Usages of jiya
Ni na tashi da dare jiya saboda ina aiki.
I woke up at night yesterday because I was working.
Jiya dare ya yi sanyi sosai.
Last night it was very cold.
Na saya sabuwar riga a kasuwa jiya.
I bought a new shirt/dress at the market yesterday.
Musa ya kira ni jiya ya ce akwai saƙo.
Musa called me yesterday and said there is a message.
Yau rana ta fi jiya zafi.
Today is hotter than yesterday.
Jiya ɗan uwa na ya ji ciwo sosai, amma yanzu yana jin daidai.
Yesterday my brother felt very ill, but now he feels okay.
Na yi wanka jiya da dare.
I took a bath last night.
Nama, kifi da kayan miya waɗanda na saya jiya suna cikin ɗakin girki.
The meat, fish and soup ingredients that I bought yesterday are in the kitchen.
Jiya na kwanta da wuri saboda na gaji da aiki.
Yesterday I went to bed early because I was tired from work.
Aikin jiya ya yi min wahala sosai.
Yesterday’s work was very hard for me.
A lokacin taron iyali jiya, Baba ya yi amfani da allo ƙarami ya rubuta shirin mako na gaba.
During the family meeting yesterday, father used a small board to write the plan for the coming week.
Ina jin gajiya kamar jiya.
I feel tired like yesterday.
Labarin da uwa ta gaya mana jiya ya yi ban dariya sosai.
The story that mother told us yesterday was very funny.
Jiya na tsaya kusa da titi ƙarfe huɗu ina jiran motar kasuwa.
Yesterday I stood near the street at four o'clock, waiting for the market car.
Na saya hula a kasuwa jiya.
I bought a cap at the market yesterday.
Jiya na kwana a asibiti saboda ’yar uwata tana ciwo sosai.
Yesterday I spent the night at the hospital because my sister was very ill.
Yau ina jin gajiya fiye da jiya.
Today I feel more tired than yesterday.
Tun jiya da dare nake jin amo daga titin birni.
Since last night I have been hearing noise from the city street.
Fim ɗin da muka kalla jiya ya koya mana yadda za mu girmama haƙƙin al'umma.
The film that we watched yesterday taught us how we should respect the rights of the community.
A cikin fim ɗin jiya, mun ga yara suna wasa a bakin teku.
In the film yesterday, we saw children playing at the seaside.
Jiya mun gasa kifi a tanda ba a kan murhu ba.
Yesterday we baked fish in the oven, not on the stove.
Jiya na goge tebur da kujeru a ɗaki kafin hutu.
Yesterday I wiped the table and chairs in the room before the break.
Jiya budurwar ta ji damuwa saboda saurayin bai zo biki ba.
Yesterday the young woman felt worried because the young man did not come to the celebration.
Jiya na manta da umurni na likita.
Yesterday I forgot the doctor’s instructions.
Jiya na rasa alƙalami na a aji na Hausa.
Yesterday I lost my pen in my Hausa class.
Jiya ban iya halarta taron makaranta ba saboda ciwo.
Yesterday I could not attend the school meeting because of illness.
Da kika halarta jiya, da kin ji labarin tarihi da malami ya ba mu.
If you (feminine) had attended yesterday, you would have heard the history story that the teacher gave us.
Wayar Baba ta lalace jiya da dare.
Father’s phone got damaged last night.
Jiya littafina ya ɓace a makaranta.
Yesterday my book got lost at school.
Jiya da dare ɗan uwana yana da tari da mura, bai iya barci sosai ba.
Last night my brother had a cough and a cold; he could not sleep well.
Wasikar da na rubuta jiya ta kawo mata farin ciki.
The letter that I wrote yesterday made her happy.
Jiya bayan jarabawa wasu dalibai sun ji takaici.
Yesterday after the exam some students felt frustrated.
Yau ina jin takaici saboda aikin jiya ya yi min wahala sosai.
Today I feel frustrated because yesterday’s work was very hard for me.
Jiya karon biyu ne da ƙanwata ta kamu da cutar maleriya.
Yesterday was the second time that my younger sister caught malaria.
Hauwa ta yi kasala jiya, ba ta yi atisaye na furuci ba.
Hauwa was lazy yesterday; she didn’t do pronunciation practice.
Mijin Aisha ya kira ni ta waya jiya.
Aisha’s husband called me by phone yesterday.
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