Is it common for a guy to call girl walaal/walaaley if he’s trying to get to know her?

[inacabdillahi]

Tbh for some reason it puts me off lol maybe it just because of our different dialects

 

[Dango]

Thats weird. I would just call her abaayo

 

[Backardee123]

Yeah extremely normal, its sweet/polite

 

[inacabdillahi]

Yeah extremely normal, its sweet/polite

I can see how it’s polite, but sweet?

 

[backgroundISneeded]

You have issue with terms of walaal/ley, Wait till you heard inaadeer iyo inaabti And it means exactly as abaayo and aboowe.

 

[Odious Delirium]

didn't you already make a thread on this in the past?

yes its normal.

 

[A Mean Guy]

This is the second thread you made about this topic.
If it really bothers you let him know to stop calling you that. I understand why it puts you off, it sounds like he is talking to you like his sister.
He might also be trying to tread carefully by not using any romantic words. Some girls also get put off when the guy uses words like; macaanto, habibti e.t.c.,

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[Backardee123]

I can see how it’s polite, but sweet?

Well its like how arabs say habibti or old white people say dear, in other words you are not his actual sister but somali lacks terms of endearment that aren't all the way romantic

 

[Yaraye]

Once I was trying to be extra nice to a somali guy who did me a favor, so I called him aboowe. I just wanted to show that i appreciated what he did for me, but realized that the moment the word left my lips how flirty it sounded never again As a girl who has no brothers, i don't know what to call men. So i just call them by their name. That's the whole reason they got a name to begin with ye?

 

[Yaraye]

This is the second thread you made about this topic.
If it really bothers you let him know to stop calling you that. I understand why it puts you off, it sounds like he is talking to you like his sister.
He might also be trying to tread carefully by not using any romantic words. Some girls also get put off when the guy uses words like; macaanto, habibti e.t.c.,

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[Abu Hesi]

It's a dialect thing,don't worry about it. You are southern and he is Northern, or maybe he is not that into you lol

 

[inacabdillahi]

It's a dialect thing,don't worry about it. You are southern and he is Northern, or maybe he is not that into you lol

Btw is there difference between walaal and walaaley ? Walaaley does sound more sweet

 

[Abu Hesi]

Btw is there difference between walaal and walaaley ? Walaaley does sound more sweet

Yes, walaaley is a bit more infomal.

 

[xiin-finiin]

Tbh for some reason it puts me off lol maybe it just because of our different dialects

my mom/dad call each other walaal so its normal lol. i think it's just that somalis feel repulsed by all this "cute" talk like babe, darling, etc. the best you're gonna get out of them is walaal or huuno.

 

[Yusuf Abdi Ali Rashid]

A tad bit uncomfortable, I just call them shawty.

 

[astr0veiled]

to be honest, i don’t mind being called walaal, but i understand it can feel uncomfortable after some time.

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[Prince of HS]

What does it mean if a older fob women calls you cade at the end of every sentence

 

[Yusuf Abdi Ali Rashid]

I forgot to add, while i always respect what they wanna be called they always fail to do the same. I told a girl to refer to me as Sir Twinkleton Tempest of Tar Valon. She just pointed and laughed at me.

 

[hinters]

It's like friendzoning, it's the equivalent of calling someone bro

 

[Hodan from HR]

This is the second thread you made about this topic.
If it really bothers you let him know to stop calling you that. I understand why it puts you off, it sounds like he is talking to you like his sister.
He might also be trying to tread carefully by not using any romantic words. Some girls also get put off when the guy uses words like; macaanto, habibti e.t.c.,

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I am guilty of doing this.
Doesnt matter if I'm a day older

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