Miski
Not fluent in Somali, but I can get by

Although I am still seeking a Somali tutor to improve my fluency, I can provide a bit of information to the Somali side of the discussions.

 

Here is a break-down of some Somali conjugations:

 

I: Aniga

You: Adiga

He: Isaga

She: Iyada

We: Annaga

You (plural): Idinka

They: Iyaga

 

It can get pretty complicated beyond that because if you want to use the verb, "to be", you would have to conjugate not only the verb, but the pronoun that goes before it.

 

So let's do it then:

 

TO BE

I am: Aniga waxaan ahay

You are: Adiga waxaad tahay

He is: Isaga wuxuu yahay

She is: Iyada waxay tahay

We are: Annaga waxaan nahay

You (plural) are: Idinka waxaad tihiin

They are: Iyaga waxay yihiin

 

So, of course you'll have to add some nouns as they are not complete sentences. Most Somali speakers leave out the initial pronouns because the rest is conjugated according to its proper pronoun, so it's a bit redundant.

For example:

Waxaan ahay arday (I am a student)

Waxaad tahay wiil (You are a boy)

Wuxuu yahay macallin (He is a teacher)

Waxay tahay macallimad (She is a teacher)

........so on and so forth.......

 

There's a lot more conjugation involved, but I don't want to get in too deep right now. Those are the basics.

 

 

May 1, 2015 7:35 PM
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Mahadsanid! Let me know if you find a tutor! I'm looking for one, too. It's surprisingly hard, even in Minnesota, where I live.

May 5, 2015
hi my name is ahmed i am from somali live in sudan i want to improve my english and also i can speak arabic if you want
 we can have practice arabic , somali  and english to help each other 
 so please only i need conversation with someone can speak  if you can let me know thank you
my skype is may e-mail =    [email protected] my number is +249966696974

September 24, 2016
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