Music & Entertainment

1. Muusikada waan jeclahay

   I like music.

   Usage

   The basic way to say you like music.

   Grammar Note

   The object comes first and 'waan jeclahay' (I like) ends the sentence. Muusikada is the definite form of muusiko. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

2. Waan jeclahay hees Soomaali ah

   I like Somali songs.

   Usage

   A way to say you like Somali songs. Hees means song.

   Grammar Note

   'Soomaali ah' ('being Somali') modifies the noun and follows it. Hees stays singular to mean songs in general. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

3. Codka hoos u dhig

   Turn the volume down.

   Usage

   A request to lower the volume of music or sound.

   Grammar Note

   Cod means voice or sound. 'Hoos u dhig' ('put it down') means to lower it. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

4. Heesahani waa quruxsan yihiin

   These songs are beautiful.

   Usage

   A way to praise songs you have just heard.

   Grammar Note

   A plural subject takes the plural form yihiin (singular: yahay / tahay). The plural of hees is heeso, and with the article it is heesaha. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

5. Cod fiican ayaad leedahay

   You have a good voice.

   Usage

   A compliment on someone's singing or speaking voice.

   Grammar Note

   Ayaad is ayaa + aad (you) and focuses 'cod fiican'. Leedahay is the 2nd-person form of 'have'. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

6. Kani waa qalabka muusikada ka mid ah

   This is a musical instrument.

   Usage

   What you say while pointing at an instrument. Literally 'this is one of the tools of music'.

   Grammar Note

   Qalabka muusikada ('tools of music') means instruments. 'Ka mid ah' is 'one of'. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

7. Kani waa durbaan

   This is a drum.

   Usage

   A sentence for pointing at a drum (durbaan).

   Grammar Note

   Durbaan is masculine. When a noun is the predicate, waa goes before it. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

8. Dhaanto waa nooc ka mid ah ciyaaraha dhaqanka

   Dhaanto is one of the traditional dances.

   Usage

   Introduces dhaanto, a Somali traditional dance performed with clapping and song.

   Grammar Note

   'Nooc ka mid ah A' means 'a kind among A'. Ciyaar covers dance and play, and dhaqan (culture, tradition) specifies the kind. This sentence is composed from verified words and regular grammar; it is not quoted from a text.

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