"May I come in, mother?"

Translation: Hodi, mama?

[Samara690904]

So this is like saying hootie hoo in the hood

[J.marcel]

So this had so much content for just two words, this was confusing.

[rjhargrav]

"Hodi" doesn't really mean "May I come in?" It really means something more like "Knock, knock." It's the word you call out outside somebody's house to indicate that you're there and that you'd like to come in. It's the equivalent to ringing a doorbell or knocking on a door.

[Juma354721]

What's wrong with "Mama, hodi"?

[Dogs_Unite]

Nothing, but they have to add the correct answers one by one, and this course doesn't seem to receive much attention...

[Catia9]

Is it really wrong to say, "Hodi nyumbani mama?"?