Colloquial Somali Unit 5
Terms
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- u
- to, for
- raac
- decl 1, to accompany, go with
- dayuurad
- f, d1, airplane
- weyntahay
- it is big
- dad
- m, collec, people
- badan
- many
- raacay
- gen past raac used when subj is focused
- soo deg
- decl 1, to land
- dhismo
- f or m, d6, building
- garoonka dayuuradaha
- the airport
- dhismaha garoonka dayuuradaha
- the airport building
- garoon
- m, d2, ground, field
- halkaas
- there
- shandadihiisii
- his suitcases
- sarkaal, saraakiil
- m, f, official
- waraaq
- f, d1, paper
- Illaah mahaddi
- thanks be to God
- magacaa
- what is your name?
- xaggee
- where (lit which direction)
- ka
- from, about
- timi
- you came
- imi
- I came
- baasaboor
- m, d2, passport
- I
- me
- tus
- decl 1, to show
- fiise
- m, d7, visa
- ka qaado
- decl 3B, to get, to take from
- ka qaatay
- I got from
- Baariis
- Paris
- intee
- how long
- toddobaad
- seventh
- ka dib
- afterwards, after
- rajee
- decl 2B, to hope
- inaad
- that you
- ka hel
- to like
- dal
- m, d4, country
- conj 1 verbs that lose a vowel eg
- maqal
- maqlay
- I/he heard
- maqashay
- you/she heard
- maqallay, Maqalnay
- we heard
- maqasheen
- yall heard
- maqleen
- they heard
- feker
- to think, does not delete vowel despite shape
- arag
- to see
- arkay
- I/he saw
- aragtay
- you/she saw
- aragnay
- we saw
- aragteen
- yall saw
- arkeen
- they saw
- Way maqlayaan.
- They are hearing.
- jariidad
- f, newspaper
- jaraa'id
- m, irreg, newspapers
- markab
- m, ship
- maraakiib
- f, irreg, ships
- maxbuus
- m, prisoner
- maxaabiis
- f, irreg, prisoners
- kursi
- chair
- kuraasi, kursiyo
- chairs
- dhagax
- m, stone
- dhagxan
- f,irreg, stones
- ugax
- m or f, egg
- ugxan
- f, irreg, eggs
- wax
- m, thing
- waxyaabo
- m, irreg, things
- il
- f, eye
- indho
- m, irreg, eyes
- general present
- used for general, habitual, or repeated actions
- keenaa
- I bring, he brings
- keentaa
- you bring, she brings
- keennaa
- we bring
- keentaan
- yall bring
- keenaan
- they bring
- kariyaa
- I cook, he cooks
- karisaa
- you cook, she cooks
- karinnaa
- we cook
- karisaan
- yall cook
- kariyaan
- they cook
- sameeyaa
- I make, he makes
- sameetaa
- you make, she makes
- sameenaa
- we make
- sameesaan
- yall make
- sameeyaan
- they make
- casee
- conj 2B, to redden
- bixi
- conj 2A, to leave, extract, pay
- prepositions are placed
- before the verb, not the noun they refer to
- ku
- to when used with yidhi
- la
- with
- geed
- m, d1, tree
- duul
- conj1, to fly
- shub
- conj 1, to pour
- na
- us (incl)
- ina
- us (excl)
- idin
- yall
- ciyaar
- conj 1, to play
- jadh
- conj 1, to slice
- shaleyto
- yesterday
- Maanta Maxamed waan la joogay.
- Today I was with Maxamed.
- Shimbirtu geedka way ka duushay.
- The bird flew from the tree.
- Maxmuud waan u sheegayaa
- I will tell Maxmuud.
- Caano koobka ku shub.
- Pour milk in the cup.
- Way idin bartay.
- She taught yall.
- Way ina booqdeen
- They visited us (incl)
- Waad i tustay
- You showed me it.
- conj 3
- verbs end in o or so, often meaning doing the action for one's own benefit, also makes transitive verbs intransitive
- qaad
- to take
- qaado
- to take for oneself
- fur
- to open
- furo
- to open for oneself
- wad
- to drive
- wado
- to drive for oneself
- gub
- to burn trans
- gubo
- to burn intrans
- waal
- to drive mad trans
- waalo
- to drive mad intrans
- joogso
- to stop (intrans)
- buuxso
- to fill for oneself
- baxso
- to escape
- joogso!
- stop! (stress on final)
- Buuxso!
- Fill for yourself (final stress)!
- Buuxada!
- Fill for yourselves!
- joogsada!
- Stop (pl)!
- Joogsaday
- I/he stopped
- joogsatay
- you/she stopped
- joogsannay
- we stopped
- joogsateen
- yall stopped
- joogsadeen
- they stopped
- in conj 3A, o-->, o+vowel ending-->
- a, ad
- infinitive of conj 3 0-->
- an
- joogsanayaa
- I am stopping, he is stopping
- joogsanaysaa
- you are stopping, she is stopping
- joogsanaynaa
- we are stopping
- joogsanaysaan
- yall are stopping
- joogsanayaan
- they are stopping
- guurso
- to get married
- kowaad
- first
- labaad
- second
- saddexaad
- third
- afraad
- fourth
- shanaad
- fifth
- lixaad
- sixth
- sideedaad
- eighth
- sagaalaad
- ninth
- tobnaad
- tenth
- 2aad
- 2nd
- 9aad
- 9th
- aynu gallo, aynu galno
- lets enter
- gal
- conj 1, enter
- yidhaahdaan
- they say
- assalaamu calaykum
- peace be with you
- jawaab
- conj 1, to answer, reply
- calaykum assalaam
- with you peace
- ka shaqeeya
- works for
- ka shaqee
- conj 2B, to work for
- yimaadda
- he comes
- soo dhowaada
- pl imp of soo dhowow
- qadee
- conj 2B, to have lunch
- qadeyn rabnaa
- we are going to have lunch, wish to have lunch
- waa hagag
- fine, ok
- hagaag
- m, d2, straightness
- soo fadhiista
- pl imp of soo fadhisoo, to sit down
- maxaan
- what+I
- idiin
- for you (pl)
- maxaa
- what
- jir
- conj 1, to be, exist
- kalluun
- m d2, also collec kalluummo, fish
- bariis
- m, mass, rice
- baasto
- f, d6, pasta
- doon
- conj 1, to want
- ii
- for me
- maraq
- soup
- iila
- for me with
- waan ka xumahay
- I am sorry
- xun
- bad
- ma jiro
- is not
- bisbaas, basbaas
- m, d2, chili peppers
- leh
- owning, with
- bismillah
- in the name of God, blessing before meals