First Words Flashcards

1
Q

Hello
How are you

A

Salama
Manahona or manao ahoana (mana-hOna)

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2
Q

Goodbye

A

Veloma

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3
Q

What is your name

My name is …

A

Iza gn’agnaranao?
(Izan yanara-NO)

Alden gn’agnarako

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4
Q

How are you?
(Formal and informal)

A

Akory hanao (aKor haNao)

Akory izy io ra
(Akor izyor-A)

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5
Q

Don’t have (news)

A

Tsy misy… (tsy mi)

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6
Q

I’m good

A

Soa avao (shoav-oh)

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7
Q

Happy to know (meet) you

A

Faly mahala anao aho(fal mahalalaNO)

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8
Q

Please, sorry, excuse me

A

Azafady (a-za-FAd)

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9
Q

Happy to know you too

A

Faly mahala anao aho koa (fal mahalalano kua)

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10
Q

What’s new?

A

Ino vaovao

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11
Q

Thank you

A

Misaotra

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12
Q

Yes

A

Eka

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13
Q

I have news

A

Misy vaovao

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14
Q

No

A

Aha

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15
Q

Okay

A

Zay

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16
Q

Me

A

Zaho

17
Q

You

A

Hanao

18
Q

Milk

A

Ronono

19
Q

Not

A

Tsy

20
Q

Men’s room

A

WC lehilah

21
Q

Where is the bathroom?
Where is …

A

Aiza ny WC
Aiza ny…

22
Q

Where is the ATM

A

Aiza ny distributeur

23
Q

Where is the bank

A

Aiza ny banky

24
Q

Left

A

Havia

25
Q

Right

A

Havanana

26
Q

I would like a coffee

A

Anaovy kafe azadady
anaovy=do it
Anaovy havanana: do it right
Anaovy sakafo maraina

27
Q

What time is it

A

Amin’ny firy izao
Amin’ny: what, in (‘ny=the)
Firy: time
Izao: now

28
Q

Bottle of water

A

Rano amin’ny tavoahangy
(Ran-um-TAV-wahan-k(i) )
Lit: water in the bottle: rano=water, amin = what or in, ny=the, tavoahangy=bottle. Just like amin’ny firy izao (what the time now)

29
Q

Could I have a bottle of water please?

A

Afaka itondrana rano ve azafady
(Afaka (i)tondran aRAN ve azafady

30
Q

Tea

A

Dité
di-tE

31
Q

Mosquito

A

Moka
(moo-ka)

32
Q

Ariary
Vola (VOO-la) is money

A

adi-ARE-y

33
Q

Women’s bathroom

A

WC vehivavy

34
Q

Rice

A

Vary
Vary maina: dry rice
Vary amin’anana: rice w vegetables

35
Q

Sarong (sort of)

A

Lamba landy

36
Q

Beans

A

Tsaramaso