Lesson Focus
- Adverbs: today, tomorrow, yesterday
- Relative time expressions
- Future and past references
Lesson Material
This unit covers time expressions and adverbs of time in Zarma, allowing you to talk about when things happen — past, present, and future.
Adverbs of Time
| Zarma | English |
|---|---|
| Hunkuna | Today |
| Nda tonton | Later on |
| Zari | At noon |
| Alhasar | After sunset |
| A te | Ago |
| A tonton kayna | A while ago |
| A te habu hinka | Two weeks ago |
| A gay | A long time ago |
| A man gay gumo | Not so long ago |
| Bene hando | Next month |
| Yesi | Next year |
| Ne ga koy kayna | Soon |
| Bi | Yesterday |
| Bifo | The day before yesterday |
| Watidin | At that moment |
| Mannan | Last year |
| Mannan fo | The year before last |
| Suba | Tomorrow |
| Suba si | The day after tomorrow |
| Ne ga koy jirbi hinka | Two days from now |
Mark unit as complete
Track your progress through this course