Ordering · Dalbashada & Suuqa · Location

Goorma la furaayaa?

When is it open?

GOOR-ma la fu-raa-YAA
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Meaning

Goorma la furaayaa? means when is it open?. Goorma means when, la means one or they (the Somali way of making a passive), and furaayaa means is opening, so the question is when does it open? It is the same question as Goorma la furayaa? in the Asking topic, spelled here with a long vowel the way it is often said; the standard spelling is furayaa. Ask it about a shop, a restaurant or a mosque, and add Goorma la xirayaa? (when does it close?). Answer with the time: Sagaalka (at nine).

In conversation

Goorma la furayaa? — Sagaalka.When does it open? — At nine.
Makhaayadda goorma la furayaa? — Lixda subaxnimo.When does the restaurant open? — At six in the morning.

Using Goorma la furaayaa? at home

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