Tadi Cigaba – Basic 3 Hausa Lesson Note (First Term)

Subject: Hausa Language
Class: Primary 3
Topic: Tadi Cigaba (Continuous Time)
Duration: 35 minutes

Learning Objectives

Pupils will be able to:

• Use continuous time expressions in Hausa
• Tell ongoing time activities
• Express actions happening now

New Words (Sababbin Kalmomi)

• Cigaba – Continuing/Ongoing
• Yanzu – Now
• Ana – Someone is (doing)
• Ina – I am (doing)
• Kana – You are (doing)
• Yana – He/She is (doing)

Time Expressions with Actions

• Yanzu ina karantawa – I am reading now
• Yanzu kana wasa – You are playing now
• Yanzu yana cin abinci – He is eating now
• Ana yin aiki – Work is being done
• Tadi cigaba – Time continues

Exercises

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences

1. Yanzu ina _______ (reading)
2. Yanzu kana _______ (writing)
3. Yanzu yana _______ (sleeping)

Exercise 2: Choose the correct word

1. (Ina/Kana) karantawa – I am reading
2. (Yana/Ana) wasa – He is playing
3. (Yanzu/Cigaba) – Now

Exercise 3: Match the actions

• Ina rubutawa → You are eating
• Kana cin abinci → I am writing
• Yana barci → He is sleeping

Exercise 4: Answer in Hausa

1. What are you doing now? Me kake yi yanzu? Answer: Yanzu ina _______
2. What is your friend doing? Me abokinka yake yi? Answer: Yanzu yana _______

Class Work

Act out these actions and say them in Hausa:

• Reading (karantawa)
• Writing (rubutawa)
• Playing (wasa)

Homework

Write 3 sentences about what your family members are doing right now using “yanzu yana/ina/kana”

Teacher’s Reminder: Use gestures and actions to make the lesson lively!