First Words Flashcards
1
Q
Hello
How are you
A
Salama
Manahona or manao ahoana (mana-hOna)
2
Q
Goodbye
A
Veloma
3
Q
What is your name
My name is …
A
Iza gn’agnaranao?
(Izan yanara-NO)
Alden gn’agnarako
4
Q
How are you?
(Formal and informal)
A
Akory hanao (aKor haNao)
Akory izy io ra
(Akor izyor-A)
5
Q
Don’t have (news)
A
Tsy misy… (tsy mi)
6
Q
I’m good
A
Soa avao (shoav-oh)
7
Q
Happy to know (meet) you
A
Faly mahala anao aho(fal mahalalaNO)
8
Q
Please, sorry, excuse me
A
Azafady (a-za-FAd)
9
Q
Happy to know you too
A
Faly mahala anao aho koa (fal mahalalano kua)
10
Q
What’s new?
A
Ino vaovao
11
Q
Thank you
A
Misaotra
12
Q
Yes
A
Eka
13
Q
I have news
A
Misy vaovao
14
Q
No
A
Aha
15
Q
Okay
A
Zay
16
Q
Me
A
Zaho
17
Q
You
A
Hanao
18
Q
Milk
A
Ronono
19
Q
Not
A
Tsy
20
Q
Men’s room
A
WC lehilah
21
Q
Where is the bathroom?
Where is …
A
Aiza ny WC
Aiza ny…
22
Q
Where is the ATM
A
Aiza ny distributeur
23
Q
Where is the bank
A
Aiza ny banky
24
Q
Left
A
Havia
25
Right
Havanana
26
I would like a coffee
Anaovy kafe azadady
anaovy=do it
Anaovy havanana: do it right
Anaovy sakafo maraina
27
What time is it
Amin’ny firy izao
Amin’ny: what, in (‘ny=the)
Firy: time
Izao: now
28
Bottle of water
Rano amin’ny tavoahangy
(Ran-um-TAV-wahan-k(i) )
Lit: water in the bottle: rano=water, amin = what or in, ny=the, tavoahangy=bottle. Just like amin’ny firy izao (what the time now)
29
Could I have a bottle of water please?
Afaka itondrana rano ve azafady
(Afaka (i)tondran aRAN ve azafady
30
Tea
Dité
di-tE
31
Mosquito
Moka
(moo-ka)
32
Ariary
Vola (VOO-la) is money
adi-ARE-y
33
Women’s bathroom
WC vehivavy
34
Rice
Vary
Vary maina: dry rice
Vary amin’anana: rice w vegetables
35
Sarong (sort of)
Lamba landy
36
Beans
Tsaramaso
