BUILDING UP AF-SOMALI WORDS

[Amira143]

Sayga..? Well that's the first. lol.

[COOL-MAN]

Please= waryaa/nayaa

This is counterproductive. They are rude.

We are rude people hence no word for please instead

Waryaa/nayaa ii soo qabo kursigaas Ama saxan kaas

[Hyperactive]

coolman, you can say; ado raali ah, kursiga i see??

[CaliQase]

Waryaa/Naayaa just can't do it. We'll have to invent a new one or keep using fadlan.

[COOL-MAN]

Hyper we are looking for a word not a sentence

Yes cali fadlan will do. Even the Swahilis say tafathali which is swahilised fadlan

[BlueBlood]

new term for fadlan: Halmad



halmad i sii biiyo
hamad i sheeg magacaaga?

[COOL-MAN]

new term for fadlan: Halmad



halmad i sii biiyo
hamad i sheeg magacaaga?

I will not be suprised if it becomes norm in Somali circles within a short period.

All you have to do is go to Somalis near you and say halmad furahaa ii dhiib

They will ask halmad waa maxay? You tell them it means fadlan. They will ask oo waa afmaa? Convince them it's a Somali word halkaas iyo kismayo ayaa laga isticmalaayo waa afsomaali sax ah n it's as good as any other Somali word within a short span

[BlueBlood]

waa sidaad sheegtay ...im gona start using regularly on snet and in in real life too

[Lamagoodle]

mmm..
Actually, there are some contemporary somali words as well as old words for some of the words above:

Cisbital= the Germans call it Krankenhaus; Swedish= Sjukhus ; lit the house of the sick. The somali word (old) is xarunta/rugta dabiibka. There is a somali word for dispensary/healthcentre= Rug caafimaad So Rug(ta) caafimaad could also be used for a hospital

Download= dhaamin ; you know like fetching water

Save= keyd

Loan = Deeyn/amaah

Husband = Seyga

School = Dugsi

Wife = Xaas (this could also be used for a couple)

Sex/gender= Jinsi

Website = Malko ( compare with the river bank where animals/ppl get water)

Exercise =Layli


On this site you will find the school (primary and high school) curricula in Somali.

It has almost all the books that were used in Somali schools.

http://www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/nt/db.c ... ield=&nh=1

[Susu000]

new term for fadlan: Halmad



halmad i sii biiyo
hamad i sheeg magacaaga?

I reckon raali is enough, halmad sounds like an object.

Ex; Raali ii soo dhiib kursigaas..

[TheLoFather]

I like reer Burco way of saying please; aar dhakhdaay shaah noo keen! Meaning please brings us tea!

[BlueBlood]

new term for fadlan: Halmad



halmad i sii biiyo
hamad i sheeg magacaaga?

I reckon raali is enough, halmad sounds like an object.

Ex; Raali ii soo dhiib kursigaas..

i thought raali means pardon me or is it excuse me?

like iga raali noqo
adoo raali ah

[COOL-MAN]

I like reer Burco way of saying please; aar dhakhdaay shaah noo keen! Meaning please brings us tea!