Chapter 1 (D3) Flashcards
1
Q
weli
A
yet
2
Q
saacaddan
A
this hour
3
Q
ganacsade/a(ha) / ganacsato/a(da)
A
businessmen
4
Q
ganacsi(ga) / ganacsiyo/a(da)
A
business
5
Q
waxa (wax-)
A
(will combine with pronoun)
6
Q
maxa (max-)
A
what?
7
Q
dhamee
A
finish, complete (v.)
8
Q
ma dhammayseen?
A
Are you (all) finished?
9
Q
sabab
A
why, because
10
Q
barkee
A
why, because
11
Q
maxaad dhacay?
A
Why? What happened?
12
Q
waayo
A
why, because
13
Q
why?
A
sabab, barkee, waayo
14
Q
because
A
sabab, barkee, waayo
15
Q
waa ayo
A
who? (interrogative only) [northern]
16
Q
yaa waaye?
A
who (interrogative only) [southern]
17
Q
sheekee
A
narrate, tell stories (v.)
18
Q
iiga sheekee qoyska
A
tell me about your family
19
Q
luqad
A
language
20
Q
hadal
A
speak (v.) [1]
21
Q
bunni
A
brown
22
Q
basali
A
pink
23
Q
coffee
A
qaxwe, bun
24
Q
garo
A
know (v.)
25
kas
know (v.)
26
Ma garanayo.
I don't know.
27
magaalo/a(da)
city
28
dhakhtar(ka)
doctor
29
Europe
Yurub (northern) / Orobba (southern)
30
kan ugu dambeeya
the last one
31
dambee
be last
32
ugu
33
qado
lunch
34
af(ka) / afaf(ka)
language, mouth
35
afaaf
door, entrance
36
guun
spinster
37
soco
go, walk (v.)
38
waxbarasho
education
39
waxasaaradda
ministry
40
wasiir(ka) /
minister
41
madaxweyne
president
42
ra'iisulwasaare
prime minister
43
muus (N), moos (S)
banana
44
burcad
cheese curds (also "thieves" in the south, as dialectical variant of budhcad)
45
dhul
earth, land
46
bad
sea
47
cir
sky
