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Malagasy Word practice
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| 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 |
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