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Usages of birni
Iyayena suna zaune a ƙauye, amma ni ina aiki a birni.
My parents live in a village, but I work in a city.
Birnin inda nake aiki yana da hayaniya sosai.
The city where I work is very noisy.
Iyayena suna koya mana cewa kowa daidai yake, ko a ƙauye ko a birni.
My parents teach us that everyone is equal, whether in a village or in a city.
A birni hayaniya ta fi yawa, don haka ina jin daɗin hutawa a ƙauye.
In the city there is more noise, so I enjoy resting in the village.
Amma makarantar sakandare a birni tana da ɗalibai mafi yawa.
But the secondary school in the city has the most students.
Ni ina son makarantar sakandare a birni.
I like the secondary school in the city.
Ni ina jin amo sosai a birni, amma a ƙauye akwai shiru da dare.
I hear a lot of noise in the city, but in the village it is quiet at night.
Tun jiya da dare nake jin amo daga titin birni.
Since last night I have been hearing noise from the city street.
Tunda na koma birni daga ƙauye, ban sami shiru sosai da dare ba.
Since I returned to the city from the village, I have not had much quiet at night.
Idan ba mu sami mota a tashar mota ba, watakila mu ɗauki jirgin sama daga birni.
If we do not find a car at the motor park, maybe we will take a plane from the city.
Filin jirgi yana kusa da birni.
The airport is near the city.
Gobe zan tafi birni da bas daga tashar mota.
Tomorrow I will go to the city by bus from the motor park.
A birni na kwana a otel saboda ban da gida a can.
In the city I spent the night in a hotel because I have no home there.
Ni ina da adireshi guda biyu, ɗaya a birni, ɗaya a ƙauye, amma lambata ta waya guda ɗaya ce.
I have two addresses, one in the city and one in the village, but my phone number is only one.
Jami'a tana kudu da birni.
The university is south of the city.
Kawu na yana zaune a birni, amma yana zuwa ƙauye lokacin azumi.
My uncle lives in the city, but he comes to the village during the fasting period.
A darasin tattalin arziki, muna kwatanta farashin abinci a ƙauye da a birni.
In the economics lesson, we compare the price of food in the village with that in the city.
Gobe da safe zan ɗauki bas daga tashar mota in tafi birni.
Tomorrow morning I will take a bus from the motor park and go to the city.
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