'Ma ogtahay' is a phrase that Somalis often use. It is similar to 'Ma aragtey' and means 'do you know/are you aware'.
Wuu tegayaa Maraykanka. Ma ogtahay?
- He's going to America, you know.
Ma ogtahay inuu baranayaa af Soomaali?
-Did you know he's learning Somali?
Waan kuu sheegayaa ninkaasi waa nin xun. Ma ogtahay?
- I'm telling you that man is a bad man, OK?
Somalis usually say this phrase so fast, that it sounds more like 'Moogtahay'. Practise this phrase with your Somali friends.
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