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Post all the useful Somali phrases you know to help someone that's studying Somali? Me personally I'm working on my Somali so please contribute to this thread if you got some good stuff.

How are you? Sideee tahay?

I am fine, and you Waan fiicanahay, adigana?

Hello Haye

What is your name? Magacaa?

My name is Adam Magacaygu waa Aadam

Good Morning Subax Wanaagsan

Good Afternoon Galab Wanaagsan

Good Night Habeen Wanaagsan

Good Bye Nabad galyo

Bye Nabadeey or Jaaw

Fine Fiican

Well Hagaag

I am Ok Waan fiicanahay

Yes or Yeah Haa or Haah

No or Nope May or Maya

Please, come in Fadlan, soo gal

Excuse me Iga raali noqo

Nice to meet you Kulan Wanaagsan

Pleasure to meet you Waan ku faraxsanahay la kulan kaaga

Where are you from? Xagee ka timid?

I am from Somalia Waxaan ka imid Soomaaliya

I am from work Waxaan ka imid shaqo

Do you Speak Somali? Somali maku hadashaa?

What do you do for living? Maxaad ka shaqaysaa?

Do you work? Ma shaqaysaa?

Where do you work? Xagee ka shaqaysaa?

Yes I work five days a week Haa waxaan shaqeeyaa shan maalmood asbuucii

Do you go to school? Ma aaddaa iskool?

No, I don’t go to school now Maya, iskool ma aado hadda.

I don’t understand Ma fahmin.

Do you understand? Ma fahamtay.

Yes, I understand Haa, waa fahmay.

MODS I beg you please sticky this this thread could become very useful to some youths learning Somali

Guys ima drop the qabyaalad and cay for a little bit. I need to focus on my Somali. With that being said how do you say these following words

Can you make me food

I already ate

I didn't do it

He made fun of me

These might be random but I just am asking to learn

PanSomaliNationalist wrote: Mon Aug 14, 2017 2:41 pm Guys ima drop the qabyaalad and cay for a little bit. I need to focus on my Somali. With that being said how do you say these following words

Can you make me food

I already ate

I didn't do it

He made fun of me

These might be random but I just am asking to learn

1. "Cunto ma ii karin kartaa" (lit. "could you cook me food) ama "Cunto ma ii diyaarin kartaa" (lit. could you prepare me food)
2. "Horey baan u cunay" or you can just say "waan cunay"
3. "Anigu ma aanan sameyn(in) kaas/taas" (depends according to the "it" if it is masculine or feminine)
4. "Wuu igu jeesjeesay" (lit. "He mocked me).

Afka hooyo ku hadlidiisa waa muhiim, aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay inaad barashadiisa wakhti gelinaysid, Allaah ha kuu sahlo.

PanSomaliNationalist wrote: Mon Aug 14, 2017 2:41 pm Guys ima drop the qabyaalad and cay for a little bit. I need to focus on my Somali. With that being said how do you say these following words

Can you make me food

I already ate

I didn't do it

He made fun of me

These might be random but I just am asking to learn

1. "Cunto ma ii karin kartaa" ("Can you cook me food) ama "Cunto ma ii diyaarin kartaa" (Can you prepare me food)
2. "Horey baan u cunay" ama "Waan cunay"
3. "Anigu ma aana sameyn(in) kaas/taas" (depending on the 'it', wether its masculine or feminine)
4. Wuu igu jeesjeesay

Gabyaa wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:45 am

PanSomaliNationalist wrote: Mon Aug 14, 2017 2:41 pm Guys ima drop the qabyaalad and cay for a little bit. I need to focus on my Somali. With that being said how do you say these following words

Can you make me food

I already ate

I didn't do it

He made fun of me

These might be random but I just am asking to learn

1. "Cunto ma ii karin kartaa" ("Can you cook me food) ama "Cunto ma ii diyaarin kartaa" (Can you prepare me food)
2. "Horey baan u cunay" ama "Waan cunay"
3. "Anigu ma aana sameyn(in) kaas/taas" (depending on the 'it', wether its masculine or feminine)
4. Wuu igu jeesjeesay

I was joking but thanks for being a good person though mashallah