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.
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