Somali Phone Calls

[black velvet]

Normal call

Me (smile) : Hello?
Caller: Hello, this is Mr.Y. Could I speak to X please
Me: Of course, just a moment please

Somali call

Me (smile) : Hello?
Caller: Haa yaawaaye?
Me: Umm..Cambaro waaye...adiga yaawaaye?
Caller: Cambaroooo waad weynaatey! Aniga ma'itaqaanid?
Me: Ummm...
Caller: Abtigaa waaye oo Canada jooga
Me: Abti!!!
Caller: Haa Abti Ilyaas waaye
Me: Of course Abti Ilyaas! See'layahay?
Caller: Waan fiicannahay Alxamdulilah. Inikana seetihiin?
Me: Alxamdulilah waa ficaannahay
Caller: Hooyo nah?
Me: Alxamdullilah wee ficantahay
Caller: Abanah?
Me: Alxamdulilah woo ficanyahay
Caller: Cafimaadka kawaran?
Me: Kuligeen alxamdulilah waa ficannahay
Caller: Alxamdulila
Me: Haye Abti Hooyo makuudhiiba?
Caller: Haa Abti ii dhiib

*Walks to mother and hands her the phone*

Mother: Yaa waaye?
Me: Mo'ogi...



This is getting ridiculous! Do you guys get this as well?

[Gifted]

I love when they call and then go "waa qofma", when they should be introducing themselves.

[Hyperactive]

gifted you mean wa kuma

[black velvet]

"Waa qofma?" sounds like "Is this a human?"

[FAH1223]

[Gifted]

gifted you mean wa kuma

"Waa qofma?" sounds like "Is this a human?"

[Hyperactive]

gifted i know somali better than you

[Gifted]

Hyper, I know you do, but I write better than you.


I swear you can use Waa qofma, it's the same as waa kuma or yaa waaye. Only yaa waaye sounds like something a baby would say, and waa kuma just sounds gay.

[black velvet]

Fah - Xaa kuqoslee

Gifted - Abaayo it's true though innit

[AyanTu]

Funny story....

So MY somail is horrible...i know, but if u can imagen there is worse.

My sister answers the phone during the day, i never do....its always for my mom.
Anyway, this one lady called everyday, never gives her name just yells to my sister "waatuma?" over and over....

My sister....tells my mom Waatumaa called

[Gifted]

I'm gonna make a topic now with a poll, which everyone comes on top is the correct usage of "who is it" haye..

I promise to not not use any of my other nicks.

[HELWAA]

Horta reer somalia waxaan ku nacay anigo ma waxaad aragtey dad salaad muminiinta kula soo hadlaya..balaayado way ka nixinayan.Shalay shanti subaxnimo ayuu telefoonki soo dhacay..intaan sariirti ka soo booday baan qabtay..waxa igaga soo booday qof cabaadaya..

the person.."yaan la hadlayaa"

Aniga.."Yaad rabtey"....Hada la soco maskaxdaydo kala bar bay hurada..

The person" maano ahayn gurigi hebel hebel"

Aniga " wuu yahy"

The person " yaad tahay adigo"

aniga " heblaayo"

the person " Hargaysa ayaan ka soo hadlaya ina hebel hebel baan ahay"

Aniga "ok"...after that he hang up..i guess lacagti baa ka dhamaatey oo ku soo hadleyey.

[DustyFoot Farah]

Hadeyba islaamihii sida ula yaabayaan xigtadooda (qaraabadooda) marka ay la soo hadlaan maxaad moodeen da`yartana (dhalinyarada)

DustyFoot Farah

[HELWAA]

[black velvet]

It's not me then