I am......

In English, when we answer the question: "How are you?" we simply respond "I'm well" or "I'm tired" etc.  In Somali it is a little more complicated.  (because it's always a little more complicated)  You have to actually use the verb "AHOW" which means "To Be".  AHOW is an irregular verb and will be discussed later in more detail.  For now, we are using the basic present habitual of "AHOW".


AHOW: To Be (only in present habitual)
I am...........
We have already used this:  Waan fiicanahay (lit: I well am)

Fiican	Well
Kulul	Hot
Ladan	Well
Gaajeysan	Hungry
Harraadsan	Thirsty
Faraxsan	Happy
Murugaysan	Sad
Daalan	Tired
Welwelsan	Worried
Cadheysan (careysan)	Angry

Waan (insert word from above) Ahay: I am.............