Ordering · Dalbashada & Suuqa · Restaurant

Waxaan rabaa inaan dalbado

I would like to order

wa-HAAN ra-BAA i-NAAN dal-BA-do
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Meaning

Waxaan rabaa inaan dalbado means i would like to order. Waxaan is I (waxaa plus aan), rabaa means want, inaan is in (that) plus aan (I), and dalbado is the dependent form of dalbo, to order or request. Together it is literally I want that I order, the polite way to say I would like to order. Add the food after it: Waxaan rabaa inaan dalbado bariis iyo hilib. The waiter will answer Waa hagaag, maxaad rabtaa? (all right, what would you like?).

In conversation

Waxaan rabaa inaan dalbado. — Waa hagaag, maxaad rabtaa?I would like to order. — All right, what would you like?
Waxaan rabaa inaan dalbado bariis iyo hilib.I would like to order rice and meat.

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