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Learn Hardcore Hausa: riga - the shirt

Hardcore Hausa
/Lesson 5
/riga

riga

Word

riga

Meaning

the shirt

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Usages of riga

Na saya sabuwar riga a kasuwa jiya.

I bought a new shirt/dress at the market yesterday.

Riga ta sabuwa ce, amma wando na ba sabo ba ne.

My shirt is new, but my trousers are not new.

Sabuwar rigar ta yi tsada sosai a kasuwa.

The new shirt was very expensive at the market.

A kasuwa akwai wando arha amma riguna suna da tsada.

At the market there are cheap trousers, but the shirts are expensive.

Rigata fara ce, amma wando na baƙi ne.

My shirt is white, but my trousers are black.

A kasuwa na ga sabuwar riga ja.

At the market I saw a new red shirt/dress.

Riga ja tana da kyau.

A red shirt/dress is nice.

Ni zan sa sabuwar riga yau.

I will wear the new shirt/dress today.

Yau zan saka sabuwar riga da sabbin takalma.

Today I will wear a new shirt/dress and new shoes.

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.

Mutane suna saka sabuwar riga a biki.

People wear a new shirt/dress at a celebration.

A biki, mata suna yin kwalliya kafin su saka sabbin riguna.

At a celebration, women do make-up before they put on new clothes.

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