Intro (D5) CN REVERSE

Question 1

What’s up?

Answer 1

Maxaad haysaa?

Question 2

nothing

Answer 2

waxba

Question 3

person (gender neutral)

Answer 3

qof

Question 4

neck

Answer 4

qoor

Question 5

Where are you from? (lit. “where do you face me from”) [considered somewhat rude; is asking for what tribe or region you are from.]

Answer 5

Xaggeed ka soo jeedda?

Question 6

Where were you born?

Answer 6

Xaggeed ku dhalatey?

Question 7

What region are you from? [slightly more polite version, but still not common.]

Answer 7

Gobolkeed ka soo jeedda?

Question 8

Are you from Hargeysa?

Answer 8

Ma reer Hargeysaad tahay?

Question 9

or

Answer 9

mise

Question 10

evening (more specifically, early evening)

Answer 10

fiid