You are beautiful
Waad qurux badantahay means you are beautiful. Waad is you plus the focus marker waa, qurux means beauty, badan means much and tahay means you are, so the sentence is literally you are of much beauty. It is the usual way to tell someone they are beautiful, and in writing the words are often separated: qurux badan tahay. The reply is Mahadsanid. A close alternative is Waad qurxoon tahay, you are pretty.
Use "Waad qurux badantahay" 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.