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 |
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| 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 |
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