Usages of so
Ni bana son jinkiri, ina zuwa a kan lokaci.
I don’t like being late; I come on time.
Ni ina son in yi aiki da sauri, amma ba na son jinkiri.
I like to work quickly, but I don’t like delays.
Ni da kai muna son ’yanci ga kowa.
You (masculine) and I like freedom for everyone.
Muna son mu ci abinci tare da iyali da yamma.
We like to eat food together with the family in the evening.
Ina son in tafi aiki da babur, ba da mota ba.
I like to go to work by motorbike, not by car.
Ni ina son su.
I like them.
Ni ina son wando baƙi, ba na son wando fari.
I like black trousers; I do not like white trousers.
Yara suna koyon tsabta, ba sa son datti a cikin gida.
The children are learning cleanliness; they do not like dirt inside the house.
Muna son Hausa sosai.
We like Hausa very much.
Yara suna son wasa a waje.
Children like playing outside.
’Yar uwata ba ta son ta farka da wuri a Lahadi.
My sister doesn’t like to wake up early on Sunday.
Yara suna son su ji labari da dare.
The children like to hear a story at night.
Baba ba ya son yara su yi fushi da juna, yana ba su shawara su yi sulhu.
Father does not like the children to be angry with each other; he gives them advice to make peace.
Yarinya ba ta son mutane su ce ta yi laifi idan ba ta yi ba, domin tana jin fushi.
The girl does not like people to say she did wrong when she did not, because she feels angry.
Ni bana son farashi mai tsada a kasuwa.
I don’t like high prices at the market.
Hausa shi ne harshen da nake so mafi yawa yanzu.
Hausa is the language that I like the most now.
Ni ina son makarantar firamare a ƙauyenmu.
I like the primary school in our village.
Ni ina son makarantar sakandare a birni.
I like the secondary school in the city.
Ni bana son in zauna tsawon lokaci ba tare da motsa jiki ba.
I do not like to sit for a long time without exercising.
Malamar lissafi tana son dalibai su yi ƙirga kujeru a ɗaki, musamman kafin darasi ya fara.
The female math teacher likes the students to count the chairs in the room, especially before the lesson begins.
Wasu yara suna son lissafi, wasu kuma suna son Hausa.
Some children like math, and others like Hausa.
Idan iska ta yi ƙarfi, yara ba sa son su yi wasa a filin wasa.
If the wind is strong, the children do not like to play on the playground.
Tun ina ƙarami ina son tsuntsaye da bishiyoyi.
Since I was small I have liked birds and trees.
Ni bana son amo mai yawa lokacin da nake sauraron waƙa a rediyo.
I do not like a lot of noise when I am listening to a song on the radio.
Ni ina son waƙa mai daɗi.
I like a nice/pleasant song.
Ina son yadda kike koyar da ni Hausa a hankali ta waya.
I like the way you (feminine) teach me Hausa slowly by phone.
’Yar uwata tana son jirgin sama, tana kallo yadda yake tashi daga filin jirgi a talabijin.
My sister likes airplanes; she watches how they take off from the airport on television.
Baba yana son kasuwanci, yana saye da sayarwa a kasuwa kowace rana.
Father likes business; he buys and sells at the market every day.
Ni ina son shagon takalma a gefen titi.
I like the shoe shop at the side of the street.
Ni ina son jirgin sama sosai.
I like airplanes very much.
Ba na son in karanta littafi a cikin duhu ba tare da haske ba.
I don’t like to read a book in the dark without light.
Yara suna son jin labaran kaka da daddare.
The children like to hear grandmother’s stories at night.
Kaka ta ce ba ta son ƙura a cikin ɗaki saboda lafiya.
Grandmother said she does not like dust in the room because of health.
Ina son in kalli jirgin ƙasa a talabijin saboda ba mu da shi a ƙauyenmu.
I like to watch the train on television because we do not have it in our village.
Ni bana son doya sosai, amma ina son kwai da miya.
I don’t like yam very much, but I like eggs with soup.
Uwa tana son furanni a lambu domin ƙauyenmu ya yi kyau.
Mother likes flowers in the garden so that our village looks nice.
Yara suna son hutu bayan darasi.
Children like a break after the lesson.
Ni ina son zani kore.
I like a green wrapper.
Ni dai ina son riga rawaya saboda tana sa hoton biki ya yi haske.
As for me, I like a yellow shirt because it makes the celebration picture bright.
Yara suna son hawa keke bayan sun gama aiki a gona.
The children like to ride a bicycle after they finish work on the farm.
Ni ina son hawa keke a hankali.
I like riding a bicycle slowly.
Ni ina son haske a ɗakin karatu.
I like light in the library.
Ni bana son barkono da yawa, sai dai gishiri yana ba abinci ɗanɗano.
I do not like a lot of pepper, however salt gives food flavour.
Ni dama ina son Hausa.
Actually, I like Hausa.
Ni ina son ɗanɗano na miya sosai.
I like the taste of the soup very much.
'Yar uwata tana son zane, kullum tana zana furanni da dabbobi.
My sister likes drawing; every day she draws flowers and animals.
Ni bana son ciwo.
I do not like illness.
Kusan duk talakawa a garinmu suna son karatu don su samu nasara.
Almost all poor people in our town like studying so that they can get success.
Ni bana son wahala.
I do not like hardship.
Ni ina son kallo na fim a talabijin da yamma.
I like watching films on television in the evening.
Ni ina son in sa zuma a cikin shayi maimakon sukari.
I like to put honey in tea instead of sugar.
Lokacin da nake jin koshi, bana son in ga abinci mai mai.
When I feel full, I don’t like to see oily food.
’Yar uwata tana son fannin lafiya, ba fannin gwamnati ba.
My sister likes the field of health, not the field of government.
Yara suna son shayi da zuma.
The children like tea with honey.
Ni bana son in zauna na dogon lokaci ba tare da motsa jiki ba.
I don’t like to sit for a long time without exercising.
Ni bana son fannin gwamnati.
I do not like the field of government.
Ni ina son in karanta labarai a jarida.
I like to read news in the newspaper.
Hauwa matashiya ce mai son karatu.
Hauwa is a young woman who likes studying.
Ni ina son karatu, musamman Hausa.
I like studying, especially Hausa.
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