Who is there?
Kumaa jooga halkaas? means who is there?. Kumaa is kuma (who) joined to the focus marker baa, jooga means is present, and halkaas means there, so the question is who is there? Use it on the phone, at the door or when you hear voices in another room. Answer with the person plus ayaa jooga: Aabo ayaa jooga (dad is there), or Cidna (nobody). Yaa is the shorter everyday word for who, as in Yaa jooga?
Use "Kumaa jooga halkaas?" 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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