What sentences sound funny when

[Inaayah]

Translated word for word from English to Somali?

I remember being back home and saying "Baytarigi ba iga dhintay" my battery is dead and the locals would be looking at me like




They'd correct me and say "Dabka ka dhacay dheh"

But they also use "Dabka ka dhacsan" when they are referring to someone who is a bit slow maskaxiyan lol

[CigaalSHiiDaaDCFC]

Tuum bada is gali

[TheLoFather]

"....Farta ma lagu galiyey?"

[Inaayah]

Wtf do those mean?

[Sumubaridi]

Wtf do those mean?

Isgali means put it in yourself. Don't know the rest.

[TheLoFather]

Wtf do those mean?

Isgali means put it in yourself. Don't know the rest.

Sumu waxaa u maleeynaayaa inaan farta lagu galin!, waayo markuu qof ku idhaahdo "...isgali" loo ma jeedo "put it in yourself" ee macnaheedu waa "put it together". E.g. Hadii la gu idhaahdo " mobilekan iyo chargerkaa isgali!"... it does not mean put the mobile and charger in your self but it means put the charger in the mobile!

Inaaar waxaan u maleeyn inaad u baahantahey in far soomaali lagu galiyo ee ma kaa dagtey oo maku deeqdey?!

[gegiroor]

Wtf do those mean?

"....Farta ma lagu galiyey?" means did you go to school?

[gegiroor]

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"Afka jug ma isku siinaa?"

[gegiroor]

When I was much younger than one I am, I was a bit nasty and used to tell girls after I talk to them, "Heblaay, gabadh fiican baad tahee hoos ma kuugu yara dhigaa?" Haddii ay xanaaqdo, isheedaan

[zulaika]

Wtf do those mean?

"....Farta ma lagu galiyey?" means did you go to school?

Oh God I hope you're joking, really? That's a legit true saying? Lol bisinka

[Siciid85]

Badayda ha soo galin

"Dont enter my ocean"

Maxaa kaaga shan iyo toban ah?

"What's the fifteen for you"?

[gegiroor]

Wtf do those mean?

"....Farta ma lagu galiyey?" means did you go to school?

Oh God I hope you're joking, really? That's a legit true saying? Lol bisinka

Yes, actually that is what it means. When the Somali language was written, it used to be called "Farta Soomaaliga". So "Farta ma lagu geliyey" was taken as did you go to school and learn "Farta Soomaaliga".


Zulaikha, how about this:

"Fartaa ku godan" --> It means he (or) she is being suspected of committing a heinous act.

"Fartaa gaadha" ---> It means he or she gets upset so easily. Basically, someone who is bad tempered.

"Fari kama qodna" --> It means it is not over yet; the bulk of the work is remaining to be finished.

"Farta loo godey" --> It means pretend like it is much closer than it is, like it is very close when you want to give people directions. Basically, pretend like a place that is 20 miles away is like 2 miles, so people will leave you or this place and go to the other place, thinking they can easily reach there in a shorter time.

"Falaadhi gilgalasho kaa gama hadho" -->It means you can't run away from whatever act that you committed. Your past will be with you, and you simply can't deflect blame!

"Ishaad ka riday" --> It means you hit the point.


I will add more later!

[zulaika]

"....Farta ma lagu galiyey?" means did you go to school?

Oh God I hope you're joking, really? That's a legit true saying? Lol bisinka

Yes, actually that is what it means. When the Somali language was written, it used to be called "Farta Soomaaliga". So "Farta ma lagu geliyey" was taken as did you go to school and learn "Farta Soomaaliga".


Zulaikha, how about this:

"Fartaa ku godan" --> It means he (or) she is being suspected of committing a heinous act.

"Fartaa gaadha" ---> It means he or she gets upset so easily. Basically, someone who is bad tempered.

"Fari kama qodna" --> It means it is not over yet; the bulk of the work is remaining to be finished.

"Farta loo godey" --> It means pretend like it is much closer than it is, like it is very close when you want to give people directions. Basically, pretend like a place that is 20 miles away is like 2 miles, so people will leave you or this place and go to the other place, thinking they can easily reach there in a shorter time.

"Falaadhi gilgalasho kaa gama hadho" -->It means you can't run away from whatever act that you committed. Your past will be with you, and you simply can't deflect blame!

"Ishaad ka riday" --> It means you hit the point.


I will add more later!

Wow, some of these I've heard like fari ka ma qodna... But the other one was really disturbing

Thanks for breaking it down... and yes please do add more.

[AgentOfChaos]

"Abaayo afka jug aan isku siino."