somali language

[somalilady]

asc wr wbt dhamaan

topic kan waxaan u furay walaalaha rabaa inay bartaan af somaaliga ayaa inshalaah lagu barayaa waaba masayray markaan arkay topic kasta oo qolo kale afkooda :raging:

who ever want to learn somali language you are wlc in here :)

[NajmaHoodo]

Asalaamu alaykum

sista Somali Lady thats good idea iam ready to help u lets teach our bro's/sis's thier mum language

[somalilady]

ok sis u gonna be the headteacher lol slap them if they dont know about the lesson

[truemuslim]

wow... it looks lyk u insulted us in somali then asked us to join...lol of course am messin. i dunt kno somali languag. but sure i wud like to learn .lol

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[somalilady]

we have got somali riddels as well if u intrest in

[NajmaHoodo]

wow... it looks lyk u insulted us in somali then asked us to join...lol of course am messin. i dunt kno somali languag. but sure i wud like to learn .lol

:sl: sorry sis but we dnt insult any 1

[truemuslim]

^ i kno i was jus kiddin :)
lol
so how do we do this ?
i wanna learn a few words

[somalilady]

we gonna start on easy words get ready

gabadh mean girl

wiil means boy

[truemuslim]

Oh mashallah jazakalla khair sis

and also
wat alphabet do u use for the somali language?

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

:salamext:

We use the English alphabet, except some of the letters are used for different sounds. For example:

c = ع
x = ح

[truemuslim]

:salamext:

We use the English alphabet, except some of the letters are used for different sounds. For example:

c = ع
x = ح

Oooooh wow thats cool mashallah. then it wud be easy for me mayb coz i kno english nd arabic. lol

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

:wasalamex

Lol, yeah there are a lot of similarities with Arabic and Somali in terms of the Alphabet. There also isn't a letter 'P' in the Somali language, so we would also say 'bebsi', etc. (unless they grew up in another country, like myself).

[truemuslim]

^ yehh we say that too "bebsi" lol
I saw tonns of somali's in Aden. Yemen, they run away from theyr country to yemen and they mostly beggars. some alsmot made me cry...

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

:salamext:

Yeah, there are a lot of Somalians in Yemen, especially Aden (since the distance by sea is less, so it's easier migrate), so the culture is very similar in Aden as well. I think that's why out of all the Arabs, you see Somalis inter-marry with Yemenis more. Because of the constant conflict in Somalia, most of the citizens have fled to almost anywhere you can think of.

Anyhoo... perhaps we should get back to the topic. :) Learning Somali. Is there anything else you would like to know sis?

[truemuslim]

Yeh jazakallah khair

Nah. just some basic words inshallah :)

[Umul_Kheyr]

:sl:kool add me in i need 2 refresh my somali

[NajmaHoodo]

somali alphabet is:-

B T J X KH D R S SH DH C G F Q K L M N W H Y

and the vawels are:-

A E I O U

Jazaakilaah sista Faizah yes the word x sounds like h in english or ح in arabic and the word c sounds a in english and in arabic it sounds ع
as sister Faizah said

e.g. in somali we write Cabdi and in english its Abdi

[NajmaHoodo]

other e.g. is Xaliimo in somali and Halimo in english

wlc sista umul Khayr we r ready to help u Insha Allah

[somalilady]

jzklaahu khyran sis najmo

[somalilady]

umul khyr u almost wlc we are ready to help anyone

[truemuslim]

other e.g. is Xaliimo in somali and Halimo in english

wlc sista umul Khayr we r ready to help u Insha Allah

Oh mashallah sis i read ur other post above this one and then read this one and read it fine. lol. get more! Jazakallah khair sis!!:D

[Cabdullahi]

walalayaal af somali anuguu waxan uu bahanahay ina leyguu acaweeyo
my somali is pretty wack

[truemuslim]

walalayaal af somali anuguu waxan uu bahanahay ina leyguu acaweeyo
my somali is pretty wack

ehh?

[Umul_Kheyr]

other e.g. is Xaliimo in somali and Halimo in english

wlc sista umul Khayr we r ready to help u Insha Allah

:sl: thnx sis alhamdulilah i'm learning now my main problem is when it comes to writing i'm not soo fast and fluent as i am with my english any advice. I tend to hesistate with my spellings as well

[Cabdullahi]

ehh?

Whats wrong?

[truemuslim]

Whats wrong?

Lol wuts "eee" ?
:-[r u half indian:X :-[

EDIT: OMG u edited that last second!

[Cabdullahi]

Lol wuts "eee" ?
:-[r u half indian:X :-[

EDIT: OMG u edited that last second!

hahaha nooo i typed 'eee' cus im at college right now and i tried to sign in at islamicboard using college computers and then everytime i type my username and password it didnt log me in so i did that a couple of times but still wouldnt work so i thought i just go on any thread and type anything to see if im logged in and thats why i typed eeeeee hahaha

[truemuslim]

hahaha nooo i typed 'eee' cus im at college right now and i tried to sign in at islamicboard using college computers and then everytime i type my username and password it didnt log me in so i did that a couple of times but still wouldnt work so i thought i just go on any thread and type anything to see if im logged in and thats why i typed eeeeee hahaha

Hahaa loooool oooh lol ok that makes sense. hehe lol loool
my bad then :X :-[
lol
Jazakallah khair
WaSalaam

[Cabdullahi]

So why do u wanna learn somali

[truemuslim]

So why do u wanna learn somali

coz somali people are ghetto so i learn der language. am juss messin. i like learnin alot of languages...i dunno why. the only bad thing is...:-[ i "accidently" learned to cuss in 7 languages..lol..:omg:

[Cabdullahi]

I hate cussing in somali cus it sounds awkward and its the worst but sometimes its funny when two freshies cuss each other because they speak so fast and speak so funny lol

[truemuslim]

I hate cussing in somali cus it sounds awkward and its the worst but sometimes its funny when two freshies cuss each other because they speak so fast and speak so funny lol

lool yeh it sounds wierd in like languages like dutch er spanish too. lol
ur somali?

[Cabdullahi]

im A somali :)

[truemuslim]

DAM.N right im a somali!!!:raging:

Looool
wut u expect me to kno? lol then u gess wut i am! hah u cant!
so u dam right im ___











btw u better hav been kiddin....(bout the ragin-ness)

[somalilady]

I hate cussing in somali cus it sounds awkward and its the worst but sometimes its funny when two freshies cuss each other because they speak so fast and speak so funny lol

waligay qof saas oo kale ma arag language kiisa ayuu neceb yahay waxad iska tiraahdaa ma aqaani intaad oranaysid ma jecli tan kalena somali baa tahay waa inaad ku faanta inaad tahay oo madaxa kor u qaadid coz waxa tahay somali

[somalilady]

mashalaah sis truemuslim u learning so fast wat a brain

[truemuslim]

waligay qof saas oo kale ma arag language kiisa ayuu neceb yahay waxad iska tiraahdaa ma aqaani intaad oranaysid ma jecli tan kalena somali baa tahay waa inaad ku faanta inaad tahay oo madaxa kor u qaadid coz waxa tahay somali

Aww i wanna learn i wanna learn i wanna learrrnN!!!!

mashalaah sis truemuslim u learning so fast wat a brain

Lol ur bein sarcastic i kno! :-[ cmon someone post some more basic-ish words :statisfie

[somalilady]

walaal is mean sis and bro

aniga means me

adiga means you

[Mikayeel]

:sl:

I can say one thing in somali, which is Lohhooh لحؤح
Which is that food which people eat with coffee and sugar, am i right?

[truemuslim]

walaal is mean sis and bro

aniga means me

adiga means you

my dear walaal jazakallah khair for showing aniga this so i thank adiga....lol that sounds a bit twisted. lol

[truemuslim]

:sl:

I can say one thing is somali, which is Lohhooh لحؤح
Which is that food which people eat with coffee and sugar, am i right?

oh its also great in "shafoot" during ramadan. :statisfie 'mmm i miss ramadan

[somalilady]

yh we eat as breakfast in morning with special animal oils

[somalilady]

loool sis u made agreat mix it like u know this before

[Mikayeel]

yh we eat as breakfast in morning with special animal oils

animal oils?? (that sounds a bit heavy on the stomach :))

I know what you mean though:), do you read arabic?

[truemuslim]

aww jazakallah khair sis....is anooga in somali?

[somalilady]

it not that much heavy but the taste it delicoius u gonna eat ur fingers as well

[somalilady]

yh sis it mean we

[somalilady]

yh hamada i can speak arabi and write it

[truemuslim]

yh sis it mean we

Ooooh ok thanks. :D

yh hamada i can speak arabi and write it

reeally? :statisfie

[somalilady]

yh sis wat about u

[truemuslim]

Yeh i do, arabic is cool. its my first language.then english (i dunt speak englsih wita accent tho.lol)

[somalilady]

mashalaah sis arabic is the best thing to learn after your mother language

[Intisar]

animal oils?? (that sounds a bit heavy on the stomach :))

I know what you mean though:), do you read arabic?

:sl: I think you mean 'laxoox' lol. :) It's really good, it tastes like crepes.

[Cabdullahi]

waligay qof saas oo kale ma arag language kiisa ayuu neceb yahay waxad iska tiraahdaa ma aqaani intaad oranaysid ma jecli tan kalena somali baa tahay waa inaad ku faanta inaad tahay oo madaxa kor u qaadid coz waxa tahay somali

I Never said i hated my mother tongue!! what i said sister was i hate cursing in somali because its pretty vain and most of us somalies use it casually when we shouldnt and thats all i said.


p.s maxaan ku faana, maxaa jeera,maxaanu heysana all we have is a war ridden country but the good culture this im proud of only if we can stop the fighting and help each other.

[NajmaHoodo]

animal oils?? (that sounds a bit heavy on the stomach :))

I know what you mean though:), do you read arabic?

its not oil its animal butter and it teste waaaaaaaaaw+o( delicios

[truemuslim]

its not oil its animal butter and it teste waaaaaaaaaw+o( delicios

lool so is it delicious or "+o(" ? hehe

[NajmaHoodo]

lool so is it delicious or "+o(" ? hehe

yes its delicious:D

[truemuslim]

yes its delicious:D

Oh ok lol

[Ar-RaYYan]

asc wr wbt dhamaan

topic kan waxaan u furay walaalaha rabaa inay bartaan af somaaliga ayaa inshalaah lagu barayaa waaba masayray markaan arkay topic kasta oo qolo kale afkooda :raging:

who ever want to learn somali language you are wlc in here :)

Actually sis we did have a thread about somali language. I think it was called 'help with somali', one of the brothers started last may so it must be a year old now. i think there were also couple of other thread about somali language. The thing is ppl get bored few months after these threads gets open so we must have interesting topics, e.g games , in order for this thread not to be like the others.
ps Nice to see lot of somali people joining in LI, i knw its way too late but i like to welcome you guys and of course my non- somali brothers and sisters.
anyways what do guys think of my idea?

[somalilady]

Actually sis we did have a thread about somali language. I think it was called 'help with somali', one of the brothers started last may so it must be a year old now. i think there were also couple of other thread about somali language. The thing is ppl get bored few months after these threads gets open so we must have interesting topics, e.g games , in order for this thread not to be like the others.
ps Nice to see lot of somali people joining in LI, i knw its way too late but i like to welcome you guys and of course my non- somali brothers and sisters.
anyways what do guys think of my idea?

asc wr wbt

sis we didnt know there was topic before and also we are new in this forum

really sis that agood idea we will start some somali riddles so get ready

[somalilady]

easy one to start

maxaa u dhaxeeya cirka iyo dhulka?

good luck

[TrueStranger]

easy one to start

maxaa u dhaxeeya cirka iyo dhulka?

good luck

What does "dhaxeeya" mean? Is it dua, supplicating? :?

What supplicated to the heavens/sky and the land?

I can't write Somali, but I'm learning how to read it. But i speak somali....one which has being molested :-[

[somalilady]

in english {what is between sky and earth} asnwer it know

[TrueStranger]

in english {what is between sky and earth} asnwer it know

Air, humans, :?:-[

I don't know............:enough!:

[truemuslim]

what is between sky AND earth
i think its the word and?

lol i think im wrong too

[somalilady]

Air, humans, :?:-[

I don't know............:enough!:

nah its not right bro try agian it easy and simple

[somalilady]

what is between sky AND earth
i think its the word and?

lol i think im wrong too

loool u get it sis congratulation

[truemuslim]

loool u get it sis congratulation

Yayyyy

lol :D

[somalilady]

ok another one

wax ay abahaa iyo hooyadaa dhaleen, oo aan ahayn walaalkaa ama walaashaa midna

english am not da good in transulation

[MuslimahBlue]

^Something that your parents(well Mom) gave birth too, which is not your brother or you sister.

[TrueStranger]

^Something that your parents(well Mom) gave birth too, which is not your brother or you sister.

WHAT COULD THAT POSSIBLY BE:?:?:?:?

Somali cajeeb......

[ayan333]

:sl:

umm...beats me.....so wuts next?

:w:

[Na7lah]

^Something that your parents(well Mom) gave birth too, which is not your brother or you sister.

its me

[ayan333]

Salamu Alaykum

ya koheetha?..if thats ho wu spell it

Wasalamu Alykum

[TrueStranger]

Salamu Alaykum

ya koheetha?..if thats ho wu spell it

Wasalamu Alykum

Lol abaayo, we are creating our own language by abusing the Somali language.

I have no idea what ya koheetha means....:D

:w:

[Camomilla]

Walaaliyaal,
iska waran! Ma fiicantihiin?
Meeshaan waxaan ka maqnaa maalin badan, ma ogi inuu qof i fahmey inaan maqnaa.
Af Soomaligeedi aad ma u fiicno, dibada baa liigu koriyey.
Caafimaadkiina iyo Imankiina sidee waaye?

I hope you can understand what I said :)

[Intisar]

Walaaliyaal,
iska waran! Ma fiicantihiin?
Meeshaan waxaan ka maqnaa maalin badan, ma ogi inuu qof i fahmey inaan maqnaa.
Af Soomaligeedi aad ma u fiicno, dibada baa liigu koriyey.
Caafimaadkiina iyo Imankiina sidee waaye?

I hope you can understand what I said :)

Soomaaligadi aad iyo aad buu uu fiicaanyahay. :D Mashaa'Allaah. Sii kale, waa iska nabad, adna?

Ayan, maxaan uu malaynaya iney dheheen ''kodi''. :) Lakiin sidaa la qoroo ma yaqan cidi waxas soo qori.

I hope you guys understood me because my Somali is whack lol.

[virtuossajida]

Do you have a book you can recomend to help pick up the language easily?

[Camomilla]

Soomaaligadi aad iyo aad buu uu fiicaanyahay. :D Mashaa'Allaah. Sii kale, waa iska nabad, adna?

Ayan, maxaan uu malaynaya iney dheheen ''kodi''. :) Lakiin sidaa la qoroo ma yaqan cidi waxas soo qori.

I hope you guys understood me because my Somali is whack lol.

Aad baad u mahadsantahai! :D
Si fiican baan kuu fahmooyaa :)

Barasha Wanaagsan!

Alhamdulillah waan fiicanahay, adigana?

[Camomilla]

Do you have a book you can recomend to help pick up the language easily?

I find that the best way to learn it is by being around Somali people and talking to them.

[FatimaAsSideqah]

As Salaam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Somali language looks cool! So I want to learn a bit.

ermmm! How to say thank you in somali language?

[Intisar]

As Salaam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Somali language looks cool! So I want to learn a bit.

ermmm! How to say thank you in somali language?

:wasalamex ''Mahadsanid''. :)

Cammomilla, Nabad. Hageed deegaantahay abayo?

[FatimaAsSideqah]

Wa Salaam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Oh Mahadsanid to Sister Ameena. :)

How to say How are you?

[ayan333]

Wa Salaam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Oh Mahadsanid to Sister Ameena. :)

How to say How are you?

:sl:

wow,i dnt no y im trying but ill give it a try

you say. skawaran(what up) or sithay ta-hay(how are u)

ok never it doesnt look rite..wow

im sure the other siters no how to spell it,theys eam like pro's Mash ALLAH

:w:

[ayan333]

Lol abaayo, we are creating our own language by abusing the Somali language.

I have no idea what ya koheetha means....:D

:w:

:sl:

lol...im seriously abusing it...i ment..let me try umm

forget it i wnt even try,its sad i ment.as in whose next

sorry if u dnt understan...its funny cuz my Dad use to pay me when ever he would test my somali...like i was the bets in somali in my house,since living in the u.s makes you forget and he would pick a random phrases or words that u wouldnt hear often n n if i got it right,lol i would get treated

hard to belive with my somali skills now

:w:

[Intisar]

:sl: Lol sis Ayan, it's ''iska waraan'' and ''see tahay?"

[Camomilla]

:wasalamex ''Mahadsanid''. :)

Cammomilla, Nabad. Hageed deegaantahay abayo?

Abaayo, waxaan daganahai Finland.
adna?
Meeshas baan ku koray.

[Camomilla]

As Salaam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

Somali language looks cool! So I want to learn a bit.

ermmm! How to say thank you in somali language?

Salaam Alaykum Warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

I usually use " ma fiicantay?" which means "how are you doing?" and as Sister-Ameena said "see tahay" :)

[ayan333]

:sl:

wow,ive been speaking Somali my whole..hard to believe now-a-days

:w:

[Abu Ilyas]

Mashallah there are many Somali speakers in this Forum, its great to see,

"Aniga waxaan daganahay ingriiska, waxaan soo dagay sagaal sano kahor.":D

:w:

[Cabdullahi]

Mashallah there are many Somali speakers in this Forum, its great to see,

"Aniga waxaan daganahay ingriiska, waxaan soo dagay sagaal sano kahor.":D

:w:

Ana ila leex sanadood

[Re.TiReD]

Se tahay? :p

[Abu Ilyas]

:sl: Lol sis Ayan, it's ''iska waraan'' and ''see tahay?"

There's so many different ways to talk in Somali...... each 5 miles people talk in a different type of the language in Somali..........

I'm from xamar, so i know plently of "af reer xamar" i also know "reer ruqooy" they speack that in the north in hargeysa:)

[edil]

I love the way the reer waqooyi people speak they are funny. I try to imitate some of my friends that speak that way but i can never do it. I feel like theirs something stuck on my tongue.