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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''English''' | |||
!'''Zarma''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|this Wednesday | |day after tomorrow (lit. not tomorrow) | ||
|Alarba | |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 | |next Wednesday, this coming Wednesday | ||
|Alarba kan ga kaa | |Alarba kan ga kaa | ||
|- | |- | ||
|next | |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 | |Alarba wo | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |this week | ||
| | |habu wo | ||
|- | |- | ||
|today | |||
|hunkuna | |hunkuna | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |tomorrow | ||
| | |suba | ||
|- | |- | ||
|usually day before yesterday, but may be another yesterday | |||
|bi fo | |bi fo | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Wednesday after next | ||
| | |Alarba beene | ||
|- | |||
|week (also: market) | |||
|habu | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |week after next | ||
| | |habu beene | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |yesterday | ||
| | |bi | ||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!'''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 ! | ||
|} | |} | ||
==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
| 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 ! |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Animals
- Calendars
- Colors
- Counting and Numbers
- Days of the Week
- Seasons
- How to Say Hello and Greetings