Somali Simple Present Tense
Welcome to another Learn Somali lesson. Today we will focus on the Somali Simple Present Tense. It is used to describe habitual actions that occur in the present. It is used to describe an action that is not is the past or the future. In Somali language, Present Tense means (Fal joogto ah)
As usual we will have list of English sentences examples and we will translate them to Somali language.
| Tenses | English/Somali | Vocabulary |
| Simple Present | I pay the bills = Waan bixiyaa biilasha.
Do I pay the bills? = Miyaan bixiyaa Biilasha? I don’t pay the bills = Ma bixiyo biilasha.
You go to school = Waad aadaa iskool Do you go school? = Miyaad aadaa iskool? You don’t go school = Ma aadid iskool. Don’t go to school = Ha aadin iskool. (Command)
She reads every day = Way akhrisaa maalin kasta Does she read every day? = Miyay akhrisaa maalin kasta? She doesn’t read every day = Ma akhriso Maalin kasta
He sleeps every night = Wuu seexdaa habeen kasta Does he sleep every night? = Miyuu seexdaa habeen kasta? He doesn’t sleep every night = Ma seexdo habeen kasta
They learn something new = Way bartaan wax cusub Do they learn something new? = Miyay bartaan wax cusub? They don’t learn something new = Ma bartaan wax cusub
We respect the people = Waan xushmaynaa dadka Do we respect people? = Miyaan xushmaynaa dadka? We don’t respect people = Ma xushmayno dadka |
I do = Waan
Pay = Bixiyaa The bills = Biilasha You do = waad Go = aadaa
Don’t = Ha (With a verb) She does = way Reads = Akhrisaa Every day = Maalin kasta
He does = Wuu Sleeps = Sexdaa Every night = Habeen kasta
They do = Way Learn = Baartaan Something = Wax
We do = Waan Respect = Xushmaynaa The people = dadka |
| Contracted forms – Soo gaabin | Words Used often | |
| Waan = Waa aan (Used with I and We) Example I want to = Waa aan rabaa or Waan rabaa. We want to = Waa aan rabnaa or Waan rabnaa
Waad = Waa aad (Used with you) Example You want to = Waa aad rabtaa or Waad rabtaa Way = Waa ay (Used with She and They) Example She wants to = Waa ay rabtaa or Way rabtaa They want to = Waa ay rabaan or Way rabaan
Wuu = Waa uu (Used with He) Example He wants to = Waa uu rabaa or Wuu rabaa
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Every = Walba/ Kasta
Every day = Maalin kasta Every night = Habeel Walba Every year = Sannad Walba Every hour = Saacad Walba every week = Asbuuc Walba Every year = Sannad Walba Generally = Guud ahaan Totally = Gabi ahaan Normally = Sida caadiga ah Frequently = Sida badan never = Marna or Marnaba rarely = Mar dhif ah sometimes = Marmar usually / Badanaa all the time/always = Wakhti kasta (Note: You can use Kasta in the place of Walba They mean the same)
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