Nightlife

1. Maqaayad wanaagsan xaggee ku jirtaa?

   Where is there a good restaurant?

   Usage

   Asks for a good place to eat or have tea in the evening. Maqaayad is a restaurant or tea house.

   Grammar Note

   Maqaayad is feminine, so the feminine verb form jirtaa is used.

2. Miis afar qof ah baan u baahan ahay

   I need a table for four

   Usage

   Asks for a table by group size. Literally "I need a table of four people".

   Grammar Note

   "Number + qof ah" means "of … people"; the noun after a numeral stays singular.

3. Fadlan xisaabta ii keen

   Please bring the bill

   Usage

   Asks for the bill at the end of a meal. Xisaab is the account or bill.

   Grammar Note

   Keen is the imperative of "bring"; the Bible has "ii keen" (bring me).

4. Habeenkan aad buu u wanaagsan yahay

   Tonight is very good

   Usage

   A remark when you are enjoying the evening.

   Grammar Note

   Habeen is masculine, so buu and yahay are used.

5. Mahadsanid, waqti wanaagsan baan helay

   Thank you, I had a good time

   Usage

   Thanks for a pleasant time. Literally "I got a good time".

   Grammar Note

   Waqti is also spelled wakhti. Heli means "get"; its first-person past is helay.

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