Somali ways of saying English words

[Inactive]

So there's this grocery store where I live called Food Basics but for some reason every single Somali hoyoo calls it "Basic Foods". It's like they had a memo go out to all those Somali hoyoos to start calling it that.

 

[Hawkish]

Same way they pronounce their p's as b's

 

[rational]

Have you heard this one: habar you? (how are you)

 

[Inactive]

How about how they call it Hoofer referring to the Hoover brand?

Call it a vaccum for f*ck sakes.

 

[rational]

How about how they call it Hoofer referring to the Hoover brand?

Call it a vaccum for f*ck sakes.

That's not too bad actually, many other cultures use the term Hoover/Hoovering as well. It's like when people call tissues kleenex or photocopying Xeroxing. Companies don't like it because their name brand can become generic and they can lose rights to the trademark. Happened to Yo-Yo, for the toy.

 

[BebsiBolice]

Same way they pronounce their p's as b's

bebsi, bolice.

 

[Inactive]

That's not too bad actually, many other cultures use the term Hoover/Hoovering as well. It's like when people call tissues kleenex or photocopying Xeroxing. Companies don't like it because their name brand can become generic and they can lose rights to the trademark. Happened to Yo-Yo, for the toy.

But only Somalis call it Hoofer. No one else does this

 

[rational]

But only Somalis call it Hoofer. No one else does this

True they don't have the pronunciation exactly right but it is what it is.

 

[rational]

A Youtube Classic. Goberment and Bassabor

 

[angrycat]

also, using gerunds as verb i.e. I dont want to falling down

 

[Tramo]

So there's this grocery store where I live called Food Basics but for some reason every single Somali hoyoo calls it "Basic Foods". It's like they had a memo go out to all those Somali hoyoos to start calling it that.

that's what my mom called it. and shobber brice = price chopper

 

[Al Dhoobe]

Back home they look at sweat pants as low class clothing. In SL they call it huudheedh(who's dead ). They mean your clothesis so whack you probably stole it off a dead person

 

[Adam]

Back home they look at sweat pants as low class clothing. In SL they call it huudheedh(who's dead ). They mean your clothesis so whack you probably stole it off a dead person

What's fifteen for you?
Did you hear that one?

 

[Al Dhoobe]

What's fifteen for you?
Did you hear that one?

Maybe I heard it and can't recall, what is it

 

[Adam]

Maybe I heard it and can't recall, what is it

It basicaly means to mind your own business. Maxa kaaga shan iyo toban? Only teenager girls use it tho