Lesson 1

Question 1

greeting

Answer 1

gaisuwa

Question 2

morning

Answer 2

safe / safiya

Question 3

good morning

Answer 3

ina kwana / barka da safia / barka da safe

Question 4

response to good morning

Answer 4

lafiya kallau / barka dai / barka kadai

Question 5

how are you?

Answer 5

ina gajiya (gaja)

Question 6

response to ‘how are you?’ / I’m fine

Answer 6

ba gajiya

Question 7

early morning greeting

Answer 7

barka da asuba

Question 8

good afternoon

Answer 8

ina wuni / ina yini / barka da rana / barka da wuni

Question 9

response to good afternoon

Answer 9

lafiya kallau

Question 10

good evening

Answer 10

ina wuni / ina yini

Question 11

good evening father

Answer 11

ina wuni baba / barka da yamma baba / barka da yammaci baba

Question 12

good evening mother

Answer 12

ina wuni mama

Question 13

good afternoon father

Answer 13

barka da yini baba

Question 14

uncle

Answer 14

kawu

Question 15

work

Answer 15

aiki

Question 16

family

Answer 16

iyali

Question 17

how is work?

Answer 17

yaya aiki?

Question 18

we thank God

Answer 18

aiki da Godiya

Question 19

How is your family?

Answer 19

yaya iyali?

Question 20

they are fine

Answer 20

suna nan lafiya

Question 21

you are welcome

Answer 21

sannu da zuwa / barka da zuwa

Question 22

welcoming a male

Answer 22

sannun ka da zuwa / barkanka da zuwa

Question 23

welcoming a female

Answer 23

sannun ki da zuwa / barkanki da zuwa

Question 24

welcoming multiple people

Answer 24

sannun ku da zuwa / barkanku da zuwa

Question 25

goodbye

Answer 25

sai (say) an jima

Question 26

response to ‘goodbye’

Answer 26

mu jima da yawa / a jima da yawa / to, sai an jima