Where are you from?
Xagee baad ka timid? means where are you from?. Xagee means where, baad is the focus marker baa plus aad (you), ka means from and timid means you came, so this is literally where did you come from? It is the standard where are you from, and depending on the situation it can also mean where have you just been. The reply is Waxaan ka imid... plus a place. In the diaspora it is one of the first questions Somalis ask each other, because it usually leads to a shared town or relative.
Use "Xagee baad ka timid?" 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.
Subax wanaagsan, Galab wanaagsan, Habeen wanaagsan, Iska warran, Waan fiicanahay, Magacaygu waa... and more. Then take the quiz.