Malagasy Language

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I You It you (formal) you (plural) We	Izaho Ianao Izy Ianao Ianareo Isika
Can I can You can He can They can	Afaka Mun naa Mun nga Mun na Mun nen
To Have I have You have He has They have	Manana Am naa Am nga Am na Am nen
To Say I say You say He says They say	Miteny Ma neh Nga neh Mu neh Nyu neh
To Go I go You go He goes They go	Mandeha Dem naa Dem nga Dem na Dem nen
To Know I know You know He knows They know	Mahalala Ham naa Ham nga Ham nah Ham nen
To Want I want You want He wants They want	Maniry Buga naa Buga nga Buga na Buga nen
To Do I do You do He does They do	Manao Deff nga Deff na Deff nen
To Use I use You use He uses They use	Mampiasa Deff nga Deff na Deff nen

Some phrases using the verbs

I did not do anything	Tsy nanao na inona na inona aho
I use a laptop	Mampiasa solosaina aho
I'm not going outside with you	Tsy mivoaka miaraka aminao aho
I do my things	Ataoko ny ataoko

Learn Malagasy

Greetings & Introductions
How to greet and introduce yourself in Malagasy

Family
How can you describe your family in Malagasy?

Numbers
How to count in Malagasy

Days of the week
How to say days of the week in Malagasy

Months of the year
How to say months of the year in Malagasy

Time Concepts
How say early, late, always and other concepts in Malagasy

Question Words
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

Traveling
Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Malagasy

Shopping
Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Malagasy

Important Verbs
To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

Media
List of music, dances and movies in Malagasy

Phrases
Extra phrases in Malagasy that may be handy

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