How do you say ' I am fine/Ok' in Somali?
Waan ladnahay/fiicanahay/wanaagsanahay
How do you say 'I was fine'?
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You chop off the 'ahay' at the end of the word and add 'aa'
Waan ladnaa/ Waan fiicnaa*/Waan wanaagsanaa - I was fine
*I think 'fiican' could be a special case. You have to remove the 'a' before the 'n' as well.
You use this for sentences like 'I am/was beautiful', 'I am/was tall', 'I am/was rich'
Waan + adjective + ahay > Waan + adjective + aa
Waad + adjective + tahay > Waad + adjective + ayd
Wuu + adjective + yahay > Wuu + adjective + aa
Wey + adjective + tahay > Wey + adjective + ayd
Waannu + adjective + nahay > Waannu + adjective + ayn
Weynu + adjective + nahay > Weynu + adjective + ayn
Waad + adjective + tihiin > Waad + adjective + aydeen
Wey + adjective + yihiin> Wey + adjective + aayeen
Waan dhuubanahay - I am slim > Waan dhuubanaa - I was slim
Waan guruxsanahay - I am beautiful > Waan guruxsanaa - I was beautiful
Waan buuranahay > Waan buuranaa - I was fat
Waan dheerahay - I am tall > Waan dheeraa - I was tall
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