So I got a new gig as a Somali Interpreter and...

[Hodan from HR]

A friend told me about this casual english to somali interpreter job. I thought it'll be a great way to kill time since I am done with finals plus it is online, so I applied.


My first task was this somali uncle and his psychologist. She takes out a form which she wants to fill in with his answers. Name, age, marital status, education...
It was going well until I had to ask him his gender lmao.


ME : Adeer, naag mise niin kee tahay?

HIM : Looks at me like I am crazy


In my head, maybe that did not sound formal.

ME again: Adeer, Dumar mise Raag miyaa tahay?

HIM : (Flips out) War wuxu maxaa kaa qaldan!!! Waxaas ma suaal qof lawee diyaa??! Maxaa kuukula ekahay??!!!!


I'm trying so hard not to laugh at this point


PSYCHOLOGIST: I asked a simple question. What is all this talking?

ME: Quickly explains to her that he finds it offensive to be asked such a question.




Don't even get me started on asking him race and religion. Adeer was glaring at me like I betrayed dhulka hooyo kkk..

 

[486th President]

Adheer was finna punch someone on everything

 

[Desert Flower]

I've always wanted to do it...and the responses to your answers is why I won't.

 

[Villainess]

somalis will never tolerate degeneracy, big ups to him

 

[Mercury]

That sounds fun but would be very awkward at times

imagine if its a doctor asking you to translate the following to the patient

Mr rooble How sexual active are you?

 

[Xanibacal bin Barqa]

A friend told me about this casual english to somali interpreter job. I thought it'll be a great way to kill time since I am done with finals plus it is online, so I applied.


My first task was this somali uncle and his psychologist. She takes out a form which she wants to fill in with his answers. Name, age, marital status, education...
It was going well until I had to ask him his gender lmao.


ME : Adeer, naag mise niin kee tahay?

HIM : Looks at me like I am crazy


In my head, maybe that did not sound formal.

ME again: Adeer, Dumar mise Raag miyaa tahay?

HIM : (Flips out) War wuxu maxaa kaa qaldan!!! Waxaas ma suaal qof lawee diyaa??! Maxaa kuukula ekahay??!!!!


I'm trying so hard not to laugh at this point View attachment 161482


PSYCHOLOGIST: I asked a simple question. What is all this talking?

ME: Quickly explains to her that he finds it offensive to be asked such a question.




Don't even get me started on asking him race and religion. Adeer was glaring at me like I betrayed dulka hooyo kkk..

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this is literally the funniest thing I read in here so far

 

[Karim]

You called him 'Adeer' then proceeded to ask him his gender
That uncle got violated pretty bad

 

[Dalmoor]

I understand why he felt like that. Maybe you shoulda asked "jinsigaaga waa ke/ waa kuma? And it wouldn't come off as weird. Also Somalis are simple when it comes to gender, they're either female or male...

...adeer thought you'd lost the plot and needed dhaqan celis with that question


Asking naag mise niin ke tahay while saying adeer would confuse any adeer and look at you like

 

[Hodan from HR]

I've always wanted to do it...and the responses to your answers is why I won't.

That interview was a full workout
I had a sweaty back by the time I was done.

That sounds fun but would be very awkward at times

imagine if its a doctor asking you to translate the following to the patient

Mr rooble How sexual active are you?

It is an agency so I won't be surprised if the next one is a doctor.

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[Manafesto]

I once interpreted for an Old Omar Mahmoud lady straight from the Somali Midwest state of Mudug, apparently some of her friends convinced her to apply for the SSI and get paid unlike the regular welfare program she was on, I am here filing the form for her and asked her if she has 45 diseases listed on the form and she claims she has most of them beside AIDS and Cancer

Me: Eedo cuduradaan badankood test baa ku fashilaya ee cudur aan la garan karin sheego.

Somali Aunti: Eedo waxaan Iska Gaalo weeye waa doqomo, waa laga waalaa, iskadaa ,ha ku mashuuleen in ay cudur iga raadiyaan, ,walle waxuu uun waa iga soo heleeyeen, Eedo waa ku sidee, Somaliyana hadda ka imaaday, ma kula tahay in aan noolyahay?

"qof fiyow Somaliya eedo kama yimaado.islamaha deriskeena ah kuligood cudur baa laga helay oo aysan ba ogeyn in ay qabaan".

everyone jn the hospital was shocked and ordered all kind scans and comprehensive health test only to find she was lying and was was only allergic to a silver.

 

[Hodan from HR]

I understand why he felt like that. Maybe you shoulda asked "jinsigaaga waa ke/ waa kuma? And it wouldn't come off as weird. Also Somalis are simple when it comes to gender, they're either female or male...

...adeer thought you'd lost the plot and needed dhaqan celis with that question


Asking naag mise niin ke tahay while saying adeer would confuse any adeer and look at you like

You have a point.
I guess I underestimated the job and was relying on my day to day somali.


It sounded cringy to me too everytime I said it out loud but I couldn't quit in the middle of the interview.

 

[Basra]

A friend told me about this casual english to somali interpreter job. I thought it'll be a great way to kill time since I am done with finals plus it is online, so I applied.


My first task was this somali uncle and his psychologist. She takes out a form which she wants to fill in with his answers. Name, age, marital status, education...
It was going well until I had to ask him his gender lmao.


ME : Adeer, naag mise niin kee tahay?

HIM : Looks at me like I am crazy


In my head, maybe that did not sound formal.

ME again: Adeer, Dumar mise Raag miyaa tahay?

HIM : (Flips out) War wuxu maxaa kaa qaldan!!! Waxaas ma suaal qof lawee diyaa??! Maxaa kuukula ekahay??!!!!


I'm trying so hard not to laugh at this point View attachment 161482


PSYCHOLOGIST: I asked a simple question. What is all this talking?

ME: Quickly explains to her that he finds it offensive to be asked such a question.




Don't even get me started on asking him race and religion. Adeer was glaring at me like I betrayed dulka hooyo kkk..

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Hodan that is the effect of working in HR...u like to do things by the book

Use your brain huuno lol


Skip all stupid self explanatory questions, and explain to the psychologist too

 

[Villainess]

That sounds fun but would be very awkward at times

imagine if its a doctor asking you to translate the following to the patient

Mr rooble How sexual active are you?

or even "Mr Roble, have you experienced any sorts of STI/STD" and then he has 2 choices. To lie and save his marriage or to plain out be honest

 

[Dalmoor]

You have a point.
I guess I underestimated the job and was relying on my day to day somali.


It sounded cringy to me too everytime I said it out loud but I couldn't quit in the middle of the interview.

Ngl I think i need to get another job translating afsomali for the elderly somalis. I already do that for free why not for lacag

 

[Basra]

or even "Mr Roble, have you experienced any sorts of STI/STD" and then he has 2 choices. To lie and save his marriage or to plain out be honest

Somalis being honest? Please first of all, Somali decline getting tested for STD. God forbid something is found, they will have to be worried.

 

[Hodan from HR]

Hodan that the is the effect of working in HR...u like to do things by the book

Use your brain huuno lol


Skip all stupid self explanatory questions, and explain to the psychologist too

I wish it was up to me. I am just a miskinat who is doing what she is told to do

 

[Mercury]

or even "Mr Roble, have you experienced any sorts of STI/STD" and then he has 2 choices. To lie and save his marriage or to plain out be honest

He's gonna be screaming handicapyahow, Naanaab maxaad imodaysa

 

[Basra]

I wish it was up to me

I am just a miskinat who is doing what she is told to do

lol Somalis are terrible translators. Once i ease dropped on an eedo describing her head to a doctor.

Madaax aa ayyaaa liigaadhufe Kaawww



The trasnlater was like


Her head is in pain



No !


He should have literally translated like Hodan would have



Her head was hit........ Kow Kuunfuuuuu

 

[Hodan from HR]

lol Somalis are terrible translators. Once i ease dropped on an eedo describing her head to a doctor.

Madaax aa ayyaaa liigaadhufe Kaawww



The trasnlater was like


Her head is in pain



No !


He should have literally translated like Hodan would have



Her head was hit........ Kow Kuunfuuuuu

 

[J-Rasta]

Lab ama Dhedig,

it's basically a formal way of saying ma nin baa tahay mise naag , he would had answered straight forward.

Rag ama Dumar only applies to other criterias.

How did you find interpreting , did it go well?

I once had a tough time , interpreting an elderly man from Hargeisa after the detectives wanted to ask dead serious questions about the lootings of his store, so I had to step in and explain in full depth.

He replied " Dee , waad u jeedaan sida loo galay maharadayda wayba cadahay in la bilaqaystay , usheeg inay shaqo yeeshaan waa maxay maraanadda suaalaha dib u soo celinayaan , adeer miyay xanuusansyaan kuwaan , waar shaqo yeeshaa aabihiin kkkkk

Sometimes translating can be difficult