Browse Somali Vocabulary

aabbe

/ˈʔaːbːe/

Ninka cunug dhalay; waalidka lab ah.

aad

/ʔaːd/

Erey xoojiye oo muujinaya heer sare; 'si weyn'.

aan

/ʔaːn/

Magac-u-yaalka qofka koowaad ee kali ah oo lagu daro fal, macneheedu 'anigu'.

af

/ʔaf/

Xubinta jidhka ee wax lagu cuno lagana hadlo; sidoo kale luqad.

ah

/ʔah/

Fal xiriiriye ah oo muujinaya inuu wax yahay ama noqday shay kale.

aqoon

/ʔaˈqoːn/

know

To know or recognize something with certainty.

arki

/ˈʔarki/

In wax lagu qaato indhaha; in la eego oo la garto.

arrin

/ˈʔarːin/

matter

Something that has happened or is to be discussed; a situation or topic.

ayaa

/ʔaˈjaː/

Calaamad hadal oo lagu xoojiyo qeybta jumlada ee la doonayo in la carrabbaabo.

badan

/ˈbadan/

Tiro ama qadar weyn; wax aan yarayn.

berri

/ˈberːi/

tomorrow

The day after today.

biyo

/ˈbijo/

Dareere aan midab lahayn oo aadmigu cabbo lagana samaysto badaha iyo webiyada.

boqol

/ˈboqol/

Tirada 100; toban jeer toban.

buug

/buːɡ/

Warqado la isku xiray oo wax lagu qoray ama lagu daabacay in la akhriyo.

cabbi

/ˈʕabːi/

In dareere la qaato oo hunguriga la marsiiyo.

cuni

/ˈʕuni/

In cunto la qaado, la calaliyo, oo jidhka la geliyo.

cunto

/ˈʕunto/

Wax kasta oo la cuno oo jidhku ku nooleeyo.

cusub

/ˈʕusub/

Wax dhawaan la sameeyay ama la helay; aan gaboobin.

dad

/dad/

Aadmiga oo dhan; koox bini-aadam ah.

dhammaan

/dˤaˈmːaːn/

Wax dhan oo aan wax laga reebin; kulligood.

dhan

/dˤan/

whole

Something complete and lacking nothing; all of it.

fiican

/fiˈʔiːʕan/

Wax wanaagsan oo tayo leh ama xaalad wanaagsan.

gabar

/ˈɡabar/

Cunug ama qof dhedig ah oo yar; gabadha reerka.

gacan

/ˈɡaʕan/

Xubinta jidhka ee ku dhammaata farihii oo wax lagu qabto.

goorma

/ˈɡoːrma/

Ereyga su'aal ee lagu waydiiyo wakhtiga wax dhacaan.

guri

/ˈɡuri/

house

A building where people live and stay.

haa

/haː/

yes

A word used to agree with or confirm a question.

habeen

/haˈbeːn/

Wakhtiga mugdiga ah ee u dhexeeya qorrax-dhac iyo qorrax-soo-bax.

hadda

/ˈhadːa/

Wakhtiga aan ku sugan nahay; hadeer.

haddii

/hadˈdiː/

Xiriiriye muujinaya shuruud; 'hadday xaalad dhacdo'.

hadli

/ˈhadli/

In ereyo afka laga soo saaro si loo gudbiyo fikrad.

hal

/hal/

Tiro keli ah oo aan la kordhin; 1 marka la tilmaamayo shay.

halkaas

/halˈkaːs/

Meel ka fog qofka hadlaya.

halkan

/halˈkan/

here

The place where we are or near the speaker.

hooyo

/ˈhoːjo/

mother

A female parent; a woman who has given birth to a child.

ii

/ʔiː/

to me

A pronoun meaning "me" or "for me".

il

/ʔil/

Xubinta jidhka ee wax lagu arko.

iman

/ʔiˈman/

come

An action showing that a person or thing approaches or reaches a place.

in

/ʔin/

that

A word used to begin a subordinate clause and indicate something that happened or is desired.

iyo

/ˈiːjo/

and

A conjunction used to join two or more things or people.

jecel

/ˈdʒeʕel/

In qof jaceyl ama xiiso u hayo qof ama shay.

jid

/dʒid/

Waddo ama dariiq dad iyo gawaari ku dhex socdaan.

jiray

/dʒiˈraj/

Fal muujinaya inuu wax jiray ama caado ahaan dhacay waqti hore.

ka

/ka/

Horgale muujinaya meel wax ka soo baxaan ama la ka soo qaado.

ka hor

/ka ħor/

Wakhti ka horreeya wax kale; horta.

kaas

/kaːs/

Magac-u-yaal tilmaan ah oo tilmaamaya shay ka fog qofka hadlaya (lab).

kale

/ˈkale/

Mid aan ahayn kii la sheegay; mid duwan.

kani

/ˈkani/

Magac-u-yaal tilmaan ah oo tilmaamaya shay u dhow qofka hadlaya (lab).

karin

/ˈkarin/

In wax awood loo yeesho ama suurtagal noqdo in la sameeyo.

kasta

/ˈkasta/

Mid walba oo ka mid ah koox; aan la reebin.