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Sidee tahay?

How are you?

si-DEE TA-hay
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Meaning

Sidee tahay? means how are you?. Sidee means how and tahay means you are, so the question is literally how are you? It is interchangeable with Iska warran, and the reply is Waan fiicanahay (I am fine) or Nabad (peace), often followed by Adiguna? (and you?). In quick speech it becomes See tahay? To ask a group, say Sidee tihiin?

In conversation

Sidee tahay? — Waan fiicanahay, mahadsanid.How are you? — I am fine, thank you.
Sidee tahay, abaayo? — Nabad, adiguna?How are you, sister? — Fine, and you?

Using Sidee tahay? at home

Use "Sidee tahay?" 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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