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{| class="wikitable"
|'''English'''
!'''English'''
|'''Zarma'''
!'''Zarma'''
|-
|-
|this Wednesday, Wednesday of this week
|day after tomorrow (lit. not tomorrow)
|Alarba wo
|subasi
|-
|he gave me this ten days ago
|a na wone no ay se za jirbi way
|-
|I haven't seen him for two days
|zaari hinka a mana di a
|-
|-
|next Wednesday, this coming Wednesday
|I haven't seen him for two days
|Alarba kan ga kaa
|a jirbi hinka ay mana di a
|-
|-
|next Wednesday
|I spent two days and one night in Dosso
|hine Alarba
|a cin fo da zaari hinka Dosso
|-
|-
|last Wednesday
|last Wednesday
|Alarba kan bu
|Alarba kan bu
|-
|-
|Wednesday after next
|last week
|Alarba beene
|habu kan bu
|}
|-
{| class="wikitable"
|next Wednesday
|'''Zarma'''
|hine Alarba
|'''English'''
|-
|-
|hunkuna
|next Wednesday, this coming Wednesday
|today
|Alarba kan ga kaa
|-
|-
|bi
|next week; next market
|yesterday
|hino habu
|-
|-
|bi fo
|since 3 days, 3 days ago
|usually day before yesterday, but may be another yesterday
|za jirbi hinza
|-
|-
|the day before bifo, that is, usually 3 day ago
|bifo hendi; bifo yongo
|bifo hendi; bifo yongo
|the day before bifo, that is, usually 3 day ago
|-
|-
|za jirbi hinza
|the day next after subasi, that is 3 days hence
|since 3 days, 3 days ago
|subasi hendi; subasi yongo
|-
|this Wednesday, Wednesday of this week
|Alarba wo
|-
|this week
|habu wo
|-
|today
|hunkuna
|-
|-
|tomorrow
|suba
|suba
|tomorrow
|-
|-
|subasi
|usually day before yesterday, but may be another  yesterday
|day after tomorrow (lit. not tomorrow)
|bi fo
|-
|Wednesday after next
|Alarba beene
|-
|week (also: market)
|habu
|-
|-
|subasi hendi; subasi yongo
|week after next
|the day next after ''subasi'', that is 3 days hence
|habu beene
|-
|-
|subasi yongo, a cella fa
|yesterday
|4 days hence
|bi
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Zarma'''
!'''English'''
|'''English'''
!'''Zarma'''
|-
|-
|a cin fo da zaari hinka Dosso
|year (for counting years)
|I spent two days and one night in Dosso
|jiiri
|-
|next year
|yeesi
|-
|year after next
|yeesi fo
|-
|this year
|jiiri wo, haraŋ
|-
|-
|zaari hinka a mana di a
|last year
|I haven't seen him for two days
|mannaŋ
|-
|-
|a jirbi hinka ay mana di a
|another last year, usually two years
|I haven't seen him for two days
|mannaŋ fo
|-
|-
|a na wone no ay se za jirbi way
|3 years ago
|he gave me this ten days ago
|mannaŋ fo wongo
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Zarma'''
|'''English'''
|-
|-
|habu
|a previous year, it 's 6 years ago this year
|week (also: market)
|mannaŋ fo a jiiri iddu haraŋ
|-
|-
|habu wo
|May next year come !
|this week
|Kaa Yeesi !
|-
|-
|habu kan bu
|May God show us next year !
|last week
|Irikoy m´iri cabe yeesi !
|-
|-
|hino habu
|May God show us next year in health !
|next week; next market
|Irikoy m´iri cabe yeesi nda baani !
|-
|-
|habu beene
|May God show us next year as of now !
|week after next
|Irikoy m´iri cabe yeesi mansaŋcine !
|}
|}
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Zarma/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]]
* [[Language/Zarma/Vocabulary/Calendars|Calendars]]
* [[Language/Zarma/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]]
* [[Language/Zarma/Vocabulary/Counting-and-Numbers|Counting and Numbers]]
* [[Language/Zarma/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week|Days of the Week]]
* [[Language/Zarma/Vocabulary/Seasons|Seasons]]
* [[Language/Zarma/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|How to Say Hello and Greetings]]
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Latest revision as of 19:50, 27 March 2023

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English Zarma
day after tomorrow (lit. not tomorrow) subasi
he gave me this ten days ago a na wone no ay se za jirbi way
I haven't seen him for two days zaari hinka a mana di a
I haven't seen him for two days a jirbi hinka ay mana di a
I spent two days and one night in Dosso a cin fo da zaari hinka Dosso
last Wednesday Alarba kan bu
last week habu kan bu
next Wednesday hine Alarba
next Wednesday, this coming Wednesday Alarba kan ga kaa
next week; next market hino habu
since 3 days, 3 days ago za jirbi hinza
the day before bifo, that is, usually 3 day ago bifo hendi; bifo yongo
the day next after subasi, that is 3 days hence subasi hendi; subasi yongo
this Wednesday, Wednesday of this week Alarba wo
this week habu wo
today hunkuna
tomorrow suba
usually day before yesterday, but may be another yesterday bi fo
Wednesday after next Alarba beene
week (also: market) habu
week after next habu beene
yesterday bi
English Zarma
year (for counting years) jiiri
next year yeesi
year after next yeesi fo
this year jiiri wo, haraŋ
last year mannaŋ
another last year, usually two years mannaŋ fo
3 years ago mannaŋ fo wongo
a previous year, it 's 6 years ago this year mannaŋ fo a jiiri iddu haraŋ
May next year come ! Kaa Yeesi !
May God show us next year ! Irikoy m´iri cabe yeesi !
May God show us next year in health ! Irikoy m´iri cabe yeesi nda baani !
May God show us next year as of now ! Irikoy m´iri cabe yeesi mansaŋcine !

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