What are you doing?
Maxaad sameyneysaa? means what are you doing?. Maxaad is maxaa (what) plus aad (you), and sameyneysaa means you are doing or making, from samee (to do, to make), so the question is what are you doing? It is a friendly everyday question, not an accusation, and children hear it constantly. Answer with Waan plus a verb, Waan ciyaarayaa (I am playing), or with the thing plus ayaan sameynayaa. The verb is also spelled samaynaysaa.
Use "Maxaad sameyneysaa?" 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.