I'm sorry
Raali ahow means i'm sorry. Raali means content or forgiving and ahow means be, so the phrase asks the other person to be forgiving. It is the everyday I am sorry and also excuse me, for example when you need to pass someone or interrupt. Somalis often add iga (from me) for a fuller apology: Iga raali ahow, forgive me. A common reply is Dhib ma leh, no problem.
Use "Raali ahow" 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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