Greetings & Expressions
Translate: “Good morning, how are you?”
Subax wanaagsan, see tahay/ii waran/sidee tahay?
Translate into Somali: “This is my older sister.”
Tani waa walaashay weyn.
Translate: “I am eating bread.”
Rooti baan cunayaa.
Translate into Somali: “He studies at the university.”
Wuxuu dhigtaa jaamacadda.
Give 3 different greetings for different times of day in Somali.
Subax wanaagsan
Galab wanaagsan
Fiid wanaagsan
Habeen wanaagsan
Write a Somali sentence meaning: “I have four brothers.”
Waxaan leeyahay afar walaalo.
True/False: “Caano mar walba ma cabo” means “I always drink milk.”
False
Translate into Somali: “I want to become a doctor.”
Waxaan rabaa inaan noqdo dhakhtar.
Write the Somali sentence for: “I am not a teacher.”
Anigu/aniga macalin ma ihi.
Ask in Somali: “Do you have children?”
Carruur ma leedahay?
Translate into Somali: “I rarely drink tea at night.”
Dhif waaye inaan shaah cabo habeenkii.
Translate: “She works at the school.”
Waxay ka shaqaysaa iskuulka.
Change “Waxaad tahay arday” into the plural form.
Idinku arday baad tihiin.
Correct the error in this sentence: “Walaalkay baa joogto.”
Walaalkay baa jooga.
Translate into Somali: “Bring me two cups of tea, please.”
Ii keen laba koob oo shaah fadlan.
True/False: *“Xoghaye” means secretary.
True
Give the past tense of “Waan joogaa.”
Waan joogay.
Translate into Somali: “Their family lives in Mogadishu.”
Qoyskoodu waxay deggan yihiin Muqdisho.
Translate into Somali: “I am thirsty, so I drink water.”
Waan oomanahay, markaa, biyo baan cabaa.
True/False: The correct definite article for buug (“book”) is buugga.
True