Asking How Someone Is
To ask how someone is, ask:
Hawo bu yo? = How are you?
'Hawo' means how. 'Bu' is not the query word, therefore does not end in O. They might reply:
Xo bu sasi. = I am so-so.
'Sasi' means 'so-so'. It must end in I, and since 'sosi' means 'her', 'sasi' is used to me so-so.
Xo bu (ve) mali. = I am (very) bad.
'Mali' comes from the Spanish 'Mal' which means bad. The I was added because it is an adjective. 'Ve' is optional. It means 'very'. You may also say:
Xo tu. = Me too.
'Tu' means 'too'.
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What to know
- Hawo bu yo?
- Hawo
- Xo bu sasi.
- Sasi
- Xo bu mali.
- Ve
- Mali
- Xo tu
- Tu