Usages of ci
Ni zan ci abinci yanzu.
I will eat food now.
Shi bai ci abinci ba.
He did not eat food.
Yara za su ci abinci da rana.
Children will eat food during the day.
Muna son mu ci abinci tare da iyali da yamma.
We like to eat food together with the family in the evening.
Idan kina so, za mu ci abinci tare da makwabta yau da yamma.
If you (feminine) want, we will eat with the neighbours this evening.
Za mu zauna da baƙuwa a falo mu ci abinci tare.
We will sit with the female guest in the living room and eat together.
Ina so in sha shayi bayan na ci abinci.
I want to drink tea after I eat food.
’Yar uwata wadda ta ci nama yanzu tana jin daɗi.
My sister who ate meat now is feeling good.
Bayan mun gama cin abinci, yara za su yi wasa a waje.
After we finish eating, the children will play outside.
Kafin mu ci abinci, uwa tana wanke hannuwa na yara.
Before we eat, mother washes the children’s hands.
Bayan salla ta Juma’a, muna jin murna mu ci abinci tare.
After the Friday prayer, we feel happy and eat together.
Ni ina so in ci wake yau.
I want to eat beans today.
Bayan mun gama cin abinci, yara za su huta.
After we finish eating, the children will rest.
Da safe ni ina cin burodi da shayi mai madara da sukari.
In the morning I eat bread with tea that has milk and sugar.
Aisha tana amfani da cokali da faranti lokacin da take cin burodi.
Aisha uses a spoon and a plate when she is eating bread.
Likita ya ce kar mu ci sukari da yawa domin lafiyar baki da hanci.
The doctor said we should not eat too much sugar for the health of the mouth and nose.
Musa ya sha lemo mai sanyi amma bai ci burodi ba.
Musa drank cold soda but did not eat bread.
Na ci rabi na burodi.
I ate half of the bread.
Muna cin ganye tare da shinkafa domin lafiya.
We eat leafy vegetables with rice for health.
Yara suna cin ayaba bayan sun gama aiki a gona.
The children eat bananas after they finish work on the farm.
Ni ina so in ci ayaba.
I want to eat a banana.
Yau cikina ya cika saboda na ci abinci da yawa.
Today my stomach is full because I ate a lot of food.
Gayyatar tana cewa su zo gida mu ci abinci tare.
The invitation says they should come home so we eat together.
Idan na ci tuwo da miya, cikina yana jin koshi na dogon lokaci.
If I eat tuwo with soup, my stomach feels full for a long time.
Baba ba ya kan ci abinci danye, yana so a dafa komai sosai.
Father does not usually eat raw food; he wants everything to be well cooked.
’Yar uwata kan soya dankali da safe, amma ni kan ci burodi kawai.
My sister usually fries potatoes in the morning, but I usually eat only bread.
A lokacin azumi uwa tana so yara su ci abinci tare bayan rana ta faɗi.
During the fasting period, mother wants the children to eat together after the sun has set.
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