Definition of joke in Hausa

Example of joke in a sentence

1. Abun ban dariya
My teacher tells us joke about the monkey and lion. malaminmu yana bamu labarin ban dariya game da abun daya faru tsakanin biri da zaki.

I wonder how the teacher waste many hours cracking jokes instead of teaching his pupils. ina mamakin yadda malamin zai kwashe tsawon awanni yana bada labaran ban dariya a maimakon koyar da ɗalibansa.

Some children like to go to school daily just for the jokes. wasu yaran suna zuwa makaranta kullum ne saboda (labaran) ban dariya.

But still a teacher shouldn't tell children dirty jokes. amma duk da haka bai kamata malami ya riƙa bawa yara dariya ta hanyar gaya musu labaran batsa ba.

2. Shirme
The new battery I bought is a joke - it can't even last for an hour. sabon batirin dana siyo shirme ne kawai - ko awa ɗaya baya iya kaiwa.

I updated the app but it appears the new version is a complete joke - many contents have been removed. Nayi updating na app ɗin amma sai ta bayyana cewa sabon version ɗin duk shirme ne kawai - an cire abubuwa masu yawa daga cikinsa.

Two hours lesson a week is a joke - you can't learn anything within this short period of time. darasin sa'a biyu a mako shirme ne - babu abunda zaka koya a cikin wannan ɗan ƙanƙanen lokacin.

Verb
3. Wasa/Yin abu cikin wasa
We joked and laughed with the deceased for two hours yesterday night. mun yi wasa da dariya tare da marigayin jiya da daddare har tsawon sa'a biyu.

If you see someone suffering, help him if you can, don't joke about it. idan kaga wani yana cikin wahala, to ka taimaka masa idan zaka iya, kada ka ɗauki abun a matsayin wasa.

I thought he was joking when he said i'm pregnant. na zaci wasa yake lokacin da yace ina da juna biyu.