🔊 The first time he saw my airplane, for instance (I shall not draw my airplane; that would be much too complicated for me), he asked me:

Misali, a karon farko da ya ga jirgina (ba zan zana jirgina ba; hakan zai yi mini wuya sosai), sai ya tambaye ni:

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airplane /ˈeəpleɪn/

n. Jirgin sama.

🔊 "What is that object?"

"Wane abu ne wannan?"

🔊 "That is not an object. It flies. It is an airplane. It is my airplane." And I was proud to have him learn that I could fly.

"Wannan ba abu bane. Yana tashi. Jirgin sama ne. Jirgina ne." Kuma na yi farin ciki da ya san cewa zan iya tashi.

🔊 "What! You dropped down from the sky?" "Yes," I answered, modestly.

"Kai! Daga sama ka sauka?" "I," na amsa, cikin kunya.

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modestly /ˈmɒdɪstli/

adv. Cikin kunya ko tawali'u.

🔊 "Oh! That is funny!"

"Haba! Wannan abin ban dariya ne!"

🔊 "So you, too, come from the sky! Which is your planet?"

"To, kai ma, daga sama kake zo! Wace duniyarka ce?"

🔊 At that moment I caught a gleam of light in the impenetrable mystery of his presence; and I demanded, abruptly:

A lokacin nan na hango wani haske a cikin asirin da ke tattare da shi; sai na tambaya, ba zato ba tsammani:

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gleam /ɡliːm/

n. Walƙiya, haske mai ɗanɗano.

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impenetrable /ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl/

adj. Wanda ba za a iya shiga cikinsa ba, mai wuyar fahimta.

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mystery /ˈmɪstri/

n. Asiri, abu da ba a san gaskiyarsa ba.

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abruptly /əˈbrʌptli/

adv. Ba zato ba tsammani, cikin gaggawa.

🔊 "Do you come from another planet?"

"Daga wata duniya kake zo?"

🔊 But he did not reply. He tossed his head gently, without taking his eyes from my plane: "It is true that on that you can't have come from very far away..."

Amma bai amsa ba. Ya girgiza kansa a hankali, yana kallon jirgina: "Gaskiya ne cewa da wannan ba za ka iya zuwa daga nesa ba..."

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tossed /tɒst/

v. Jefa ko juya (kansa) cikin sauri.

🔊 And he sank into a reverie, which lasted a long time. Then, taking my sheep out of his pocket, he buried himself in the contemplation of his treasure.

Sai ya nutsu cikin tunani, wanda ya dade. Sa'an nan, ya fitar da tumakina daga aljihunsa, ya tsinci kansa cikin kallon taskarsa.

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reverie /ˈrevəri/

n. Tunani mai zurfi, shagali.

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contemplation /ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃn/

n. Shakatawa, tunani mai zurfi akan wani abu.

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treasure /ˈtreʒə(r)/

n. Tasko, abu mai daraja sosai.

🔊 "My little man, where do you come from? What is this 'where I live,' of which you speak? Where do you want to take your sheep?"

"Yaronta, daga ina kake zo? Menene wannan 'inda nake zama,' da kake magana? Ina kake so ka kai tumakinka?"

🔊 After a reflective silence he answered:

Bayan shiru na tunani, sai ya amsa:

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reflective /rɪˈflektɪv/

adj. Mai tunani, mai shakatawa.

🔊 "The thing that is so good about the box you have given me is that at night he can use it as his house."

"Abin da ke da kyau game da akwatin da kuka ba ni shi ne, dare yana iya amfani da shi a matsayin gidansa."

🔊 "That is so. And if you are good I will give you a string, too, so that you can tie him during the day, and a post to tie him to."

"Haka ne. Kuma idan kun kasance nagari, zan ba ku igiya ma, domin ku iya ɗaure shi da rana, da ginshiƙi kuma don ɗaure shi."

🔊 But the little prince seemed shocked by this offer:

Amma yaronta ya yi kamar ya gigice da wannan tayin:

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shocked /ʃɒkt/

adj. Mamaki, abin gigice.

🔊 "Tie him! What a queer idea!"

"Daure shi! Wace ra'ayi ce!"

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queer /kwɪə(r)/

adj. Na ban mamaki, na ban sha'awa.

🔊 "But if you don't tie him," I said, "he will wander off somewhere, and get lost."

"Amma idan ba ka ɗaure shi ba," na ce, "zai yi yawo zuwa wani wuri, ya ɓace."

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wander /ˈwɒndə(r)/

v. Yawo, tafiya ba tare da manufa ta musamman ba.

🔊 My friend broke into another peal of laughter:

Abokina ya sake yin dariya:

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peal /piːl/

n. Ƙara mai ƙarfi (na dariya ko ƙararrawa).

🔊 "But where do you think he would go?"

"Amma ina kake tunanin zai je?"

🔊 "Anywhere. Straight ahead of him."

"Ko'ina. Kai tsaye a gabansa."

🔊 Then the little prince said, earnestly:

Sai yaronta ya ce, da gaske:

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earnestly /ˈɜːnɪstli/

adv. Da gaske, da himma.

🔊 "That doesn't matter. Where I live, everything is so small!"

"Wannan ba kome ba ne. A inda nake zama, komai yana da ƙanƙanta!"

🔊 And, with perhaps a hint of sadness, he added:

Kuma, tare da wata alamar baƙin ciki, ya kara da cewa:

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hint /hɪnt/

n. Alama, ɗanɗano.

🔊 "Straight ahead of him, nobody can go very far . . ."

"Kai tsaye a gabansa, babu wanda zai iya tafiya nesa sosai..."

Chapter III (Babi na Uku)