🔊 The sixth planet was ten times larger than the last one. It was inhabited by an old gentleman who wrote voluminous books.

Duniya ta shida ta fi ta ƙarshe girma sau goma. Wani dattijo ne ke zaune a cikinta wanda ya rubuta littattafai masu yawa.

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voluminous /vəˈluːmɪnəs/

adj. Yana da girma ko yawa, musamman game da littattafai ko rubutu.

🔊 "Oh, look! Here is an explorer!" he exclaimed to himself when he saw the little prince coming.

"Haba, duba! Ga mai bincike!" ya ce wa kansa lokacin da ya ga ƙaramin yarima yana zuwa.

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explorer /ɪkˈsplɔːrər/

n. Mutumin da ke tafiya zuwa wurare da ba a sani ba don bincike da gano sababbin abubuwa.

🔊 The little prince sat down on the table and panted a little. He had already traveled so much and so far!

Ɗan yarima ya zauna akan teburin ya ɗan huci. Ya yi tafiye-tafiye da yawa kuma mai nisa!

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panted /pæntɪd/

v. Yin numfashi da sauri da ƙarfi bayan aiki mai wahala ko tafiya mai nisa.

🔊 "I am a geographer," said the old gentleman.

"Ni masanin ƙasa ne," in ji dattijon.

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geographer /dʒiˈɒɡrəfər/

n. Masanin kimiyya wanda ke nazarin siffofin ƙasa da yanayin duniya da kuma yadda mutane suke rayuwa a cikinta.

🔊 "What is a geographer?" asked the little prince.

"Mene ne masanin ƙasa?" Ɗan yarima ya tambaya.

🔊 "A geographer is a scholar who knows the location of all the seas, rivers, towns, mountains, and deserts."

"Masanin ƙasa masani ne wanda ya san wurin duk tekuna, koguna, garuruwa, tsaunuka, da hamada."

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scholar /ˈskɒlər/

n. Mutum mai ilimi sosai, musamman wanda ke ci gaba da karatu da bincike a fannin ilimi.

🔊 "That is very interesting," said the little prince. "Here at last is a man who has a real profession!" And he cast a look around him at the planet of the geographer. It was the most magnificent and stately planet that he had ever seen.

"Wannan abu ne mai ban sha'awa sosai," in ji ƙaramin yarima. "A ƙarshe ga mutumin da yake da sana'a ta gaske!" Kuma ya kalli duniya na masanin ƙasa a kewaye da shi. Ita ce duniya mafi girma kuma mafi daraja da ya taɓa gani.

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profession /prəˈfeʃn/

n. Sana'a ta musamman da ke buƙatar horo na musamman, ilimi, ko lasisi.

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cast /kɑːst/

v. Jefa kallo ko haske zuwa wani wuri.

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magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/

adj. Mai ban sha'awa, kyakkyawa, ko girma sosai.

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stately /ˈsteɪtli/

adj. Mai daraja, girma, da kwanciyar hankali; mai ban girma.

🔊 "Your planet is very beautiful," he said. "Has it any oceans?"

"Duniyaƙa tana da kyau sosai," ya ce. "Shin tana da tekuna?"

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oceans /ˈəʊʃnz/

n. Manyan tekuna masu girma sosai da ke rufe yawancin saman duniya.

🔊 "I couldn't tell you," said the geographer.

"Ba zan iya gaya miki ba," in ji masanin ƙasa.

🔊 "Ah!" The little prince was disappointed. "And mountains?"

"Ah!" Ɗan yarima ya ji takaici. "Tsaunuka fa?"

🔊 "I couldn't tell you," said the geographer. "And towns, and rivers, and deserts?"

"Ba zan iya gaya miki ba," in ji masanin ƙasa. "Garuruwa, koguna, da hamada?"

🔊 "I couldn't tell you that, either."

"Ni ma ba zan iya gaya miki hakan ba."

🔊 "But you are a geographer!"

"Amma kai masanin ƙasa ne!"

🔊 "Exactly," the geographer said. "But I am not an explorer. I haven't a single explorer on my planet. It is not the geographer who goes out to count the towns, the rivers, the mountains, the seas, the oceans, and the deserts. The geographer is much too important to go loafing about. He does not leave his desk. But he receives the explorers in his study. He asks them questions, and he notes down what they recall of their travels. And if the recollections of any one among them seem interesting to him, the geographer orders an inquiry into that explorer's moral character."

"Daidai," in ji masanin ƙasa. "Amma ni ba mai bincike ba ne. Ba ni da ko ɗaya mai bincike a duniyaƙa. Ba masanin ƙasa ba ne ke fita don ƙidaya garuruwa, koguna, tsaunuka, tekuna, da hamada. Masanin ƙasa yana da muhimmanci sosai don ya yi yawo. Ba ya bar teburinsa. Amma yana karɓar masu bincike a cikin ɗakinsa na karatu. Yana yi musu tambayoyi, kuma yana rubuta abubuwan da suka tuna daga tafiye-tafiyensu. Kuma idan abubuwan da wani daga cikinsu ya tuna suna da ban sha'awa a gare shi, masanin ƙasa ya umarci a bincika halin wannan mai bincike."

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loafing /ˈləʊfɪŋ/

v. Yin zaman banza ko yin aiki ba tare da himma ba.

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notes down /nəʊts daʊn/

v. phrase. Rubuta abu don tunawa da shi nan gaba.

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recollections /ˌrekəˈlekʃnz/

n. Tunanin da mutum ya tuna daga abubuwan da suka faru a baya.

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inquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪəri/

n. Bincike ko tambayoyi da ake yi don samun bayani ko gaskata wani abu.

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moral character /ˈmɒrəl ˈkærəktər/

n. phrase. Halin mutum game da yadda yake bambanta abin da yake yi daidai da abin da ba daidai ba.

🔊 "Why is that?"

"Me ya sa hakan?"

🔊 "Because an explorer who told lies would bring disaster on the books of the geographer. So would an explorer who drank too much."

"Domin mai binciken da ya faɗi ƙarya zai haifar da bala'i a cikin littattafan masanin ƙasa. Haka ma mai binciken da ya sha barasa da yawa."

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disaster /dɪˈzɑːstər/

n. Bala'i mai muni, mummunan abu da ke haifar da asara ko wahala mai yawa.

🔊 "Why is that?" asked the little prince.

"Me ya sa hakan?" Ɗan yarima ya tambaya.

🔊 "Because intoxicated men see double. Then the geographer would note down two mountains in a place where there was only one."

"Domin masu maye suna ganin abu biyu. Sa'an nan masanin ƙasa zai rubuta tsaunuka biyu a wurin da akwai ɗaya kawai."

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intoxicated /ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtɪd/

adj. Cikin yanayin sha, mai buguwa.

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see double /siː ˈdʌbl/

v. phrase. Gani sau biyu, ganin kwafi na abu guda.

🔊 "I know some one," said the little prince, "who would make a bad explorer."

"Na san wani," in ji ƙaramin yarima, "wanda zai zama mugun mai bincike."

🔊 "That is possible. Then, when the moral character of the explorer is shown to be good, an inquiry is ordered into his discovery."

"Hakan yana yiwuwa. Sa'an nan, idan aka nuna halin mai binciken yana da kyau, ana umarci a bincika bincikensa."

🔊 "One goes to see it?"

"Mutum yana je ganinsa?"

🔊 "No. That would be too complicated. But one requires the explorer to furnish proofs. For example, if the discovery in question is that of a large mountain, one requires that large stones be brought back from it."

"A'a. Hakan zai yi rikitarwa sosai. Amma mutum yana buƙatar mai binciken ya ba da hujjoji. Misali, idan binciken da ake magana a kai shi ne na wani babban dutse, mutum yana buƙatar a dawo da manyan duwatsu daga gare shi."

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complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/

adj. Mai rikitarwa, mai sauƙaƙan fahimta ko warwarewa.

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requires /rɪˈkwaɪəz/

v. Bukata, tilasta, ko nema.

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furnish /ˈfɜːnɪʃ/

v. Bayar da (bayanai, shaida, ko kayayyaki).

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proofs /pruːfs/

n. Shaidu, hujjoji, ko bayanai da ke tabbatar da gaskiyar wani abu.

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in question /ɪn ˈkwestʃən/

adj. phrase. Abin da ake magana akai, abin da ake tuhuma.

🔊 The geographer was suddenly stirred to excitement.

Masanin ƙasa ya koma cikin tashin hankali kwatsam.

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stirred /stɜːd/

v. Tada ko motsa (tunani, hankali, ko ji).

🔊 "But you—you come from far away! You are an explorer! You shall describe your planet to me!"

"Amma kai—kai daga nesa kake zo! Kai mai bincike ne! Za ka kwatama mini duniyaƙa!"

🔊 And, having opened his big register, the geographer sharpened his pencil. The recitals of explorers are put down first in pencil. One waits until the explorer has furnished proofs, before putting them down in ink.

Kuma, bayan ya buɗe babban rajistarsa, masanin ƙasa ya kaifi fensir ɗinsa. Ana rubuta bayanan masu bincike da fensir da farko. Mutum yana jira har sai mai binciken ya ba da hujjoji, kafin a rubuta su da tawada.

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n. Littafi ko tebur na ofis inda ake rubuta bayanai ko bayanan sirri.

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sharpened /ˈʃɑːpnd/

v. Yin wani abu ya zama kaifi, kamar fensir, ko ƙara ƙarfi.

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recitals /rɪˈsaɪtlz/

n. Bayanin abubuwan da suka faru, labarai, ko bayanai da aka ba da su a jere.

🔊 "Well?" said the geographer expectantly.

"To?" in ji masanin ƙasa cikin tsammani.

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expectantly /ɪkˈspektəntli/

adv. Cikin sa ran wani abu mai kyau ko muhimmin abu da zai faru.

🔊 "Oh, where I live," said the little prince, "it is not very interesting. It is all so small. I have three volcanoes. Two volcanoes are active and the other is extinct. But one never knows."

"Oh, inda nake zaune," in ji ƙaramin yarima, "ba abin sha'awa sosai ba ne. Duk yana da ƙanƙanta. Ina da tsaunukan wuta guda uku. Tsaunukan wuta biyu suna aiki ɗaya kuma ɗayan ya ƙare. Amma mutum ba ya san."

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volcanoes /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz/

n. Dutsen da ke fitar da wuta, toka, da gas daga ƙarƙashin ƙasa.

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active /ˈæktɪv/

adj. Mai aiki, mai iya fashewa ko canzawa (game da dutsen mai aman wuta).

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extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

adj. Wanda ba zai sake fashewa ba, maras rai (game da dutsen mai aman wuta).

🔊 "One never knows," said the geographer.

"Mutum ba ya san," in ji masanin ƙasa.

🔊 "I have also a flower."

"Ina kuma da fure."

🔊 "We do not record flowers," said the geographer.

"Ba mu rubuta furanni ba," in ji masanin ƙasa.

🔊 "Why is that? The flower is the most beautiful thing on my planet!"

"Me ya sa hakan? Fure shine abu mafi kyau a duniyaƙa!"

🔊 "We do not record them," said the geographer, "because they are ephemeral."

"Ba mu rubuta su ba," in ji masanin ƙasa, "domin suna da ɗan gajeren lokaci."

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ephemeral /ɪˈfemərəl/

adj. Wanda ke da ɗan gajeren rayuwa, wanda zai ɓace da sauri.

🔊 "What does that mean—'ephemeral'?"

"Me ake nufi da 'ɗan gajeren lokaci'?"

🔊 "Geographies," said the geographer, "are the books which, of all books, are most concerned with matters of consequence. They never become old-fashioned. It is very rarely that a mountain changes its position. It is very rarely that an ocean empties itself of its waters. We write of eternal things."

"Littattafan ƙasa," in ji masanin ƙasa, "su ne littattafan da, daga cikin duk littattafai, suka fi damuwa da al'amuran sakamako. Ba su taɓa zama tsoho ba. Yana da wuya sosai dutse ya canza matsayinsa. Yana da wuya sosai teku ta zubar da ruwanta. Muna rubuta abubuwan dawwama."

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Geographies /dʒiˈɒɡrəfiz/

n. Littattafan ilimin ƙasa.

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matters of consequence /ˈmætəz əv ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/

n. phrase. Al'amurran da suke da muhimmanci ko tasiri.

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old-fashioned /ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/

adj. Wanda ya wuce zamani, wanda ba ya yin amfani da shi a yau.

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eternal /ɪˈtɜːnl/

adj. Madawwami, wanda ba zai ƙare ba, har abada.

🔊 "But extinct volcanoes may come to life again," the little prince interrupted. "What does that mean—'ephemeral'?"

"Amma tsaunukan wuta da suka ƙare na iya sake rayuwa," ƙaramin yarima ya katse. "Me ake nufi da 'ɗan gajeren lokaci'?"

🔊 "Whether volcanoes are extinct or alive, it comes to the same thing for us," said the geographer. "The thing that matters to us is the mountain. It does not change."

"Ko tsaunukan wuta sun ƙare ko kuma suna raye, daidai yake a gare mu," in ji masanin ƙasa. "Abin da ke da muhimmanci a gare mu shi ne dutsen. Ba ya canzawa."

🔊 "But what does that mean—'ephemeral'?" repeated the little prince, who never in his life had let go of a question, once he had asked it.

"Amma me ake nufi da 'ɗan gajeren lokaci'?" Ɗan yarima ya maimaita, wanda a rayuwarsa bai taɓa barin tambaya ba, da zarar ya yi ta.

🔊 "It means, 'which is in danger of speedy disappearance.'"

"Yana nufin, 'wanda ke cikin haɗarin bacewa da sauri.'"

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speedy /ˈspiːdi/

adj. Mai sauri, da gaggawa.

🔊 "Is my flower in danger of speedy disappearance?"

"Shin furena yana cikin haɗarin bacewa da sauri?"

🔊 "Certainly it is."

"Tabbas haka ne."

🔊 "My flower is ephemeral," the little prince said to himself, "and she has only four thorns to defend herself against the world. And I have left her on my planet, all alone!"

"Furena yana da ɗan gajeren lokaci," ƙaramin yarima ya ce wa kansa, "kuma tana da ƙaya huɗu kawai don ta kare kanta daga duniya. Kuma na bar ta a duniyaƙa, ita kaɗai!"

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thorns /θɔːnz/

n. Ƙaya masu kaifi da ke kan tsire-tsire kamar wardi don kare kansu.

🔊 That was his first moment of regret. But he took courage once more.

Wannan shine lokacinsa na farko na nadama. Amma ya sake ɗaukar ƙarfin hali.

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regret

n. Bakin ciki ko nadama game da abin da mutum ya yi ko bai yi ba.

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courage /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/

n. Ƙarfin hali, jaruntaka, iya fuskantar tsoro ko wahala.

🔊 "What place would you advise me to visit now?" he asked.

"Wane wuri za ka shawarce ni in ziyarta yanzu?" ya tambaya.

🔊 "The planet Earth," replied the geographer. "It has a good reputation."

"Duniya Duniya," masanin ƙasa ya amsa. "Tana da suna mai kyau."

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reputation /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/

n. Yadda mutane suke tunanin mutum, wuri, ko abu; suna.

Chapter XV (Babi na Goma sha Biyar)