I am hungry
Gaajaa i heyso means i am hungry. Gaajo means hunger, and gaajaa is gaajo joined to the focus marker baa, so the sentence is literally hunger has hold of me. This is the natural Somali way to say I am hungry, and the same pattern gives Cabsi baa i haysa (I am afraid). In standard spelling the verb is haysa, Gaajo baa i haysa or Gaajaa i haysa; the app spelling heyso is a common spoken variant. The reply every child hopes for is Kaalay, wax cun: come, eat something.
Use "Gaajaa i heyso" 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.
Waan faraxsanahay, Waan ku jecelahay, Waan iga farxisaa, Waad qurux badantahay, Waxaa tahay saaxiib wanaagsan, Waan murugeysanahay and more. Then take the quiz.