Somali Adjectives
Welcome to the second Somali lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Somali to help you practice your daily phrases.
black madow | grey calow | white caddaan | blue buluug |
green cagaar | yellow jaalle | red guduud | brown kafee |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Somali |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | gurigeygu waa caddaan |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | dalkaagu waa mid weyn |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | buugta cusub waa qaali |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | waan ku faraxsan nahay halkan |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | waxay leedahay saddex ey oo yaryar |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | afkaan waa mid aad u fudud |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | waxaan leeyahay guri yar oo cagaar ah |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold qabow | hot kulayl | cloudy daruur leh | rainy roob leh |
snowy baraf leh | sunny qorrax leh | windy dabayl leh | warm qandac |
Conversation in Somali
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Somali |
|---|---|
| hi | haye |
| how are you? | see tahay |
| I'm good, thank you | waan fiicnahay, mahadsanid |
| and you? | adiguna? |
| what is your name? | magacaa? |
| my name is Maya | magacaygu waa maya |
| nice to meet you | kulanti wanaagsan |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Somali. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Somali Nouns |
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