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This is a lesson about negation in Somali. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".
| No: Maya |
| Nothing: Waxba |
| Not yet: Weli |
| No one: Qofna / cidna |
| No longer: Mar danbe |
| Never: marna |
| Cannot: Maba |
| Should not: ma haboonayn |
The below examples demonstrate how to use the negation form in a sentence. Don't be shy to use of these expressions if you don't know something.
| We don't understand: Ma fahamno |
| I do not speak Japanese: Af Jabaniis ma ku hadlo |
| I cannot remember the word: Ereyga ma xasuusan karo |
| You should not forget this word: Ereyga ma xasuusan karo |
| No problem!: Inaad iloowdo ma ahan ereygaan |
| I don't know!: Ma garanayo |
| I'm not interested!: Ma daneeynayo |
| Don't worry!: Ha wal-welin! |
| This is wrong: Tani waa khalad |
| This is not correct: Tani wax ma ahan |
| No one here speaks Greek: Qofna Af Giriig ma ku hadlo |
| I'm not fluent in Italian yet: Weli si xiriir ah Af Talyaani uguma hadli karo |
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