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Malagasy Quiz
Study the words (209)
| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| One | iray |
| Two | roa |
| Three | telo |
| Four | efatra |
| Five | dimy |
| Six | enina |
| Seven | fito |
| Eight | valo |
| Nine | sivy |
| Ten | folo |
| First | voalohany |
| Second | faharoa |
| Monday | alatsinainy |
| Tuesday | talata |
| Wednesday | alarobia |
| Thursday | alakamisy |
| Friday | zoma |
| Saturday | asabotsy |
| Sunday | alahady |
| Now | izao/amin'izao fotoana izao |
| Yesterday | omaly |
| Today | anio |
| Tonight | ra-alina |
| Tomorrow | rahampitso |
| Fruits | voankazo |
| Apples | paoma |
| Bananas | akondro |
| Tomatoes | voatabia |
| Potatoes | ovy |
| Onions | tongolo |
| Red | mena |
| Green | maintso |
| Blue | manga |
| White | fotsy |
| Black | mainty |
| Grey | volon-davenona |
| Breakfast | sakafo maraina |
| Lunch | sakafo atoandro |
| Dinner | sakafo hariva |
| Milk | ronono |
| Coffee | kafe |
| Bread | mofo dipaina |
| Sunny | be masoandro |
| Windy | mandrivotra |
| Rainy | Manorana |
| Snowy | Misy ranomandry |
| Cold | mangatsiaka |
| Hot | mafana |
| Boy | lehilahy/ ankizilahy |
| Girl | vehivavy/ankizivavy |
| Son | zanaka lahy |
| Daughter | zanaka vavy |
| Brother | rahalahy |
| Sister | rahavavy |
| Man | lehilahy |
| Woman | vehivavy |
| Father | ray/dada |
| Mother | mama/ neny |
| Grandfather | dadabe |
| Grandmother | bebe |
| House | trano |
| Toilet | trano fivoahana/trano fidiovana |
| Room | efitrano |
| Bedroom | efitrano |
| Kitchen | lakozia |
| Table | latabatra |
| Cat | saka |
| Dog | alika |
| Mouse | totozy |
| Bird | vorona |
| Cow | omby |
| Horse | soavaly |
| Socks | b� kiraro |
| Shoes | kiraro |
| Trousers | pataloha |
| Shirt | akanjo ambony |
| Sweater | akanjo ambony |
| Coat | akanjo ambony lava |
| English | anglisy |
| French | frantsay |
| German | alema |
| Spanish | espani�la |
| Italian | italianina |
| Portuguese | p�rtige |
| Greek | grika |
| Russian | rosianina |
| Arabic | arabo |
| Hindi | hindi |
| Chinese | sinoa |
| Japanese | zaponey |
| Taxi | taksi |
| Bus | bisy |
| Hotel | �tely |
| Reservation | famandrihina |
| Airport | serenam |
| Passport | pasipaoro |
| Student | mpianatra |
| Teacher | mpampianatra |
| Pen | penina |
| Books | boky |
| Page | pejy |
| Dictionary | diksionera |
| Hand | tanana |
| Feet | tongotra |
| Hair | volo |
| Eye | maso |
| Mouth | vava |
| Nose | orona |
| Ambulance | ambilansy |
| Doctor | dokotera |
| Hospital | h�ptaly |
| Pharmacy | trano fivarotam-panafody |
| Police | polisy |
| Stomach ache | aretim-bavony |
| And | ary / sy |
| Under | ambany |
| Before | aloha |
| After | aoriana |
| Inside | anaty |
| Outside | ivelan'ny |
| With | miaraka |
| But | nefa |
| For | noho |
| From | avy amin' |
| To | hatrany |
| In | anaty |
| What? | inona? |
| Who? | iza? |
| How? | ahoana? |
| Why? | nahoana? |
| Where? | aiza? |
| Never | tsy mihitsy |
| Rarely | zara raha |
| Sometimes | indraindray |
| Usually | matetika |
| Always | foana |
| Very | tena |
| I | izaho |
| You | ianao |
| He | izy |
| She | izy |
| We | isika |
| They | izy ireo/zareo |
| My | ny -ko |
| Your | ny -nao |
| His | ny -niny |
| Her | ny -niny |
| Our | ny -tsika |
| Their | ny -nareo |
| I speak English | miteny anglisy aho |
| You speak French | miteny frantsay ianao |
| He speaks German | miteny alema izy |
| She speaks Italian | miteny italianina izy |
| I visited France | nitsidika an'i frantsa aho |
| I will drink milk | hisotro ronono aho |
| I understand you | azoko ianao |
| I don't understand you | tsy azoko ianao |
| I don't speak French | tsy mahay miteny frantsay aho |
| This is my house | ity ny tranoko |
| That restaurant is far | lavitra ity otely ity |
| No problem | tsy misy olana |
| What is your name? | izy no anaranao |
| How are you? | manao ahoana ianao |
| I'm good, thanks | tsara fa misaotra |
| And you? | ary ianao? |
| Do you speak (English/Malagasy)? | miteny (anglisy/malagasy) ve ianao? |
| Does she speak Chinese? | miteny sinoa ve izy? |
| A little bit | kelikely fotsiny |
| How old are you? | firy taona ianao |
| I'm 33 years old | telo amby telopolo aho |
| It was nice talking to you | nahafinaritra ny niresaka taminao |
| What do you mean? | inona no tianao ho lazaina? |
| I don't understand | tsy azoko / tsy mazava amiko |
| I don't know | tsy fantatro |
| Sorry | azafady / miala tsiny |
| What is that called in Malagasy? | inona no anaran'ity amin'ny teny malagasy? |
| What does that word mean in English? | inona no dikan'ity teny ity amin'ny teny anglisy |
| Where are you from? | avy aiza ianao? |
| I'm from the U.S | avy any etazonia aho |
| I'm American | amerikanina aho |
| Where do you live? | aiza ianao no mipetraka? |
| I live in the U.S | any etazonia aho no mipetraka |
| What do you do for a living? | inona no antom-pivelomanao? |
| I'm a student | mpianatra aho |
| Can I help you? | afaka manampy anao ve aho? |
| Can you help me? | afaka manampy ahy ve ianao? |
| Where is the airport? | aiza ny seranam-piaramanidina? |
| Go straight | mandehana mahitsy |
| Then | avy eo |
| Turn left | mihodona miankavia |
| Turn right | mihodona miankavanana |
| Happy birthday | arabaina tratry ny tsigerin-taoana nahaterahana |
| Happy New Year | arahaba tratry ny taona |
| Merry Christmas | arahaba tratry krisimasy |
| Good luck | tsar� |
| Congratulations | arabaina |
| I have a reservation | nanao famandrinana aho |
| Do you have rooms available? | mbola manana efitrano malalaka ve ianareo? |
| I would like a non-smoking room | mila efitrano tsy azo hifohana sigara aho |
| How much it costs per night? | ohatrinona isan'alina no sarany? |
| Waiter | mpandroso sakafo |
| How much is this? | ohatrinona ity? |
| What is this? | inona ity? |
| Are you okay? | manao ahoana ianao |
| I need a doctor | mila dokotera aho |
| Help | fanampiana |
| Call the ambulance | miantsoa ambilansa |
| Call the police | miantsoa polisy |
| I am sick | marary aho |
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