Rabe-Rabe Jurnla (Parts of Speech) Basic 3 Hausa Lesson Note

Subject: Hausa Language
Class: Primary 3
Topic: Rabe-Rabe Jurnla (Parts of Speech)
Duration: 40 minutes

Learning Objectives

Pupils will be able to:

• Identify nouns (Suna) in sentences
• Recognize action words (Aikatawa)
• Use describing words (Wakilin-suna)

1. Suna (Nouns – Names of Things)

Examples:

• Yaro – Boy

• Yarinya – Girl

• Gida – House

• Kare – Dog

• Littafi – Book

• Ruwa – Water

1. Aikatawa (Action Words/Verbs)

Examples:

• Gudu – Run

• Karanta – Read
• Rubuta – Write

• Ci – Eat

• Sha – Drink

• Kwanta – Sleep

III. Wakilin-Suna (Describing Words/Adjectives)

Examples:

• Babba – Big
• Karami – Small
• Fari – White
• Baki – Black
• Kyau – Good/Beautiful
• Mugu – Bad

Simple Sentences

• Yaro babba yana gudu – The big boy is running
• Yarinya kyakkyawa tana karanta – The beautiful girl is reading
• Kare baki yana barci – The black dog is sleeping

Exercises

Exercise 1: Circle the Suna (Nouns)

In these sentences, circle the nouns:

1. Yaro yana wasa da kwallon kafa
2. Yarinya ta karanta littafi
3. Kare yana sha ruwa

Exercise 2: Underline the Aikatawa (Action Words)

1. Malam yana koyarwa
2. Dalibai suna rubutawa
3. Mata tana dafa abinci

Exercise 3: Match the Wakilin-Suna

• Babba → Small
• Karami → White
• Fari → Big
• Kyau → Good

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences

1. _______ babba (Big house)
2. Yaro yana _______ (Boy is eating)
3. Littafi _______ (Good book)

Exercise 5: Identify the word types

Write S (Suna), A (Aikatawa), or W (Wakilin-suna):

1. Karanta ( )
2. Yarinya ( )
3. Fari ( )
4. Gida ( )

Class Work

Make sentences using one word from each group: Suna + Wakilin-suna + Aikatawa

Homework

Find 3 nouns, 3 action words, and 3 describing words from your Hausa reader. Write them down.

Teacher’s Note: Use real objects and actions to demonstrate each word type clearly.