Usages of uwa
Uwa ba ta son yara su fita waje da dare ba.
Mother does not want the children to go outside at night.
Yara suna wasa a waje, amma uwa tana so su dawo cikin gida.
The children are playing outside, but mother wants them to come back inside.
Uwa tana ɗakin girki yanzu.
Mother is in the kitchen now.
Kifi wanda uwa ta dafa yana daɗi sosai.
The fish that mother cooked is very tasty.
Kafin mu ci abinci, uwa tana wanke hannuwa na yara.
Before we eat, mother washes the children’s hands.
Uwa ta ce, "Kar ku yi kuka, ana dafa abinci yanzu."
Mother said, "Don’t cry, the food is being cooked now."
Uwa tana kula da su idan suna cikin bakin ciki ko tsoro.
Mother takes care of them when they are in sadness or fear.
Uwa ta ce a kashe fitila kafin barci domin kada mu ɓata wuta.
Mother said to turn off the lamp before sleep so that we do not waste electricity.
Idan yaro ya yi laifi, uwa tana koya masa ya nemi sulhu da ’yan’uwansa.
If a boy does wrong, mother teaches him to seek reconciliation with his siblings.
Uwa tana dafa shinkafa da wake idan muna jin yunwa sosai.
Mother cooks rice and beans when we are very hungry.
Yara suka yi murmushi lokacin da uwa ta ba su labari kafin barci.
The children smiled when mother told them a story before sleep.
Labarin da uwa ta gaya mana jiya ya yi ban dariya sosai.
The story that mother told us yesterday was very funny.
Uwa tana wanke min gashi a bandaki da safiya.
Mother washes my hair for me in the bathroom in the morning.
Uwa ta ce ya kamata mu yi motsa jiki kullum da safe.
Mother said we should do physical exercise every morning.
Uwa tana ba da labari kafin barci.
Mother tells a story before sleep.
Uwa ta faɗa mana labari kafin barci.
Mother told us a story before sleep.
Uwa tana kunna rediyo idan tana so ta ji waƙa mai daɗi.
Mother turns on the radio when she wants to hear a nice song.
Uwa tana nuna ƙauna ga tsuntsaye, ba ta bar yara su cutar da su a lambu.
Mother shows love to the birds; she does not let the children harm them in the garden.
Komawa gida da wuri yana ba uwa farin ciki.
Coming home early gives mother joy.
Yaro ya riƙe kofi a baki, amma uwa ta ce ya ajiye ta a kan faranti.
A boy held the cup at his mouth, but mother told him to put it down on the plate.
Uwa ta ajiye kuɗi a asusun banki domin hutun rani.
Mother put money in the bank account for the dry-season holiday.
Uwa tana dafa miya a kan murhu, ba a cikin tanda ba.
Mother is cooking soup on the stove, not in the oven.
Uwa tana so ta samu sabuwar tanda domin ta gasa burodi.
Mother wants to get a new oven so that she can bake bread.
Musa ya kawo itace zuwa murhu kafin uwa ta fara girki.
Musa brought firewood to the stove before mother started cooking.
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