You're welcome
Adaa mudan means you're welcome. Adaa is adiga (you) joined to the focus marker baa, and mudan means deserving, so the phrase means it is you who deserve it. It is the standard reply to Mahadsanid, the Somali you are welcome. You may also hear the longer Adigaa mudan, which means the same. It is polite with everyone and needs no other words.
Use "Adaa mudan" 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.
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