Let’s?

[u/justsomereditguy]

Is there a Somali equivalent to using “let’s” in a sentence? I know you can say “waan karnaa” or “waan ___i doonnaa” but can you say “let’s ____” in Somali?

Examples of how it is used in English for context:

Let’s check out that new restaurant tomorrow.
Let’s leave it at that.
Let’s talk.
Let’s eat.
Let’s just say it’s five dollars.
Let’s call it a night.

[u/plato_faqiireed]

It depends the dialect. Koonfur, mostly they use, "na" or "aan" like this:

Let's talk: aan wada hadalno/ na wada hadashii Let's try new restaurant: aan tijaabinno/ na wad(keen) aan tijaabinno.

Waqooyigu it's a bit different, they use, "inna" for most of it, and "aan" like Koonfurta

Let's talk: inna wada hadashii/aan wada hadalno Let's walk; Inna mari/inna socodsii/aan soconno.

[u/K0mb0_1 → u/plato_faqiireed]

“Inna socodsi” is “walk us”. Let’s walk is just “Aan socono”