Staray ma-shay (may you not be tired) is also used for “Welcome”.
To ask “what’s up?”, say “Sanga chal day? (n as in ‘strange’ and day as in ’the’, soft D)”. To reply “everything is fine”, say “khairyat day” To reply to others with “I am fine”, say “Za Kha Yem”. To say “How is everything at home?”, say “koor ta sa ahwal day”.
Ask others to “come here”. Say “Dalta Raasha” . (Dalta=Here, Rasha=Come). Request water. Say “Lage Uba Raka” - this means “give me some water”. (Lage= Some, Uba=Water, Raka=Give me). To ask “where is the airport?”, say “Hawayee Dagar Cherta day?” (Hawayee Dagar = Airport, Cherta=Whear, Day=is). To say “I am feeling hungry”, say “Za wagy Yem”. (Za=I, Wagy=hungry, Yem=am). To say what is the time?, say “So baje di?”. To say “What is the day today?”, say “Nan the sa wraz da?” (Nan=dodat, Sa=what, Wraz=Day, Da=is) To answer “Today is Friday”, say “Nan D Jumi Wraz Da”.
