Good evening
Habeen wanaagsan means good evening. Habeen means night, so Habeen wanaagsan is both good evening when you arrive and good night when you leave or go to bed. The reply is the same phrase back, or Adiguna habeen wanaagsan, good night to you too. Somalis also say Fiid wanaagsan for the early evening, but Habeen wanaagsan is the one children need most, because it ends every bedtime and every evening phone call with relatives.
Tip: Habeen wanaagsan works at bedtime too, so it is an easy phrase to make a nightly habit.
Use "Habeen wanaagsan" 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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