Master Basics of Somali language

Part one: master Basics of Somali language

Maalmaha todobaadka (days of the week)

  • Saturday = sabti
  • Sunday = Axad
  • Monday = Isniin
  • Tuesday =Telaado
  • Wednesday = Arbaco
  • Thursday = khamiis
  • Friday =Jimco
  • Day = maalin
  • Night = habeen
  • Month = bil
  • Year =sanad

Colors(Midabada)

Red  =guduud/casaan

Yellow =  jaale

Blue = Buluug

Green  = Cagaar

White=cad/cadaan

Black = madoow

Pink = Basali

Brown = Bunni

Watch this video to learn more about colors and their pronunciation. https://youtu.be/MGrAl5luZIk?si=Skfg3L9PHFe5DB6O

Somali numbers 1-100

0 eber
1 kow / hál
2 labo / laba
3 saddex
4 afar
5 shan
6 lix
7 toddobo / toddoba
8 siddeed
9 sagaal
10 toban
20 labaatan
30 soddon
40 afartan
50 konton
60 lixdan
70 toddobaatan
80 siddeetan

90 sagaashan
100 boqol

Watch this video for further details and pronunciation of the Somali numbers from 1 to 100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE-CVm4ET5E&t=52s

Body parts ( Qeybaha Jirka)

  • Head = Madax
  • Face = waji
  • Hair = timo
  • Ear = Dheg
  • Neck = Qoor
  • Forehead = fool
  • Beard = Gar
  • Hand = Gacan
  • Eye = Il
  • Nose = san
  • Mouth = Af
  • Leg = lug
  • Hand = gacan
  • back =dhabar
  • shoulder =garab
  • chest = Xabad
  • fingers = faro
  • knee =Jilib

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