GREETINGS-Fiarabana
A-Good morning/afternoon/evening
🗣️[goud mo'in /aft'noun / iv'nin]
🇨🇵-Bonjour / bonsoir /
•Hi / Hello
🗣️[ hai / ]
🇨🇵-salut
•How are you doing / how is it going?
🗣️[haoa you doin/ haoizt goin]
🇨🇵 comment allez-vous?
🇲🇬Manao ahoana oh!?
B-I'm fine/good/I'm in good shape, thanks.
🗣️[aim fain/goud/aim in goud sheip, tenks. ]
🇨🇵Je vais bien merci.
🇲🇬Salama tsara fa misaotra.
-Not bad thanks
🗣️ [no bad tenks.]
--and you? / what about you?
(You say this when you are feeling sick👇)
•I'm feeling bad today/ I'm in bad shape .
🗣️ [aimfilin baad today/ aim in baad sheip]
🇨🇵 Je ne me sens pas bien/je ne suis pas en forme.
🇲🇬Tsy salama ny tenako.
=>I'm sorry, Get Well soon
🇨🇵Désolé, soignes-toi bien
ASKING THE NEWS-(Manontany vaovao)
A-What's new? / what's up?
🗣️[wats nio / wats ap]
🇨🇵Quoi de neuf?
🇲🇬Inona ny vaovao?
B-Nothing special/ Nothing much/ Not much but I'm tired
🗣️[Nafin speshel/ nafin matr/ nat matr.. Baraim taired]
🇨🇵Rien de spéciale.
🇲🇬Tsy misy vaovao fa reraka fotsiny ny tenako.
ASKING SOMEBODY'S NAME-(Manontany anaran'olona)
A-What's your name please?🗣️[watrior neim pliz]
🇨🇵Comment vous appelez-vous?
🇲🇬Iza ny anaranao tompoko?
-Can I have your name?
🗣️[knai havior neim]
B-My name's Joe/Kelly, and you? / what about you?
🗣️[mai neimz joe / en iô self / warebao io]
🇨🇵Je m'appelle… et le votre?
🇲🇬Joe no anarako.. Ary ny anao?
•Im Bob, nice to meet you joe.
🇨🇵Je suis Bob, Enchanté.
🇲🇬Bob no anarako, faly mahalala anao.
•Glad to know you too
•The pleasure is mine
🇲🇬Izaho koa torak'izany.
ASKING SOMEBODY'S ORIGIN
A-So, where are you from?🗣️[Sei wer a io frem]
*Where do you come from?
🗣️[wer dy kam frem]
🇨🇵Alors, vous êtes d'où?
*D'où venez-vous?
🇲🇬Fa aiza ny tanindrazanao?
B- Um, I'm from Tana, but I grew up in Tulear.
-I come from Madagascar, and you?
🗣️[Aim from Tana, barai grou ap in Tulear]
🇨🇵Je viens du Tana, et j'ai grandi à Tulear.
GENERAL QUESTION
•How old are you? ➡️I'm 20 (years old)🗣️[hao old a io]
🇨🇵Quel âge avez-vous?
🇲🇬Firy taona ianao?
•Where were you born? ➡️ I was born in..
🗣️[wer werio born] 🇨🇵Où êtes-vous né?
🇲🇬Teraka taiza ianao?
•How tall are you/ what height are you? ➡️ I'm 1meter 70
🗣️[hao tol ario / wat hait ario]
🇨🇵Quelle taille faites-vous?
🇲🇬Firy ny halavanao?