on impulse

dhanka xiisaha

doing something suddenly without thinking about the results

EXAMPLE: I was walking out of the store when I saw a nice pair of shoes in my size. I bought them on impulse without even trying them on. What a mistake! They hurt my feet!

afraid of

ka baqa

feeling fear or worry

EXAMPLE: Some children sleep with a light on because they are afraid of the dark.

emotion

shucuur

a strong feeling such as love or anger

EXAMPLE: Children need to learn to express their emotions without hurting other people. They need to use their words, not their hands.

logical

macquul ah

by thinking, not by feeling emotions

EXAMPLE: He didn't want to leave his friends and family, but he needed to find a better paying job. Moving to a new city so that he could earn more money was the logical thing to do.

miss out

seegid

(verb) to not use or have an opportunity to experience something good

EXAMPLE: The weather has been so nice lately! But unfortunately, I have had to work every day. I didn't get to enjoy the sunny warm days. I missed out.

pleasure

farxad

enjoyment, happiness, satisfaction

EXAMPLE: I have two grandchildren now. Every time they visit me, they give me so much pleasure!

smart consumer

macaamiisha caqliga badan

a person who buy goods and services wisely

EXAMPLE: The price of gas has gone up $1.25 per gallon. Consumers will have a hard time paying for this increase.

addictive

la qabsi

when something tastes or feels so good that it is hard to stop

EXAMPLE: Cigarettes are highly addictive. Once a person starts smoking, they find it very difficult to stop.

can't help

(verb) to not be able to control or stop something.

EXAMPLE: I want to lose weight. But when I see delicious cookies, I can't help myself. I start to eat them and I can't stop.

EXAMPLE: When one of my kids starts laughing, the others join in. Soon they are all laughing. They can't help it.

common

caan ah

the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people

EXAMPLE: It is common to see people wearing heavy coats in the wintertime in Minnesota.

fear

cabsi

what you feel when you are afraid (scared)

EXAMPLE: Laura has a fear of frogs. She hates them and never wants to see them. They make her feel scared.

go into debt

deyn gasho

(verb) to spend more money than you have

EXAMPLE: Our car broke down last week. We went into debt and bought a new one. We will pay back the money to the bank every month for 4 years.

imagine

qiyaasid

(verb) to use your brain to think of something that isn't real

EXAMPLE: Imagine your grandmother as a young woman. What does she look like?

powerful

awood leh

having a lot of power to control people and events

EXAMPLE: The President is the most powerful person in the United States.

purchase

(verb) to buy

(noun) the thing you buy

EXAMPLE: I like to purchase food at Walmart.

EXAMPLE: I went shopping today. Let me show you my purchases.

release a chemical

sii daa kiimiko

This is something your brain does, causing you to feel emotions.

EXAMPLE: I feel happy when my brain releases the chemical called dopamine.

resist

iska caabin

(verb) to stop yourself from doing something that you want to do

EXAMPLE: I am on a diet. But the cookies looked so good. I couldn't resist them!

take advantage of

to use the good things in a situation

EXAMPLE: I live next to a YMCA. Since I want to start exercising, I think I will take advantage of the YMCA's swimming pool.

whether

haddii

if

EXAMPLE: Do you know whether you can sign up for summer school or not?

can't stand

(verb) to hate

EXAMPLE: Laura can't stand frogs. She hates them!

can't wait

(verb) to be excited about something that will happen in the future

EXAMPLE: We are leaving on vacation next week. I can't wait!

can't win

(verb) nothing you do will be successful, nothing you do will make people happy

EXAMPLE: My daughter is always angry with me. I try to be patient and I buy her nice things. But nothing changes. She continues to be angry. I can't win.