su

Usages of su

Idan baƙo ko baƙuwa suka shigo, muna yi musu sallama sosai.
When a male guest or a female guest comes in, we greet them warmly.
Ni ina son su.
I like them.
Mutane da yawa sun zo suna gaisawa da su da safiya.
Many people came and greeted them in the morning.
Uwa tana kula da su idan suna cikin bakin ciki ko tsoro.
Mother takes care of them when they are in sadness or fear.
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.
Yara suka yi murmushi lokacin da uwa ta ba su labari kafin barci.
The children smiled when mother told them a story before sleep.
Yawanci idan na yi musu ziyara, muna zaune a lambu mu yi magana.
Usually when I visit them, we sit in the garden and talk.
A lambunmu akwai bishiya uku, tsuntsaye suna zama a cikinsu.
In our garden there are three trees, and birds live in them.
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.
Lokacin hira, uwa ta ce, "Ina so ku yi wa ƙannenku gaisuwa lokacin da kuka ga su."
During the chat, mother said, "I want you (plural) to greet your younger siblings when you see them."

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