Jake from State Farm
We pro xalimo all 2019
I grew up around it but never caught on with learning to speak it. my mother spoke English and somali to me as a kid, my father mostly English. I am really interested in learning the language now. I was never really speaking the language at home.
I can understand some somali. Most situations where I land in a conversation with a somali person I can understand honestly like 25% in fact maybe even 50% depending of what they are saying. a lot of times i just nod and act like i know what they are saying. i can speak, and understand the most basic stuff, but i cant hold complex conversations with people.
for example i can understand when someone asks"where is your father or mother", i can respond with school, work,home and etc.
but if someone comes up to me and just start talking about life and etc, a majority of that conversation I'm not gonna know what they are talking about.
I can understand some somali. Most situations where I land in a conversation with a somali person I can understand honestly like 25% in fact maybe even 50% depending of what they are saying. a lot of times i just nod and act like i know what they are saying. i can speak, and understand the most basic stuff, but i cant hold complex conversations with people.
for example i can understand when someone asks"where is your father or mother", i can respond with school, work,home and etc.
but if someone comes up to me and just start talking about life and etc, a majority of that conversation I'm not gonna know what they are talking about.