Somali Quiz

Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.

Prompt	Answer
One	hal
Two	labo
Three	saddex
Four	afar
Five	shan
Six	lix
Seven	toddobo
Eight	sideed
Nine	sagaal
Ten	toban
First	kow
Second	labaad
Monday	isniin
Tuesday	talaado
Wednesday	arbaco
Thursday	khamiis
Friday	jimco
Saturday	sabti
Sunday	axad
Now	hadda
Yesterday	shalay
Today	maanta
Tonight	caawa
Tomorrow	berri
Fruits	khudrad
Apples	tufaax
Bananas	moos
Tomatoes	yaanyo
Potatoes	baradho
Onions	basal
Red	guduud
Green	cagaar
Blue	buluug
White	caddaan
Black	madow
Grey	calow
Breakfast	quraac
Lunch	qado
Dinner	casho
Milk	caano
Coffee	qaxwo
Bread	rooti
Sunny	qorrax leh
Windy	dabayl leh
Rainy	roob leh
Snowy	baraf leh
Cold	qabow
Hot	kulayl
Boy	wiil
Girl	gabar
Son	wiil
Daughter	gabar
Brother	walaalka
Sister	walaasha
Man	nin
Woman	haweeney
Father	aabe
Mother	hooyo
Grandfather	awoowe
Grandmother	ayeeyo
House	guri
Toilet	musqul
Room	qol
Bedroom	qolka jiifka
Kitchen	jiko
Table	miis
Cat	bisad
Dog	ey
Mouse	jiir
Bird	shimbir
Cow	sac
Horse	faras
Socks	sharabaadyo
Shoes	kabo
Trousers	surwaal
Shirt	shaar
Sweater	funaanad
Coat	koodh
English	ingiriis
French	faransiis
German	jarmal
Spanish	isbaanish
Italian	talyaani
Portuguese	boortaqiis
Greek	giriig
Russian	ruush
Arabic	carabi
Hindi	hindi
Chinese	shiineys
Japanese	jabaan
Taxi	tagsi
Bus	bas
Hotel	hoteel
Reservation	carbuunasho
Airport	garoonka diyaaradaha
Passport	baasaboor
Student	arday
Teacher	macallin
Pen	qalin
Books	buugaag
Page	bog
Dictionary	qaamuus
Hand	gacan
Feet	cago
Hair	timo
Eye	il
Mouth	af
Nose	san
Ambulance	ambalaas
Doctor	dhaqtar
Hospital	isbitaal
Pharmacy	farmashi
Police	boliis
Stomach ache	calool xanuun
And	iyo
Under	hoos
Before	hor
After	dib
Inside	gudaha
Outside	dibadda
With	ku jira
But	laakiin
For	u ah
From	ka
To	ku
In	dhex
What?	maxay
Who?	kee
How?	see
Why?	sababtee
Where?	halkee
Never	marna
Rarely	dhif
Sometimes	mararka qaar
Usually	inta badan
Always	abid
Very	aad
I	aniga
You	adiga
He	asaga
She	iyada
We	annaga
They	iyaga
My	kayga
Your	kaaga
His	kiisa
Her	keeda
Our	keena
Their	kooda
I speak English	waan ku hadlaa ingiriis
You speak French	waad ku hadashaa faransiis
He speaks German	wuu ku kadlaa jarmal
She speaks Italian	way ku hadashaa talyaani
I visited France	waxaan booqday faransiiska
I will drink milk	waxaan cabi doonaa caano
I understand you	waan ku fahmay
I don't understand you	kuma fahmin
I don't speak French	kuma hadlo faransiis
This is my house	kani waa gurigeyga
That restaurant is far	makhaayaddaasi way fog tahay
No problem	dhib ma leh
Hi	haye
What is your name?	magacaa?
Nice to meet you	kulanti wanaagsan
How are you?	see tahay
I'm good, thanks	waan fiicnahay, mahadsanid
And you?	adiguna?
Do you speak (English/Somali)?	ma ku hadashaa (ingiriis/afkaaga sheeg)
Does she speak Chinese?	miyay ku hadashaa af shiineys
A little bit	in yar un
How old are you?	meeqo sanaad jirtaa
I'm 33 years old	waxaan ahay saddex iyo soddon
It was nice talking to you	way wanaagsanayd inaan kula hadlo
What do you mean?	maxaad uga jeeddaa
I don't understand	ma fahmin
I don't know	ma aqaan
Sorry	waan ka xumahay
What is that called in Somali?	waxaas maxaa lagu dhahaa afkaaga sheeg
What does that word mean in English?	muxuu yahay micnaha eraygaas af ingiriiska?
Where are you from?	halkee ka timid?
I'm from the U.S	maraykankaan ka imid
I'm American	maraykan baan ahay
Where do you live?	halkee ku nooshahay
I live in the U.S	maraykankaan ku noolahay
What do you do for a living?	maxaad nolosha ka soo saarataa?
I'm a student	arday baan ahay
Can I help you?	ma ku caawin karaa
Can you help me?	ma i caawin kartaa
Where is the airport?	aaway garoonka diyaaradaha
Go straight	toos u bax
Then	ka dib
Turn left	bidix u leexo
Turn right	midig u leexo
Happy birthday	dhalasho wanaagsan
Happy New Year	sannad wanaagsan
Merry Christmas	kirismas wanaagsan
Good luck	nasiib wacan
Congratulations	hambalyo
I have a reservation	wuu ii carbuunan yahay
Do you have rooms available?	miyaad haysaa qolal bannaan
I would like a non-smoking room	waxaan jeclaan lahaa qol aan sigaar lagu cabin
How much it costs per night?	waa maxay qiimaha habaynkiiba
Waiter	kabalyeeri
How much is this?	waa imisa kani
What is this?	kani waa maxay?
Are you okay?	ma fiican tahay?
I need a doctor	dhakhtar baan u baahnahay
Help	caawi
Call the ambulance	wax ambalaaska
Call the police	wac boliiska
I am sick	waan jirranahay

Prompt

Answer

One

hal

Two

labo

Three

saddex

Four

afar

Five

shan

Six

lix

Seven

toddobo

Eight

sideed

Nine

sagaal

Ten

toban

First

kow

Second

labaad

Monday

isniin

Tuesday

talaado

Wednesday

arbaco

Thursday

khamiis

Friday

jimco

Saturday

sabti

Sunday

axad

Now

hadda

Yesterday

shalay

Today

maanta

Tonight

caawa

Tomorrow

berri

Fruits

khudrad

Apples

tufaax

Bananas

moos

Tomatoes

yaanyo

Potatoes

baradho

Onions

basal

Red

guduud

Green

cagaar

Blue

buluug

White

caddaan

Black

madow

Grey

calow

Breakfast

quraac

Lunch

qado

Dinner

casho

Milk

caano

Coffee

qaxwo

Bread

rooti

Sunny

qorrax leh

Windy

dabayl leh

Rainy

roob leh

Snowy

baraf leh

Cold

qabow

Hot

kulayl

Boy

wiil

Girl

gabar

Son

wiil

Daughter

gabar

Brother

walaalka

Sister

walaasha

Man

nin

Woman

haweeney

Father

aabe

Mother

hooyo

Grandfather

awoowe

Grandmother

ayeeyo

House

guri

Toilet

musqul

Room

qol

Bedroom

qolka jiifka

Kitchen

jiko

Table

miis

Cat

bisad

Dog

Mouse

jiir

Bird

shimbir

Cow

sac

Horse

faras

Socks

sharabaadyo

Shoes

kabo

Trousers

surwaal

Shirt

shaar

Sweater

funaanad

Coat

koodh

English

ingiriis

French

faransiis

German

jarmal

Spanish

isbaanish

Italian

talyaani

Portuguese

boortaqiis

Greek

giriig

Russian

ruush

Arabic

carabi

Hindi

hindi

Chinese

shiineys

Japanese

jabaan

Taxi

tagsi

Bus

bas

Hotel

hoteel

Reservation

carbuunasho

Airport

garoonka diyaaradaha

Passport

baasaboor

Student

arday

Teacher

macallin

Pen

qalin

Books

buugaag

Page

bog

Dictionary

qaamuus

Hand

gacan

Feet

cago

Hair

timo

Eye

Mouth

Nose

san

Ambulance

ambalaas

Doctor

dhaqtar

Hospital

isbitaal

Pharmacy

farmashi

Police

boliis

Stomach ache

calool xanuun

And

iyo

Under

hoos

Before

hor

After

dib

Inside

gudaha

Outside

dibadda

With

ku jira

But

laakiin

For

u ah

From

dhex

What?

maxay

Who?

kee

How?

see

Why?

sababtee

Where?

halkee

Never

marna

Rarely

dhif

Sometimes

mararka qaar

Usually

inta badan

Always

abid

Very

aad

aniga

You

adiga

asaga

She

iyada

annaga

They

iyaga

kayga

Your

kaaga

His

kiisa

Her

keeda

Our

keena

Their

kooda

I speak English

waan ku hadlaa ingiriis

You speak French

waad ku hadashaa faransiis

He speaks German

wuu ku kadlaa jarmal

She speaks Italian

way ku hadashaa talyaani

I visited France

waxaan booqday faransiiska

I will drink milk

waxaan cabi doonaa caano

I understand you

waan ku fahmay

I don't understand you

kuma fahmin

I don't speak French

kuma hadlo faransiis

This is my house

kani waa gurigeyga

That restaurant is far

makhaayaddaasi way fog tahay

No problem

dhib ma leh

haye

What is your name?

magacaa?

Nice to meet you

kulanti wanaagsan

How are you?

see tahay

I'm good, thanks

waan fiicnahay, mahadsanid

And you?

adiguna?

Do you speak (English/Somali)?

ma ku hadashaa (ingiriis/afkaaga sheeg)

Does she speak Chinese?

miyay ku hadashaa af shiineys

A little bit

in yar un

How old are you?

meeqo sanaad jirtaa

I'm 33 years old

waxaan ahay saddex iyo soddon

It was nice talking to you

way wanaagsanayd inaan kula hadlo

What do you mean?

maxaad uga jeeddaa

I don't understand

ma fahmin

I don't know

ma aqaan

Sorry

waan ka xumahay

What is that called in Somali?

waxaas maxaa lagu dhahaa afkaaga sheeg

What does that word mean in English?

muxuu yahay micnaha eraygaas af ingiriiska?

Where are you from?

halkee ka timid?

I'm from the U.S

maraykankaan ka imid

I'm American

maraykan baan ahay

Where do you live?

halkee ku nooshahay

I live in the U.S

maraykankaan ku noolahay

What do you do for a living?

maxaad nolosha ka soo saarataa?

I'm a student

arday baan ahay

Can I help you?

ma ku caawin karaa

Can you help me?

ma i caawin kartaa

Where is the airport?

aaway garoonka diyaaradaha

Go straight

toos u bax

Then

ka dib

Turn left

bidix u leexo

Turn right

midig u leexo

Happy birthday

dhalasho wanaagsan

Happy New Year

sannad wanaagsan

Merry Christmas

kirismas wanaagsan

Good luck

nasiib wacan

Congratulations

hambalyo

I have a reservation

wuu ii carbuunan yahay

Do you have rooms available?

miyaad haysaa qolal bannaan

I would like a non-smoking room

waxaan jeclaan lahaa qol aan sigaar lagu cabin

How much it costs per night?

waa maxay qiimaha habaynkiiba

Waiter

kabalyeeri

How much is this?

waa imisa kani

What is this?

kani waa maxay?

Are you okay?

ma fiican tahay?

I need a doctor

dhakhtar baan u baahnahay

Help

caawi

Call the ambulance

wax ambalaaska

Call the police

wac boliiska

I am sick

waan jirranahay

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