2.D. Exercises

Your are advised to print the tables with exercises and to fill in. The exercises form a separate page, therefore only the exercises will be printed.
You can check your answers using the Answer book.


Exercise 1 Translate to English
Zarma English
Ay na farka fo day.  

 

A na bari da farka day.  

 

Ni na haw day, wala?  

 

Ay day farka da bari da yo.  

 

Ay day bari fo da fu fo.  

 

Ni kaaru bari boŋ, wala?  

 

Ni na bari kaaru?  

 

A kaaru yo boŋ.  

 

A na yo kaaru.  

 

A kaaru farka boŋ.  

 

Iri na farka kaaru.  

 

Ni na hanso neera, wala?  

 

A na hansi da farka wi.  

 

Zanka na hanso kar.  

 

Wayboro fo koy kwaara.  

 

Hanso kaa fu.  

 

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Exercise 2 Translate to Zarma

Fill in the following "frames" with the various words suggested below them.

1. A child and a woman _________ (Think about whether you need "fo" or not)

(came)________________________________

(fell)__________________________________

(went) ________________________________

(lay down) _____________________________

(ran) __________________________________

(went to bed) ___________________________


2. ______________ bought _____________ (Use each subject with each object)

Subject; Object

I; a cow. ___________________________________________

He; the horse. ______________________________________

The child; a cat and a dog. ____________________________

You (singular); water. _________________________________

We; a camel and a donkey. ____________________________


3. He ___________ the donkey.

(bought) _________________________________

(mounted) _______________________________

(sold) ___________________________________

(rode) ___________________________________

(struck) _________________________________

(greeted) ________________________________

(killed) __________________________________


4. Now use the same verbs as the preceding with:

Yes, you __________ a horse.

(bought) _________________________________

(mounted) _______________________________

(sold) ___________________________________

(rode) ___________________________________

(struck) _________________________________

(greeted) ________________________________

(killed) __________________________________

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Last updated: 07 februari 2012