DecodeForge · Hausa

Raba da haɗa sauti: kana raba kalma zuwa sautukanta, sannan ka sāke haɗa su (/s/–/o/–/l/ → “sun”).

“Raba kalmar zuwa sautukanta, sannan ka sāke haɗa sautukan — wannan shi ne buɗe kalma.” 🔊

“Slide the word apart into its sounds, then slide the sounds back together — that's decoding.”

• sun ↔ rana 🔊

  Da safe rana takan fito.

• map ↔ taswira 🔊

  Ina amfani da taswira don nemo hanya.

• step ↔ taku 🔊

  Kowane taku yana kai ka gaba kaɗan.

Rarraba baƙaƙe (syllable): kana yanka doguwar kalma zuwa guntayen ɓangarori (saututtuka) da za ka iya faɗa — kamar yadda muke rarraba sauti a Hausa.

“Doguwar kalma guntayen ɓangarori ne kawai jere — yanka ta, sannan ka faɗi kowane ɓangare.” 🔊

“A long word is just short chunks in a row — chip it, then say each chunk.”

• rabbit ↔ zomo 🔊

  Zomo yana tsalle da sauri (rab-bit).

• napkin ↔ ɗan yaɗi (napkin) 🔊

  Yi amfani da ɗan yaɗi ka share baki (nap-kin).

• basket ↔ kwando 🔊

  Kwando cike yake da 'ya'yan itace (bas-ket).

Haɗaɗɗun baƙaƙe (digraph): baƙaƙe biyu suna yin sauti ƊAYA (dabarar ‘numfashi ɗaya’) — sh, ch, th kowanne sabon sauti ɗaya.

“Baƙaƙe biyu, numfashi ɗaya — sh, ch, th kowanne yana yin sabon sauti ɗaya.” 🔊

“Two letters, one breath — sh, ch, th each make a single new sound.”

• ship ↔ jirgin ruwa 🔊

  Jirgin ruwa yana tafiya a teku.

• chin ↔ haɓa 🔊

  Ya riƙe haɓarsa da hannu.

• thin ↔ sirara 🔊

  Takarda tana da sirara sosai.

Gamin baƙaƙe (blend): kana haɗa gungun baƙaƙe amma har yanzu ana jin kowane sauti — st-, bl-, cr-.

“A gamin baƙaƙe har yanzu kana jin kowane sauti — st-, bl-, cr- suna zamewa tare amma ba sa narkewa.” 🔊

“In a blend you still hear every sound — st-, bl-, cr- glide together but don't merge.”

• stop ↔ tsaya 🔊

  Ka tsaya lokacin da fitila ta yi ja.

• blue ↔ shuɗi 🔊

  Yau sararin sama shuɗi ne.

• crab ↔ ƙaguwa 🔊

  Ƙaguwa tana tafiya a gefe.

e mai shiru / e mai sihiri: tana tsayawa shiru a ƙarshen kalma tana sa wasali ya faɗi sunansa — cap ya zama cape.

“Ina tsaye shiru a ƙarshe — amma ina sa wasali ya faɗi sunansa: cap ya zama cape.” 🔊

“I stay silent at the end — but I make the vowel say its own name: cap becomes cape.”

• cape ↔ alkyabba (cape) 🔊

  Jarumi yana da alkyabba a kafaɗa.

• bike ↔ keke 🔊

  Ina hawa keke na a farfajiya.

• note ↔ takarda ƙaramar saƙo 🔊

  Ta rubuta ƙaramar takarda ga mamarta.

Ƙungiyar wasali (vowel team): wasali biyu suna tafiya tare — yawanci na farko ne yake magana (rain, seat, boat).

“Idan wasali biyu suna tafiya tare, yawanci na farko ne yake magana — rain, seat, boat.” 🔊

“When two vowels walk together, the first one usually does the talking — rain, seat, boat.”

• rain ↔ ruwan sama 🔊

  Ruwan sama ya yi tsawon rana.

• seat ↔ wurin zama 🔊

  Nemo wurin zama don ka zauna.

• boat ↔ kwale-kwale 🔊

  Kwale-kwale yana shawagi a kan ruwa.

Gaba-mahaɗi (prefix): ɗan ma'ana da ake mannawa a GABAN kalma — “un-” yana nufin ba, “re-” yana nufin sāke.

“Gaba-mahaɗi yana zuwa gaba yana canja ma'ana — “un-” yana nufin ba, “re-” yana nufin sāke.” 🔊

“A prefix goes on the front and changes the meaning — 'un-' means not, 're-' means again.”

• unhappy ↔ ba mai farin ciki ba 🔊

  Ba shi da farin ciki (un- = ba).

• redo ↔ sāke yi 🔊

  Ka sāke yin aikin (re- = sāke).

• preview ↔ dubi na farko 🔊

  Dubi na farko yana nuna farkon a gaba (pre- = kafin).

Saiwa / tushe: tana riƙe da ainihin ma'anar da komai ke mannawa — nemo saiwa za ka buɗe dangin kalmomi gaba ɗaya.

“Ni ne ainihin ma'ana — nemo ni za ka buɗe dukan dangin kalmomi.” 🔊

“I'm the meaning core — find me and you can unlock a whole family of words.”

• port (carry) ↔ port (saiwa: ɗauka) 🔊

  Saiwar “port” tana nufin ɗauka — tana cikin “transport”.

• spect (look) ↔ spect (saiwa: kallo) 🔊

  Saiwar “spect” tana nufin kallo — tana cikin “inspect” da “spectator”.

• dict (say) ↔ dict (saiwa: faɗa) 🔊

  Saiwar “dict” tana nufin faɗa — tana cikin “dictionary”.

Baya-mahaɗi (suffix): ɗan ma'ana da ake mannawa a ƘARSHE kuma yana kula da dokar canjin rubutu — happy + ness = happiness.

“Baya-mahaɗi yana zuwa ƙarshe — ka lura da yadda rubutu ke canjawa: happy + ness = happiness.” 🔊

“A suffix goes on the end — and watch the spelling change: happy + ness = happiness.”

• kindness ↔ kirki 🔊

  Kirkinsa yana kai ga kowa (kind + ness).

• helpful ↔ mai taimako 🔊

  Aboki nagari kullum mai taimako ne (help + ful).

• running ↔ mai gudu 🔊

  Yara suna gudu a farfajiya (run + ning).

Ƙwarewar karatu (fluency): kana karanta rubutu ɗaya sau da sau har sai ya gudana — sau da sau, ba tsere ba.

“Karanta shi kuma, kuma — ƙwarewa tana da sauƙi da ji, ba tsere ba.” 🔊

“Read it again, and again — fluency is smooth and with feeling, never a race.”

• smooth ↔ mai laushi / mai gudana 🔊

  Yanzu karatun yana da laushi.

• expression ↔ bayyanawa (da ji) 🔊

  Tana karatu da ji.

Daidaita sauti-baki (mapping): kowane sauti yana samun akwatin bakinsa — daidaita sautuka da baƙaƙe rubutu zai yi ma'ana.

“Kowane sauti yana samun akwati — daidaita sautuka da baƙaƙe rubutu zai yi ma'ana.” 🔊

“Every sound gets a tile — map the sounds to the letters and the spelling makes sense.”

• fish ↔ kifi 🔊

  Kifi yana iyo a cikin ruwa (f-i-sh).

• duck ↔ agwagwa 🔊

  Agwagwa tana iyo a tafki (d-u-ck).