₦airaland Forum

Jbluv55:
Toh!!! Zan Kara godewa ama saura word daya(I also don't know how to translate "word" into hausa)

What does "zama" mean?

Like someone says "Na zama a Yola".

zama literally mean sit, but in dis regard, its used as reside/dwell

AfricanApple:
weld one Hausa teachers, you are doing well... translate d rest



by d way good morning

dat reminds me, d email I used to open nl isn't working, so I think u should send mr ur mail

ina jiran mail din fa.

Paretomaster:
ina jiran mail din fa.

ka gan shi?

AfricanApple:
ka gan shi?

EH, NA GANI.

Jbluv55:
Ba ka da mata ko ba ka son mata?

Translation: You don't have a wife or You don't want a wife?

Ban da Mata...

Lincoln lawyers

*clears throat* good morning ladies and gentlemen, this thread started so well and now I can see it dying little by little due to unecessary derailment. I'm calling on d good people of this school to come make it grow so that everyone will benefit immensely from it.

ask whatever u wish to know and tag paretomaster, jbluv55, snow Prince, donvidar and silkmoth they will always give u d meaning. thank u

jacabi
joslyn
psalmizt
mizmycoli
rapzino
harlos
xtarxyhne
kellyjames5
omolizzy
etc etc

godbless u all as we make dis class a progress

AfricanApple:
*clears throat* good morning ladies and gentlemen, this thread started so well and now I can see it dying little by little due to unecessary derailment. I'm calling on d good people of this school to come make it grow so that everyone will benefit immensely from it.

ask whatever u wish to know and tag paretomaster, jbluv55, snow Prince, donvidar and silkmoth they will always give u d meaning. thank u

jacabi
joslyn
psalmizt
mizmycoli
rapzino
harlos
xtarxyhne
kellyjames5
omolizzy
etc etc

godbless u all as we make dis class a progress

Ina uni mallama,yaya aiki,yaya Hutu. Tanx for d observation u are appreciated maam

AfricanApple:
*clears throat* good morning ladies and gentlemen, this thread started so well and now I can see it dying little by little due to unecessary derailment. I'm calling on d good people of this school to come make it grow so that everyone will benefit immensely from it.

ask whatever u wish to know and tag paretomaster, jbluv55, snow Prince, donvidar and silkmoth they will always give u d meaning. thank u

jacabi
joslyn
psalmizt
mizmycoli
rapzino
harlos
xtarxyhne
kellyjames5
omolizzy
etc etc

godbless u all as we make dis class a progress

ba masala... na gani

omolizzy:
Ina uni mallama,yaya aiki,yaya Hutu. Tanx for d observation u are appreciated maam

Yaya hutu(translate pls).

jacabi:
Yaya hutu(translate pls).

Hutu = break/holiday

AfricanApple:
*clears throat* good morning ladies and gentlemen, this thread started so well and now I can see it dying little by little due to unecessary derailment. I'm calling on d good people of this school to come make it grow so that everyone will benefit immensely from it.

ask whatever u wish to know and tag paretomaster, jbluv55, snow Prince, donvidar and silkmoth33 they will always give u d meaning. thank u

jacabi
joslyn
psalmizt
mizmycoli
rapzino
harlos
xtarxyhne
kellyjames5
omolizzy
etc etc

godbless u all as we make dis class a progress

Yawwa! Wanna yayi kyau sosai, mallaman mu. Ki kokarin . Yaya gida?

Translation: Yes! This is very good, our teacher. You tried. How is your house?

Sannun Ku anam yaaran makaranta da su malama/malami. I na gasua.

Translation: Una Weldon here o school students and teachers(females/males). I greet you.

Question: I often confuse mallama with mallami. Which is for male and which is for female? Paretomaster, Silkmoth33, snowprince et al pls assist.

Jbluv55:
Hutu = break/holiday

Toh, nagode mallaman!

jacabi:
Toh, nagode mallaman!

Ba komai, abokina . Ka ci naman Sallah Kwa?

No qualms my friend . You chop Sallah meat @ all?

Jbluv55:
Ba komai, abokina . Ka ci naman Sallah Kwa?

No qualms my friend . You chop Sallah meat @ all?

Can that be written as ba masala abokina? Isn't ka ci "to give"? is it being used as eat here?

Jbluv55:
Ba komai, abokina . Ka ci naman Sallah Kwa?

No qualms my friend . You chop Sallah meat @ all?

Ban ci naman sallah(I mean I no chop sallah meat).

psalmizt:
Can that be written as ba masala abokina? Isn't ka ci "to give"? is it being used as eat here?

True that "ba masala" = "no big deal" can also be used.

Ci = eat

Give = ba

Ba ni kudi = give me money

Ba shi takada din = give him that book

Jbluv55:
True that "ba masala" = "no big deal" can also be used.

Ci = eat

Give = ba

Ba ni kudi = give me money

Ba shi takada din = give him that book

I have always heard ga ci/ka ci when an hausa man wants to give me something.... or is there something like ga shi?

jacabi:
Ban ci naman sallah ba(I mean I no chop sallah meat).

Kai kokarin ai .

Note the addition I made tho'. I don't know the reason but whenever you intend to deny something or say anything that means negation, the 'ba' always usually must begin and end that statement.

I didn't go = ban je ba

I don't know = ban sani ba

I am not coming = ba zan zo ba

Ka gane?

Jbluv55:
True that "ba masala" = "no big deal" can also be used.

Ci = eat

Give = ba

Ba ni kudi = give me money

Ba shi takada din = give him that book

Deos "shi" means "him" and "din", "that"?

psalmizt:
I have always heard ga ci/ka ci when an hausa man wants to give me something.... or is there something like ga shi?

Yes sir!

Shi = he/it

Ga = see

Ga shi = see it

Ga ni na = see me here

Ga Aboki_ nka a chan = see your friend over there

Ka gane?

Jbluv55:
Yes sir!

Shi = he/it

Ga = see

Ga shi = see it

Ga ni na = see me here

Ga Aboki nka a chan = see your friend over there

Ka gane?

Na gane...

Ga shi means see it.... Interesting .... Nairaland magic... A.boki becomes Northerner

so what is take it or have it....

jacabi:
Deos "shi" means "him" and "din", "that"?

Yes bro .

So can you translate the following?:

I will not give him that book.

Jbluv55:
Kai kokarin ai .

Note the addition I made tho'. I don't know the reason but whenever you intend to deny something or say anything that means negation, the 'ba' always usually must begin and end that statement.

I didn't go = ban je ba

I don't know = ban sani ba

I am not coming = ba zan zo ba

Ka gane?

Na gane. *translate this: "kai kokarin ai"*

psalmizt:
Na gane...

Ga shi means see it.... Interesting so what is take it or have it....

Hehehe . I get your drift. Its common in Nigerian languages to often use 'see it' in place of 'collect it'.

So you won't be wrong to tell someone "Ga shi" when you mean "take/collect it".

I think the actual translation tho' is "tattara shi"

However, when something is lying fallow, and I want you to take it, I would have to say

"Dauke shi" = "pick/take it"

Jbluv55:
Yes bro .

So can you translate the following?:

I will not give him that book.

Ban zan shi takada din ba.

jacabi:
Na gane. *translate this: "kai kokarin ai"*

Means "You tried na"

Jbluv55:
Means "You tried na"

Yawwa!

Pls translate, stop shouting/ making noise

jacabi:
Ban zan ba shi takada din ba.

Alright. 2 corrections.

(1)

"Ban" is used for past tense while "Ba zan" @ the beginning is continuous tense e.g:

I didn't give him = Ban ba shi ba

I am not giving him = Ba zan ba shi ba

(2)

You omitted "give" which is also "ba"

Assessment: 65%

Joslyn:
Pls translate, stop shouting/ making noise

Jbluv55, over to you.

omolizzy:
Ina uni mallama,yaya aiki,yaya Hutu. Tanx for d observation u are appreciated maam

u are welcomed

sanu, ya jiki