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Learn Hardcore Hausa: baba - the father

Hardcore Hausa
/Lesson 4
/baba

baba

Word

baba

Meaning

the father

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Usages of baba

Baba na yana zaune a ɗaki yana karanta littafi.

My father is sitting in the room reading a book.

Baba na yana dawowa gida da yamma daga aiki.

My father returns home in the evening from work.

Baba yana aiki a ofis a cikin gari.

Father works in an office in town.

Baba yana aiki duk mako a ofis.

Father works every week at the office.

A Alhamis Baba yana dawowa daga ofis da wuri.

On Thursday father comes back from the office early.

A Juma’a Baba yana zuwa salla a masallaci da safe.

On Friday father goes to pray at the mosque in the morning.

Baba yana karanta labari a jarida da safe.

Father is reading the news in the newspaper in the morning.

Baba ya ba yara ruwa.

Father gave the children water.

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.

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.

Masallacin inda Baba yake salla yana a bayan kasuwa.

The mosque where father prays is behind the market.

Yanzu Baba yana salla a masallaci.

Now father is praying at the mosque.

Na ji muryar Baba daga falo lokacin da yake magana da Musa.

I heard father's voice from the living room when he was talking with Musa.

Wani lokaci Baba yana kunna talabijin maimakon rediyo.

Sometimes father turns on the television instead of the radio.

Baba yana son kasuwanci, yana saye da sayarwa a kasuwa kowace rana.

Father likes business; he buys and sells at the market every day.

Baba yana da asusu a banki.

Father has an account at the bank.

Wayar Baba ta tsaya saboda baturi ya ƙare.

Father’s phone stopped (working) because the battery ran out.

Baba ma'aikaci ne a banki, amma uwa ma'aikaciya ce a asibiti.

Father is an employee at the bank, but mother is an employee at the hospital.

Baba ya ce mu je gona da wuri domin mu taimaka wa kaka a aikin tumatir.

Father said we should go to the farm early so that we help grandmother with the tomato work.

Baba na tsoho ne amma yana aiki a banki.

My father is old but he works at the bank.

Malami ya tambaye mu adireshin gidanmu da lambar wayar Baba.

The teacher asked us for our home address and our father's phone number.

Duk lokacin da muke tafiya a titi da dare, Baba yana faɗa mana mu kula da haɗarin motoci.

Whenever we walk in the street at night, father tells us to be careful of the danger from cars.

Dazun na ji kira daga wayar Baba amma ban amsa ba.

A moment ago I heard a call from father’s phone but I did not answer.

Na gano daga saƙo cewa Baba yana wurin aiki yanzu.

I found out from the message that father is at work now.

Wayar Baba ta lalace jiya da dare.

Father’s phone got damaged last night.

Baba bai kora kare daga falo ba, ko da yake ya fusata da amo.

Father did not drive the dog out of the living room, even though he was annoyed by the noise.

Baba yana yin kiwo kusa da koginmu.

Father is herding near our river.

Baba yana fusata idan yara ba sa bin doka a titi.

Father gets annoyed when the children do not follow the rules in the street.

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.

Baba yana da ajiya a banki domin tallafa wa iyali idan akwai matsala.

Father has savings in the bank in order to support the family if there is a problem.

Kowane wata Baba yana ƙara kuɗi a ajiyarsa a banki.

Every month father adds money to his savings in the bank.

Yanzu Baba yana amfani da katin banki maimakon ya riƙe kuɗi da yawa a aljihu.

Now father uses a bank card instead of carrying a lot of cash in his pocket.

Baba ya koya min kada in gaya wa kowa lambar sirri ta katin banki.

Father taught me not to tell anyone the PIN of the bank card.

Wayar Baba ta ɓace a gida yau.

Father’s phone got lost at home today.

Baba na shi ne mafi girma a cikin iyali.

My father is the oldest in the family.

Da safe Baba ya je wurin wanzami domin ya yi aski.

In the morning father went to the barber so that he could get a haircut.

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