Moving into a new home

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the neighbourhood
unguwa
The neighbourhood is quiet.
Unguwar tana da shiru.
the rent; rental
haya
The rent is expensive.
Haya tana da tsada.
to move away; relocate
ƙaura
We moved yesterday.
Mun ƙaura jiya.
We moved to a quiet neighbourhood.
Mun ƙaura zuwa unguwa mai shiru.
the balcony
baranda
The balcony has shade.
Barandar tana da inuwa.
the wall
bango
The wall is white.
Bangon fari ne.
the ceiling
silin
The ceiling is high.
Silin yana da tsawo.
the cardboard box
kwali
The box is heavy.
Kwalin mai nauyi ne.
the carpet; rug
darduma
The carpet is in the living room.
Dardumar tana cikin falo.
the paint
fenti
The paint is white.
Fentin fari ne.
The paint covered the wall and the ceiling.
Fenti ya rufe bango da silin.
the contract
kwangila
I read the contract.
Na karanta kwangilar.
I read the contract before I paid the rent.
Na karanta kwangila kafin na biya haya.
to hang up
rataya
I hung a picture on the wall.
Na rataya hoto a bango.
to carry away; clear out
kwashe
We carried away the boxes.
Mun kwashe kwalaye.
the brick
bulo
The brick is near the wall.
Bulon yana kusa da bango.
the cement
siminti
The cement is behind the house.
Simintin yana a bayan gidan.
the electrical socket
soket
The socket is near the door.
Soket yana kusa da ƙofa.
the fan
fanka
The fan works.
Fankar tana aiki.
the cupboard; cabinet
kabad
The cupboard is in the kitchen.
Kabad yana cikin ɗakin girki.
The fan is near the socket, and the cupboard is in the room.
Fanka tana kusa da soket, kabad kuma yana cikin ɗaki.
the basin; bathtub
baho
The basin is in the bathroom.
Bahon yana cikin bandaki.
the drain; gutter
magudana
The drain is behind the house.
Magudanar tana a bayan gidan.
the leak; leakage
yoyo
There is a leak in the basin.
Akwai yoyo a baho.
There is a leak in the drain behind the house.
Akwai yoyo a magudana a bayan gidan.
the nail
ƙusa
I put a nail in the wall.
Na sa ƙusa a bango.
the hammer
guduma
I used a hammer.
Na yi amfani da guduma.
I used bricks, cement, nails, and a hammer.
Na yi amfani da bulo, siminti, ƙusa da guduma.
the lift; elevator
lif
We took the lift.
Mun hau lif.
We carried a box to the balcony in the lift.
Mun kwashe kwali zuwa baranda cikin lif.
the hook
ƙugiya
I hung a shirt on the hook.
Na rataya riga a ƙugiya.
I put a carpet in the living room and hung a shirt on the hook.
Na sa darduma a falo, na rataya riga a ƙugiya.
to surround; go around
kewaye
A wall surrounds the house.
Bango yana kewaye da gidan.
We went around the neighbourhood.
Mun kewaye unguwa.
to implement; carry out
aiwata
The authority implemented the arrangement.
Hukumar ta aiwatar da tanadi.
The representative carried out the registration.
Wakilin ya aiwatar da rajista.
to pull; cause
jawo
I pulled the box.
Na jawo kwali.
Congestion caused the registration to be cancelled.
Cunkoso ya jawo soke rajista.
the gold
zinariya
The gold is in the cupboard.
Zinariyar tana cikin kabad.
Gold is expensive.
Zinariya tana da tsada.
to guard; protect
tsare
The representative is guarding the file.
Wakilin yana tsare fayil.
The wall protects the house.
Bango yana tsare gida.
to face; confront
fuskanta
The passengers are facing congestion.
Fasinjoji suna fuskantar cunkoso.
The team is facing the opponent.
Ƙungiyar tana fuskantar abokin hamayya.
to solve; address
magance
The authority addressed the congestion.
Hukumar ta magance cunkoso.
We fixed the leak.
Mun magance yoyo.
to punish; judge
hukunta
The referee punished the player.
Alƙalin wasan ya hukunta ɗan wasan.
The authority punished the representative.
Hukumar ta hukunta wakili.

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