Come Learn Somali Posted May 29, 2020 By the way, my Somali spelling isn't good yet. So I'd appreciate spelling corrections too: First (part) = (Qaybta*) koowaad: Would these be correct as a response to "thank you" = "aada/adiga* mudan/dhib ma laha". Big edit: "Soo dhowow" is only said to ask someone to literally come close, and to welcome someone to for example one's home. And not as a response to "thank you", right? end of. "How long have you been learning (the Somali/English language) Somali/English? (Ila) goorme/waqaatigee/xiligee (afka)Soomaali(ga)/Ingiriis(ka) baranaysay?/ (Ila) goorme/waqaatigee/xiligee (af)Soomaali/(af)Ingiriis baranaysay? How long have you been living here? (Ila) goorme/waqaatigee/xiligee inta ku noleed? When did you start learning French? (Ila) goorme/waqaatigee/xiligee bilawday barashada Faransiiska? Where are you from? Where do you live? Inteeka iimaaday? Intee ku noshahay? Where do you reside in? Intee dagantahay? Are you from this area/city?Xafaadan=this area/magalaadan=this city/baladkan=this city ma ka iimaaday? Do you live in this area/city? Xafaadan/magalaadan/baladkan ma ku noshahay? Second part = Qaybta laabaad: What are their names? Maxa whye magacood/magacooda? What are your names?(asking a group) Maxa whye magaceen/magaceena? Where are they from? Intee ka iimaadeen? Where are you from?(asking a group) Intee ____________? ( I can't figure these last two out. Are they said the same and just have a change in tone/pitch? ) They are from Germany. We are from America. Waxay ka iimaadeen Jarmal. Waxaan ka iimaanahay Maaraakan. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Come Learn Somali Posted May 29, 2020 Are these* both correct for "the Somali language"? "AfKA SoomaaliGA" and "Af SoomaaliGA"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted June 1, 2020 On 5/29/2020 at 4:15 PM, Come Learn Somali said: Are these* both correct for "the Somali language"? "AfKA SoomaaliGA" and "Af SoomaaliGA"? Afka Soomaaliga = The (the) Soomaali language. That is the literal way, but it is still the Soomaali language. Afsoomaaliga (Af Soomaaliga) = The Soomaali language. I know also Afsoomaali means Soomaali language. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Come Learn Somali Posted June 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said: Afka Soomaaliga = The (the) Soomaali language. That is the literal way, but it is still the Soomaali language. Afsoomaaliga (Af Soomaaliga) = The Soomaali language. I know also Afsoomaali means Soomaali language. Thank you, I'll give it more thought to understand it better later. If I get any new responses, I might be unable to reply back for a while (maybe a month or more) due to some personal situations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites