front 1 approve of | back 1 ansixinta have a positive opinion about something EXAMPLE: I don't like my son's friends. I don't approve of them. |
front 2 awful | back 2 aad u xun terrible, very bad EXAMPLE: We had awful weather last month. It was cold and rainy almost every day! |
front 3 be up to | back 3 ilaa my decision EXAMPLE: I am not a citizen yet, so I can't vote in the election. But if it were up to me, I would vote for the new candidate. EXAMPLE: Where do you want to go for dinner? It's up to you. |
front 4 in favor of | back 4 ee door bidaa to want something, to support something EXAMPLE: I know it will cost a lot of money, but I am in favor of building the new school. |
front 5 priority | back 5 mudnaanta something that is very important EXAMPLE: My kids are grown up now, so a new school is not a priority for me. |
front 6 announce | back 6 ku dhawaaqid to tell people something officially EXAMPLE: Let me announce something to the class. We will have a vocabulary test on Thursday. |
front 7 around here | back 7 hareeraha halkan near here, in this area EXAMPLE: There are a lot of kids around here! |
front 8 commute | back 8 socdaal verb: to regularly travel between work and home noun: the time or distance of that travel EXAMPLE: I commute to Roseville for work. My commute is 40 minutes. |
front 9 Exactly! | back 9 Sida saxda ah! what you say if something is completely correct EXAMPLE: A: I think that the new family in our apartment building is too loud. B: Exactly! |
front 10 For starters, | back 10 bilowga ah say this about the first thing on a list EXAMPLE: I don't like that restaurant for many reasons. For starters, the servers are rude! |
front 11 headquarters | back 11 xarun dhexe the most important building for a business or organization EXAMPLE: Target's headquarters are located right here in Minnesota. It's on Nicollet Mall downtown. |
front 12 mixed reactions | back 12 falcelin isku dhafan some people like it, some people don't EXAMPLE: When I suggested a family vacation to Disney World, my children gave me mixed reactions. The girls thought it was a great idea, but the boys wanted to go to the beach instead. |
front 13 run errands | back 13 socodsiiya to leave the house and do tasks EXAMPLE: On Saturdays, I run errands. I go to the bank, the library, and gas station. Then I buy groceries at Walmart. |
front 14 site | back 14 goobta a place where something is located EXAMPLE: There was a terrible car accident in my city. People were very sad about it and left flowers at the site where it happened. |
front 15 strongly | back 15 si xoogan very or very much EXAMPLE: Some people are strongly against smoking. They want smoking to be illegal. |
front 16 the more . . . the better | back 16 inbadan . . . way ka fiicantahay It is better if there is more. EXAMPLE: Our son is staying with us. When my friend invited us to a party, I asked if our son could come too. She said, "The more the better!" EXAMPLE: The more education, the better the job. |
front 17 thrilled | back 17 faraxsan extremely happy and excited about something EXAMPLE: I was thrilled that so many people came to my birthday party! |
front 18 Totally! | back 18 Gabi ahaanba! Yes, that's right! I agree completely! EXAMPLE: A: Do you agree with the plan? B: Totally! |
front 19 view | back 19 aragti opinion EXAMPLE: What is your view on this topic? |
front 20 You can say that again! | back 20 Waad dhihi kartaa mar kale! I agree with you completely! EXAMPLE: A: I'm so happy that we just paid off our mortgage! B: You can say that again! |