front 1 on impulse | back 1 dhanka xiisaha doing something suddenly without thinking about the consequences EXAMPLE: I was walking out of the store when I saw a nice pair of shoes in my size. I bought them on impulse without even trying them on. What a mistake! They hurt my feet! |
front 2 afraid of | back 2 ka baqa feeling fear or worry EXAMPLE: Some children sleep with a light on because they are afraid of the dark. |
front 3 emotion | back 3 shucuur a strong feeling such as love or anger EXAMPLE: Children need to learn to express their emotions without hurting other people. They need to use their words, not their hands. |
front 4 logical | back 4 macquul ah by thinking, not by feeling emotions EXAMPLE: He didn't want to leave his friends and family, but he needed to find a better paying job. Moving to a new city so that he could earn more money was the logical thing to do. |
front 5 miss out | back 5 seegid (verb) to not use or have an opportunity to experience something good EXAMPLE: The weather has been so nice lately! But unfortunately, I have had to work every day. I didn't get to enjoy the sunny warm days. I missed out. |
front 6 pleasure | back 6 farxad enjoyment, happiness, satisfaction EXAMPLE: I have two grandchildren now. Every time they visit me, they give me so much pleasure! |
front 7 smart consumer | back 7 macaamiisha caqliga badan a person who buys goods and services wisely EXAMPLE: Prices at the new grocery store are much higher than usual. Smart consumers won't shop there. |
front 8 addictive | back 8 la qabsi when something tastes or feels so good that it is hard to stop EXAMPLE: Cigarettes are highly addictive. Once a person starts smoking, they find it very difficult to stop. |
front 9 can't help | back 9 (verb) to not be able to control or stop something. EXAMPLE: I want to lose weight. But when I see delicious cookies, I can't help myself. I start to eat them and I can't stop. EXAMPLE: When one of my kids starts laughing, the others join in. Soon they are all laughing. They can't help it. |
front 10 common | back 10 caan ah the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people EXAMPLE: It is common to see people wearing heavy coats in the wintertime in Minnesota. |
front 11 fear | back 11 cabsi (noun) what you feel when you are afraid (scared) EXAMPLE: Laura has a fear of frogs. She hates them and never wants to see them. They make her feel scared. |
front 12 go into debt | back 12 deyn gasho (verb) to spend more money than you have EXAMPLE: Our car broke down last week. We went into debt and bought a new one. We will pay back the money to the bank every month for 4 years. |
front 13 imagine | back 13 qiyaasid (verb) to use your brain to think of something that isn't real EXAMPLE: Imagine your grandmother as a young woman. What does she look like? |
front 14 powerful | back 14 awood leh having a lot of power to control people and events EXAMPLE: The most powerful person in our state is the governor. |
front 15 purchase | back 15 (verb) to buy (noun) the thing you buy EXAMPLE: I like to purchase food at Walmart. EXAMPLE: I went shopping today. Let me show you my purchases. |
front 16 release a chemical | back 16 sii daa kiimiko This is something your brain does, causing you to feel emotions. EXAMPLE: I feel happy when my brain releases the chemical called dopamine. |
front 17 resist | back 17 iska caabin (verb) to stop yourself from doing something that you want to do EXAMPLE: I am on a diet. But the cookies looked so good. I couldn't resist them! |
front 18 take advantage of | back 18 to use the good things in a situation EXAMPLE: I live next to a YMCA. Since I want to start exercising, I think I will take advantage of the YMCA's swimming pool. |
front 19 whether | back 19 haddii if EXAMPLE: Do you know whether you can sign up for summer school or not? |
front 20 can't stand | back 20 (verb) to hate EXAMPLE: Laura can't stand frogs. She hates them! |
front 21 can't wait | back 21 (verb) to be excited about something that will happen in the future EXAMPLE: We are leaving on vacation next week. I can't wait! |
front 22 can't win | back 22 (verb) nothing you do will be successful, nothing you do will make people happy EXAMPLE: My daughter is always angry with me. I try to be patient and I buy her nice things. But nothing changes. She continues to be angry. I can't win. |