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8 [eight]

The time

The time

8 [takwas]

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Excuse me! K- yi--ak-r-! K_ y_ h______ K- y- h-k-r-! ------------- Ku yi hakuri! 0
What time is it, please? W-n--loka-i n-? W___ l_____ n__ W-n- l-k-c- n-? --------------- Wani lokaci ne? 0
Thank you very much. Godiya -o-a-. G_____ s_____ G-d-y- s-s-i- ------------- Godiya sosai. 0
It is one o’clock. Ka--e -aya-y- --. K____ d___ y_ y__ K-r-e d-y- y- y-. ----------------- Karfe daya ya yi. 0
It is two o’clock. K---e-bi-u ne. K____ b___ n__ K-r-e b-y- n-. -------------- Karfe biyu ne. 0
It is three o’clock. Ka--e -k- ne. K____ u__ n__ K-r-e u-u n-. ------------- Karfe uku ne. 0
It is four o’clock. K--fe hud--n-. K____ h___ n__ K-r-e h-d- n-. -------------- Karfe hudu ne. 0
It is five o’clock. Ka----b-ya----. K____ b____ n__ K-r-e b-y-r n-. --------------- Karfe biyar ne. 0
It is six o’clock. Ka--- sh-da. K____ s_____ K-r-e s-i-a- ------------ Karfe shida. 0
It is seven o’clock. K--f- b-kwai---. K____ b_____ n__ K-r-e b-k-a- n-. ---------------- Karfe bakwai ne. 0
It is eight o’clock. Kar-- ---w-s-ne. K____ t_____ n__ K-r-e t-k-a- n-. ---------------- Karfe takwas ne. 0
It is nine o’clock. K-r-- -ar- -e. K____ t___ n__ K-r-e t-r- n-. -------------- Karfe tara ne. 0
It is ten o’clock. K-rfe -o----e. K____ g___ n__ K-r-e g-m- n-. -------------- Karfe goma ne. 0
It is eleven o’clock. Karf---ha ---a-n-. K____ s__ d___ n__ K-r-e s-a d-y- n-. ------------------ Karfe sha daya ne. 0
It is twelve o’clock. Ka-fe-s-a--iyu -e. K____ s__ b___ n__ K-r-e s-a b-y- n-. ------------------ Karfe sha biyu ne. 0
A minute has sixty seconds. M-nti-ɗ--a--ana -a ---i-- -it---. M____ ɗ___ y___ d_ d_____ s______ M-n-i ɗ-y- y-n- d- d-ƙ-ƙ- s-t-i-. --------------------------------- Minti ɗaya yana da daƙiƙa sittin. 0
An hour has sixty minutes. A-a-d--a -ana--a mi----a-s--ti-. A__ d___ y___ d_ m______ s______ A-a d-y- y-n- d- m-n-u-a s-t-i-. -------------------------------- Awa daya yana da mintuna sittin. 0
A day has twenty-four hours. Wa-- ra-- t----da a-a --hi-in--- hud-. W___ r___ t___ d_ a__ a______ d_ h____ W-t- r-n- t-n- d- a-a a-h-r-n d- h-d-. -------------------------------------- Wata rana tana da awa ashirin da hudu. 0

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