Ordering · Dalbashada & Suuqa · Location

Sideen halkaas u tagaa?

How do I get there?

si-DEEN hal-KAAS u ta-GAA
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Meaning

Sideen halkaas u tagaa? means how do i get there?. Sideen is sidee (how) joined to aan (I), halkaas means there, u means to and tagaa means I go, so the question is how do I get there? It is the personal version of See halkaas loo tagaa? in the Asking topic. Answers are short directions: Toos u soco (go straight), Midig u leexo (turn right), Bidix u leexo (turn left), Baska raac (take the bus). Swap halkaas for a place: Sideen suuqa u tagaa? (how do I get to the market?).

In conversation

Sideen halkaas u tagaa? — Toos u soco, kadibna midig u leexo.How do I get there? — Go straight, then turn right.
Sideen suuqa u tagaa? — Baska raac.How do I get to the market? — Take the bus.

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