Somali Vocabulary
Welcome to the 9th lesson about the Somali vocabulary. We're dedicating this page to the most important and most used words in Somali. For example: clothes, languages, countries, travel, survival words, class, and house components.
shirt shaar | sweater funaanad | jacket kurdad | coat koodh |
socks sharabaadyo | shoes kabo | trousers surwaal | pajamas bijaamo |
belt suun | underwear hoos gashi | hat koofi | skirt saako |
The following words are related to languages and countries.
| Language | Somali | Country | Somali |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | carabi | Morocco | marooko |
| Chinese | shiineys | China | shiinaha |
| English | ingiriis | England | ingiriiska |
| French | faransiis | France | faransiiska |
| German | jarmal | Germany | jarmalka |
| Greek | giriig | Greece | giriiga |
| Portuguese | boortaqiis | Portugal | boortaqiiska |
| Hindi | hindi | India | hindiya |
| Italian | talyaani | Italy | talyaaniga |
| Japanese | jabaan | Japan | jabaanka |
| Russian | ruush | Russia | ruushka |
| Spanish | isbaanish | Spain | isbayn |
| Swedish | iswiidhish | Sweden | iswiidhan |
The following vocabulary is related to travel and survival.
| Travel | Somali | Survival | Somali |
|---|---|---|---|
| airport | garoonka diyaaradaha | doctor | dhaqtar |
| airplane | diyaarad | medicines | dawooyin |
| train | tareen | pharmacy | farmashi |
| taxi | tagsi | hospital | isbitaal |
| bus | bas | ambulance | ambalaas |
| car | baabuur | poison | sun |
| ticket | boono | help me | i caawi |
| hotel | hoteel | danger | halis |
| reservation | carbuunasho | accident | shil |
| passport | baasaboor | police | boliis |
| luggage | boorsooyin | headache | madax xanuun |
| tourism | dalxiis | stomach ache | calool xanuun |
The following list of words is related to a class environment and the components of a house.
| Class | Somali | House | Somali |
|---|---|---|---|
| books | buugaag | toilet | musqul |
| pen | qalin | bed | sariir |
| dictionary | qaamuus | bedroom | qolka jiifka |
| library | maktabad | furniture | qalab |
| desk | kursi | house | guri |
| student | arday | kitchen | jiko |
| teacher | macallin | plate | saxan |
| chair | kursi | refrigerator | firinjiyeer |
| paper | warqad | room | qol |
| page | bog | table | miis |
| pencil | qalin qori | window | daaqad |
| question | su'aal | television | taleefishin |
Did you enjoy this lesson about the Somali vocabulary? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions here. You can now check the next lesson below.
| Somali Verbs |
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