Easy Somali Conversation – Cleaning the house
Here is an other mini conversation between roommates.
Welcome to another learnSomali Conversation lesson. I hope you liked the first mini conversation we posed earlier today. This lesson is Easy Somali Conversation – Cleaning the house. This conversation can be used by roommates or a parent and a child. There is also vocabulary from the lesson listed in the last table. Here is the pdf version in case you want to download/print.
| Somali | English |
| A: Waad ogtahay waxaa imaanaya waalidkay ciidaan, waxaan rabaa inaan xaafadda haajinno, ma haysaa wakhti todobaadkaan? | A: You know my parents are coming over this holiday, I need us to clean the house, do you have time this week? |
| B: Waan jeclahay hagaajinta lakiin, maalmahan waa mashquulay. Waxaan bilaabi karnaa bari galab, iskoolka kadib. | B: I love cleaning but, I was busy lately. We can start tomorrow evening, after school. |
| A: Waxaan rabaa sidoo kale in aan dhar dhaqo oo aan dukaanka aado? | A: I also need to do the laundry, and run to the store? |
| B: Waxaan mooday in aad aaday dukaanka shalay oo wax walba aad soo gadday. | B: I thought you went to the store yesterday and bought everything. |
| A: Haa wax walba waan soo gaday shalay, lakiin waxaan soo xusuustay kafee aabahay uu ka helo, in aan u keeno ayaa rabaa.** | A: Yes, I bought everything yesterday, but I remembered my dad’s favorite coffee, I want to get it for him.** |
| B: Rooga wayn ee barsadda yaalla waa cusayb. In aan dhaqno ma ahan, sax? | B: The big rug in the living room is new. We don’t need to wash it, right? |
| A: Haa waa runtaa. Haye aan bilowno 6PM meelahaas barri. | A: Yes, you are right. Ok let’s start around 6PM tomorrow. |
Easy Somali Conversation – Cleaning the house
| Ereyo | Vocabulary |
| Barri | Tomorrow |
| Shalay | Yesterday |
| Sidoo kale | Also |
| Dhar | Cloths |
| Dhaqo | Wash |
| Dukaan | Store |
| Mooday | Thought |
| Wax walba | Everything |
| Gadday | Bought |
| Xusuustay | Remembered |
| Aabahay | My dad |
| Ka helo | Favorite |
| Wayn | Big |
| Barsad | Living room |
| Runtaa | Right |
| Bilow | Start |
| Meelahaas | Around |
| Ereyo | Vocabulary |
| Suffix: Kaan | This |
| Ogtahay | Know |
| imaanaya | Coming |
| Waalid | Parent |
| Ciid | Holiday |
| Rabaa | Want |
| Xaafad | House |
| Hagaajin | Clean |
| Haysaa | Have |
| Wakhti | Time |
| Todobaad | Week |
| Jeclahay | Love |
| Lakin | But |
| Maalmahan | These days |
| Mashquul | Busy |
| Aado | Go |
| Cusayb | New |
- **The pdf has slightly different answer.
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