20250101 Introductions

Question 1

How old is your child?

Answer 1

Firy taona ny zanakao?

Question 2

Daughter

Answer 2

Zanaka vavy

Question 3

Son

Answer 3

Zanaka lahy

Question 4

He is seven.

Answer 4

Fito taona izy.

Question 5

My son is 7 years old.

Answer 5

Fito taona ny zanako.

Question 6

To be married

Answer 6

Manambady

Question 7

How do you say X in Malagasy?

Answer 7

Ahoana miteny hoe X amin’ny Malagasy?

Question 8

Every time

Answer 8

Foana

[fon(a)]

Question 9

Is he married?

Answer 9

Manambady ve izy?
Izy ve manambady?

Question 10

Birthday

Answer 10

Tsingerintaona

Question 11

My birthday

Answer 11

Tsingerintaona nahaterahako

Question 12

When is your birthday?

Answer 12

Rahoviana ny “anniversairenao”?

Question 13

What is the meaning of X in Malagasy?

Answer 13

Inona no dikan’ny X amin’ny Malagasy?

Question 14

Terrain pas à vendre

Answer 14

Terrain tsy amidy?

Question 15

My name is Pia

Answer 15

Pia no anarako

Question 16

My husband’s name is Jahal

Answer 16

Jahal no anaran’ny vadiko

Question 17

My son’s name is Christo

Answer 17

Christo no anaran’ny zanako lahy

Question 18

I have s son. His name is Christo.

Answer 18

Manana zanaka lahy aho. Christo no anarany.

Question 19

I am from Finland.

Answer 19

Avy any Finland aho.

Question 20

I live in Tana.

Answer 20

Mipetraka eto Tana aho.

Question 21

But

Answer 21

Fa

Question 22

AND when making a list

Answer 22

SY

Question 23

AND in a list of more than two

Answer 23

ARY

Question 24

I speak English and French.

Answer 24

Miteny anglisy sy frantsay aho.

Question 25

I speak English, French and Malagasy.

Answer 25

Miteny Anglisy sy Frantsay ary Malagasy aho.

Question 26

I live here in Madagascar and I am learning Malagasy.

Answer 26

Mipetraka eto Madagascar aho ary mianatra Malagasy.

Question 27

Possessive suffixes

Answer 27

Aho -ko Ianao -nao Izy -ny Isika -ntsika Izahay -nay Ianareo -nareo Izy ireo -n’izy ireo

Question 28

Your child

Answer 28

Zanakanao

Question 29

My house

Answer 29

Tranoko

Question 30

My name is Pia and I come from Finland.

Answer 30

Pia no anarako ary avy any Finland.

Question 31

I work from home but my husband works at Galaxy.

Answer 31

Miasa ato antrano aho fa miasa any amin’ny Galaxy ny vadiko.

Question 32

Our son’s name is Christo and he is 7 years old.

Answer 32

Christo no anaran’ny zanakanay lahy dia fito taona izy.

Question 33

My husband has 4 children.

Answer 33

Manana zanaka efatra ny vadiko.

Question 34

We live in Ambatobe but our son goes to school in Ivandry.

Answer 34

Mipetraka eto Ambatobe izahay fa mianatra any Ivandry ny zanako.

Question 35

I like to read books and to do sports.

Answer 35

Tia mamaky boky aho sy manao sport.

Question 36

We have a son but he is not at home. He is at school.

Answer 36

Manana zanaka lahy izahay fa tsy ato antrano izy izao. Mianatra izy.

Question 37

Excuse me Henri, what is the meaning of “to eat” in Malagasy?

Answer 37

Azafady Henri, inona no dikan’ny “to eat” amin’ny Malagasy?

Question 38

They work here. Their names are Jao, Jeanne, Bary and Soa.

Answer 38

Miasa eto izy ireo. Jao sy Jeanne sy Bary ary Soa no anaran’izy ireo.

Question 39

I speak French but I also like to learn Malagasy.

Answer 39

Miteny Frantsay aho fa tiako koa ny mianatra Malagasy.

Question 40

We don’t come from Madagascar but we work here and we live here.

Answer 40

Tsy avy eto Madagasikara izahay fa miasa eto ary mipetraka eto.