I am afraid
Waan cabsanaayaa means i am afraid. Cabso means to fear, and cabsanayaa is the I am form of the verb, so the sentence means I am afraid. In standard spelling it is Waan cabsanayaa, with a short a before -yaa; the app spelling stretches the vowel the way it sounds in speech. You can also say Cabsi baa i haysa (fear has hold of me) or Waan baqayaa (I am scared). The reply parents give is Ha cabsan, do not be afraid.
Use "Waan cabsanaayaa" 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.