What do you want?
Maxaad rabta? means what do you want?. Maxaad is maxaa (what) joined to aad (you), and rabta means you want, so the question is what do you want? It is direct, the way a parent or a shopkeeper asks it; to soften it add fadlan, or ask Maxaan kuu qaban karaa? (what can I do for you?). Answer with Waxaan rabaa plus the thing: Waxaan rabaa biyo, I want water. The verb is rab, and the fuller form rabtaa is also used.
Use "Maxaad rabta?" 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.
Waa immisa saacaddu?, Goorma ayaad imaaneysaa?, Ilaa goorma ayaad joogeysaa?, Goorma la furayaa?, Intee ku nooshahay?, Halkee u socotaa? and more. Then take the quiz.