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How to Tell the Time in Susu
Hello Susu learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how tell the time and talk about time in Susu language.
Happy learning!
Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Say Hello and Greetings in Susu, Family, Count to 10 & Numbers.
Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
| Susu | English |
|---|---|
| Waxati mundun a ra? | What time is it? |
| TEmui mundun a ra? | What time is it? |
| Waxati mundun na iyi? | What time do you have? |
| sEtEri bara li | 7h00 |
| I bara leti | late |
| I bara kurun | early |
| subaha | 6h:00 prayer |
| waliha | 10h:00 prayer |
| salifana | 14h:00 prayer |
| laxansara | 17h:00 prayer |
| fitiri | 19h:00 prayer |
| saxafu | 20h:00 prayer |
| lçxE birin | every day |
| tEmui birin | all the time |
| lçxE nde | sometimes |
| waxati birin | all the time |
| lçxE yo lçxE | every day |
| gEsEgE birin | every morning |
| yanyi birin | every afternoon |
| nunmare birin | every evening |
Cultural Note[edit | edit source]
The notion of time is broad in Africa. A precise time/hour is often stretched over quite a period. Being on time’s, therefore, often not very exact.
In some African rural areas, to tell time, people refer to certain phenomena such as:
- The position of the sun,
- The appearance of stars,
- The singing of birds and the cries of certain animals
- Shadows
In the susu area, the people use these expression to mark to time.
- Subaha sali nu bara
- Salifan nu bara
- Laxansaran nu bara
- Fitiri nu bara
- Saxafu nu bara
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Days of the Week
- Count to 10
- Expressions and Questions
- Asking for Directions
- Health
- Body Parts
- How to Say Hello and Greetings
- Numbers
- Questions
- Saying Goodbye