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Question 0

waxaan maqley Xaliimo baa dhashey. 
Daauud baa ii sheegey.
Aniga iyo Daauud baa shaley israacney.
Isbitaalka baanu tagney.
Xaliimo iyo ilmaheeda baannu soo aragney.
Xaliimo gabar bey dhashey.
Gabadhdha magaceedu waa Luula.

Answer 0

I heard that Halima gave birth.
David told me.
David and I went together yesterday.
We went to the hospital.
We saw Halima and her child.
Halima had a girl.
The girl's name is Lula.

Question 1

using kA: from, away from, out of

Shiina waan tegey.			I went to China.
Shiina waan ka tegey.		I left from China.
Iyada ka jeeso. 		turn away from her.
Iyada ka keen.			bring it from her.
Iyada ka tag. 			go away from her.
Iyada ka geey.			convey it from her.
Iyada ka sheeg.		tell about her.

Answer 1

ku: in(to), at; with, by means of
Xabbadda rid! shoot the bullet!
Xabbadda ku rid! shoot the bullet at him

Isaga ku jeeso. turn to/on him.
Isaga ku sheeg. call him a name.
Isaga ku keen. bring him by (by means of) it.
Isaga ku geey. take him by means of it.

Question 2

expression of past time

bishii dambe			last month
bishii hore			last month {lit: previous month}
toddobaadkii dambe	last week
sanadkii dambe 		last year
dorraad (to)			the day before yesterday
shaley (to)			yesterday
xaley (to)				last night

Answer 2

using past time expressions

Xaley buu Hargeysa tagey. He left for Hargeisa last night.
Bishii dambe buu guursaday. he got married last month.
sannadkii dambe key jaamacadda dhammeysey. He finished univ last year.
shaleyto ayaan Daauud shaneemo isu raacney. yesterday, David and I went to the movie together.
Dorraad dayuurad baa Shiina ku dhacday. the day before yesterday an airplane crashed in China.

Question 3

jaalle Yuusuf aabbihiis iyo gabadha baa dukaanlaha furaha siiyey. Iyagu furaha oo dariiqa yaalla bey heleen markey magaalada tageen. Dukaanlaha magaciisa baa furaha ku qornaa, markaas buu dukaanluhu cunto iyo shaah siiyey.

Answer 3

comrade Joseph’s father and the girl gave the key to the shopkeeper. They found the key lying on the ground in the street when they went to the city. The shopkeeper’s name was written on the key, so the shopkeeper gave them food and tea.

Question 4

Casha ayaa magaaladii ka tagtay. Asha left the city.
Shucayb baa boorsayda la tegay. he left w/my wallet.
Ninkii raad libaax buu ku arkay dariiqa. the man saw the foot prints of a lion on the road.
Moxamed babuur ayuu Cali guriga ku geeyay. Mo took Ali to the house by car.
Anigu waan ku kalsoonahay walaalkay. I trust my brother.
Dukaanlihii dhar buu Hodan ka iibiyay. the shopkeeper sold clothes to Hodan.
Ardaydo waxay ka yimaadeen dogsiga. the students came from the school.
Lacagtii doolar buu ku badalay. He changed the money into dollars.
Shucayb boorsadayda buu la tegay. He left w/my wallet not my book.
Cunto guriga iiga keen. bring food for me from the house.
Cunto guriga uga keen. bring food for him from the house.
Cayda isaga waan ula kacay. I deliberately insulted him.

Answer 4

Anigu waan oo sheegay warka. I told him the news.
Babuur bey nugu qadeen. they took us in a car.
Guriga bey inoogu timid. she came to us in the house.
Shandada ku rid. put it in the suite case.
waxaan lagu arkay suuqa. It was seen in the market.
guriga buu inoogu keeney. He brought it to us in the house.
dugsiga kula kulan. meet her in the school.
suuqa bey kugula kulmi doona. they will meet you in the market.
wuxuu kugu dufatay dhaqax. He hit you with a stone.
barriska malcaqaad ku cun. Eat the rice w/ a spoon.
guriga igula kulan. meet me in the house.

Question 5

Ninku wuu dheer yahay. the man is tall.
Naagso way buuran tahay. the woman is fat.
Ninka buurani buug buu akhriyaya. the fat woman is reading a book.
Isagu hilib wuu cunayay. he was eating meat.
berri anigu waxaan cuni doona hilib. I will eat the meat tomorrow.
walalshay hilib way bay cuni jirtay. my sister used to eat meat.
walalkiis ma cuni hilib. his brother doesn’t eat meat.
berito anigu Dire Dawa baan tegi doona. tomorrow I am going to D.D

Answer 5

warqadda i tusa! show me the paper.
qalinkaaga cusub keen. bring your new pen.
miyay heshay qalinkeedi? did she find her pen?
gurigiisu wuu weynyahay. his house is bigger.
babuur keeda bay wadatay. she drove her car for herself.
shandadhoodii way heleen. they found their suite cases.
annagu waxaanu cuaynaa hiilibkayaga. we are eating our meat.