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Ma haysaa midaan?

Do you have this?

ma hay-SAA mi-DAAN
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Meaning

Ma haysaa midaan? means do you have this?. Ma is the question marker, haysaa means you have (from hay, to have or hold), and midaan means this one, from mid (one, item). So the question is do you have this one? Use it while pointing at a picture or an item, or replace midaan with the thing you want: Ma haysaa biyo? (do you have water?). The seller answers Haa, waan hayaa (yes, I have it) or Maya, ma hayo (no, I do not have it).

In conversation

Ma haysaa midaan? — Haa, waan hayaa.Do you have this? — Yes, I have it.
Ma haysaa midaan? — Maya, ma hayo.Do you have this? — No, I do not have it.

Using Ma haysaa midaan? at home

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