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Halkee u socotaa?

Where are you going?

hal-KEE u so-'o-TAA
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Meaning

Halkee u socotaa? means where are you going?. Halkee means where or which place, u means to, and socotaa is the you form of soco, to walk or go, so the question is where are you going? Xagee baad tegaysaa? means the same, using the verb tag (to go). Answer with Waxaan u socdaa plus the place, or just name the place: Suuqa (to the market). Parents use it at the front door every day.

In conversation

Halkee u socotaa? — Waxaan u socdaa dugsiga.Where are you going? — I am going to school.
Halkee u socotaa, walaal? — Suuqa.Where are you going, brother? — To the market.

Using Halkee u socotaa? at home

Use "Halkee u socotaa?" in the moment it belongs to, not as a drill: say it, wait, and accept any answer in Somali or English. Children learn phrases from hearing them at the right time, and the native recording on this page gives you the model to copy.

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