jin yunwa amma ban jin ƙishirwa ba.
to drink
sha
the tea
shayi
after
bayan
I want to drink tea after I eat food.
Ina so in sha shayi bayan na ci abinci.
often
sau da yawa
I often drink tea in the morning when it is cold.
Sau da yawa ina shan shayi da safiya idan sanyi ya yi.
the soup
miya
The soup is very tasty today.
Miya tana daɗi sosai yau.
the meat
nama
the fish
kifi
At home today we will cook soup with meat and fish.
A gida yau za mu dafa miya da nama da kifi.
that
wanda
The fish that mother cooked is very tasty.
Kifi wanda uwa ta dafa yana daɗi sosai.
who
wadda
My sister who ate meat now is feeling good.
’Yar uwata wadda ta ci nama yanzu tana jin daɗi.
the soup ingredients
kayan miya
that
waɗanda
The meat, fish and soup ingredients that I bought yesterday are in the kitchen.
Nama, kifi da kayan miya waɗanda na saya jiya suna cikin ɗakin girki.
the next day
kashegari
more
ƙari
The next day I will go to the market to buy more meat.
Kashegari zan tafi kasuwa in saya ƙarin nama.
The next day I will not buy fish; I will buy more soup ingredients.
Kashegari ba zan saya kifi ba, zan saya ƙarin kayan miya.
On Monday and Tuesday I do not go to the market.
A Litinin da Talata bana zuwa kasuwa.
Every week I go to the market twice.
A kowace sati ina zuwa kasuwa sau biyu.
the year
shekara
last
da ta gabata
Last year I did not go to town.
Shekara da ta gabata ban tafi gari ba.
much
da yawa
The children are playing a lot outside.
Yara suna wasa da yawa a waje.
next
mai zuwa
Last year I did not work much, but next year I will work more in town.
Shekara da ta gabata ban yi aiki da yawa ba, amma shekara mai zuwa zan fi yin aiki a gari.
this
wannan
to learn
koyi
Hausa
Hausa
We like Hausa very much.
Muna son Hausa sosai.
This year I want to learn Hausa very well.
A wannan shekara ina so in koyi Hausa sosai.
the student
ɗalibi
The teacher has many students at school.
Malami yana da ɗalibai da yawa a makaranta.
who
waɗanda
hard
da ƙoƙari
I am working hard today.
Ni ina aiki da ƙoƙari yau.
the result
sakamako
Students who work hard get good results.
ɗalibai waɗanda suke aiki da ƙoƙari suna samun sakamako mai kyau.
the effort
ƙoƙari
I make an effort every day.
Ni ina yi ƙoƙari kullum.
I also want to make an effort so that I get a good result.
Ni ma ina son in yi ƙoƙari don in sami sakamako mai kyau.
to finish
gama
before
kafin
the sun
rana
to set
faɗi
I want to finish work before the sun sets.
Ina son in gama aiki kafin rana ta faɗi.
to change
canza
the clothes
kaya
Before we go to the market, we will take a bath and change clothes.
Kafin mu tafi kasuwa, za mu yi wanka mu canza kaya.
the play
wasa
Children like playing outside.
Yara suna son wasa a waje.
After we finish eating, the children will play outside.
Bayan mun gama cin abinci, yara za su yi wasa a waje.
the mosque
masallaci
the church
coci
In our town there is a mosque near a church.
A gari namu akwai masallaci kusa da coci.
the person
mutum
to greet one another
gaisawa
People who go to the mosque or church greet one another in the morning.
Mutane waɗanda ke zuwa masallaci ko coci suna gaisawa da safiya.
the man
namiji
who
wanda
Musa who is studying at school is reading a good book.
Musa wanda yake karatu a makaranta yana karanta littafi mai kyau.
to love
so
the woman
mace
This man who works in an office loves a woman who works at the hospital.
Wannan namiji wanda yake aiki a ofis yana son mace wadda take aiki a asibiti.
the marriage
aure
They want to get married next year.
Suna so su yi aure a shekara mai zuwa.
the week
sati
last
da ya gabata
Last night, I felt very cold.
Dare da ya gabata, ni na ji sanyi sosai.
Last week a certain man and a certain woman got married in our town.
A satin da ya gabata, wani namiji da wata mace sun yi aure a gari namu.
Many people came and greeted them in the morning.
Mutane da yawa sun zo suna gaisawa da su da safiya.
the wedding
aure
I want to see a wedding in our town.
Ni ina so in ga aure a gari namu.
After the wedding, I felt very thirsty and drank water and tea.
Bayan aure ɗin, na ji ƙishirwa sosai na sha ruwa da shayi.
the cleanliness
tsabta
the dirt
datti
Cleanliness is important in the kitchen; dirt is not good.
Tsabta tana da muhimmanci a ɗakin girki, datti ba ya da kyau.
The children are learning cleanliness; they do not like dirt inside the house.
Yara suna koyon tsabta, ba sa son datti a cikin gida.
I often change two sets of clothes before I go to work.
Sau da yawa ina canza kaya biyu kafin in tafi aiki.
If the sun sets early, we come back home before it becomes night.
Idan rana ta faɗi da wuri, muna dawowa gida kafin dare ya yi.
every
kowane
Monday
Litinin
On Monday I will go to school.
A Litinin zan tafi makaranta.
Tuesday
Talata
On Tuesday I will go to the market.
A Talata zan tafi kasuwa.
Every week, on Monday and Tuesday, I do extra studying at home.
A kowace sati, Litinin da Talata ina yin ƙarin karatu a gida.
welcome
sannu da zuwa
Welcome, Musa.
Sannu da zuwa, Musa.
Welcome home, Aisha. (Literally: “Well done for coming home.”)
Sannu da zuwa gida, Aisha.
the student
dalibi
The student is studying in the room.
Dalibi yana karatu a ɗaki.
Every student has a book.
Kowane dalibi yana da littafi.