How do you say '...' in somali?

[Uma Rayanah]

1-I like talkin with Somali people coz they r fun.:)
ok,waxan jecelyahay inan la hadlo dadka somaliga b'cos waxaweyan qosol .

2-My favorite sea food is fish.
raashin ka an ugu jecelyahay waxa weyan raashin ka badka.

3-I like playin soccer and tennis with my sisters and cousins.
waxan jecelyahay inan la coyaro walalahay iyo ilmu habartay kubad iyo tennis

4-What do u always dream about?
markasta maxad ku riyonaysa

5-Do u have a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law?

oh oh....ma haysataa walaal haq iyo walalo haq, i' not sure but one of them is domashe, something like that right?

6-three times three equals to nine:)
sadex iyo sadex ku dufo wa sagal.

inshaAllah i hope they are ok, thanks for your time sis, may Allah reward you.

Hada fasalka waxaa soo gashay Uma ilyaas oo ah macalimad weyn oo soomaaliga dhigta.

Fadhfadhista oo afka gacmaha ka saraa..;D ;D

Correction ...................Sixitaan

.

1. Waxaan jecelahay inaan la sheekeystoo dadka somalida ah waayo wey qosol badan yihiin.

2. ----ada bada waxaan ka helaa kaluunka

3. waxaan jecelahay inaan kubada cagta iyo ciyaarta shebega la ciyaaro walaalahay iyo ilmaaderadey ama ilma abtiyadey ama habro wadaagyadey, Cousin waxay noqon kartaa..waxay edaada ama habaryarta ama abtiga ama adeerka dhalaan.

4. maxaad had iyo jeer ku riyootaa?

5. miyaad ledahay Seedi ama Dumaahi

6. Saddex ku dhufo saddex waxaa weyaan sagaal.

intii wixxi sii dheer....dee buug iyo qalin soo qataaa...

salamu caleykum

[Uma Rayanah]

lol.....is that adressed to me? ooow........is it the swahili classes or this class, ukhtee?
sorry sis, saami7eenee.

maxad shalay lessonkaaga uga imanwayday?

looooooooooooooool

waxaa weyaan: Maxaad xisaadi ugu goysey Shalaytoo..

:w:

[amirah_87]

ASS SALAAMU LAYKUM

MashaAllah 3alayki sis umm ilyaas!!....

Maxaad xisaadi ugu goysey Shalaytoo..

what does that mean:?

[Umm Safiya]

:sl:

Uh can someone answer my question pls.. jazak allahu khayr

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[amirah_87]

ass salaamu laykum

what's your question walaal!!

[Umm Safiya]

:w:

its, whats the difference between macaanto and macaaney because both is for females

[amirah_87]

ass salaamu alaykum

well.............:?:?

i think macaanto...is like sweetheart!!.....and macaaney is like MY sweetheart!!!

i'm a fish n' chippie so sum1 correct me if i'm wrong :hiding:

[hanah_06]

Assalam'alaikum
I think its same meaning like taqiya said "not all Somalis speak the same way..like there is "reer waqooyi" "reer bari" "reer koonfor" So, they are different one or two letters
W/salam

[Taqiyah]

Assalam'alaikum
I think its same meaning like taqiya said "not all Somalis speak the same way..like there is "reer waqooyi" "reer bari" "reer koonfor" So, they are different one or two letters
W/salam

sis I think macaanto and macaaney are pretty much the same:)
looooool and i think "My sweetheart" in Somali is "macaantodaydiiyeey" ;D
wooow that word is loooooooooooooooooooooooong:thankyou:

got anymore questions sis......??? if u do feel free to ask?:)

[amirah_87]

ass salaamu alaykum

Oh well^^^^Ooops!!, i get it confused with arabic sumtimes!!...the whole yaa al-mutakallimah thing! :heated:

[Taqiyah]

1-I like talkin with Somali people coz they r fun.:)
ok,waxan jecelyahay inan la hadlo dadka somaliga b'cos waxaweyan qosol .

2-My favorite sea food is fish.
raashin ka an ugu jecelyahay waxa weyan raashin ka badka.

3-I like playin soccer and tennis with my sisters and cousins.
waxan jecelyahay inan la coyaro walalahay iyo ilmu habartay kubad iyo tennis

4-What do u always dream about?
markasta maxad ku riyonaysa

5-Do u have a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law?

oh oh....ma haysataa walaal haq iyo walalo haq, i' not sure but one of them is domashe, something like that right?

6-three times three equals to nine:)
sadex iyo sadex ku dufo wa sagal.

inshaAllah i hope they are ok, thanks for your time sis, may Allah reward you.

sis u got all of them.......well any Somali person would understand.......but ur spellin and grammer is lil off....u just need a lil more practise n u gonna be fine sis.

like for example....
1-instead of usin "jecelyahay" use "jeclahay" coz u talkin about ur self.
"because" in somali is "sabab too ah"
2-again replace the "jecelyahay" with "jeclahay"
3-and again the "jecel....." u get the point:D
"la coyaro" =la ciyaaro.
4- u got it..:)
5-looooooooool this is so funny:giggling: "walalo haq":? u tranlating the exact english word to somali.....that is not right. well u got one of them..it is "dumaaashi" and the other one is "seedi" as sis Umm Ilyaah said.
6-Sadex sadex lagu dhuftay waa sagaal.:)

there sis.:sister: Good luck in learning Somali or should I say "Improving" ur somali....I hope u succeed sis....

[amirah_87]

ass salaamu alaykum

*not fair* :(

you did'nt do mine walaal!!

[Taqiyah]

[QUOTE=amirah_87;404634]ass salaamu alaykum

okay i'm a proper fishie n' chippie!!...so correct me if i get 'em wrong :hiding:

1) aniga waxaan che3el yehey somaalida because way gusel badhan yiheen :p
Aniga waxaan jeclahay soomaalida sababtoo ah way qosol badan yihiin
2):?:?...how do you say favourtie:?.....i just know how to say.."i like most"....waxaan ugu che3elyehey 3untada badda...right:? ;D ;D
----ada bada oo aan ugu jeclahay waa kaluun ama malaaga:giggling:
3)...i dunno how to say tennis or football....ppl say banooniy but i hate that word...:heated:
waxaan ugu che3elyehey inaan 3iyaaro tennis iyo football :X
waxaan jeclahay inaan kubada cagta iyo tenis laciyaaro walaalahay
4)maxaad ku riyootaa markasata?
Yay! way to go! u got it!
5)...sedax ku duffo sedax waxey nugunaysaa......LOOOOOOOOOOL!!! ;D;D
sadex lagu dhuftay sadex waa sagaal


there sis Amirah.......happy now:D I am sorry I didn't see urs before......
well u r good just like sis Umm Sulaim.....just lil more practise n u gonna be perfect:)
Got any more questions?

[amirah_87]

ass salaamu alaykum

so i got 1 completely right!!

Damn!! my Big sis got more right then me!! :heated:

BrakAllaahu feek Sis!!

no more question's well not for today anways :)

if you want to put up more sentences for us, that'd be great ukhti!!

wa alaykum ass salaam

[Taqiyah]

ass salaamu alaykum

so i got 1 completely right!!

Damn!! my Big sis got more right then me!! :heated:

BrakAllaahu feek Sis!!

no more question's well not for today anways :)

if you want to put up more sentences for us, that'd be great ukhti!!

wa alaykum ass salaam

Is umm-sulaim ur sister?:? I mean ur real sister?

[amirah_87]

ass salaamu alykum

na3am!! :happy:

elder than I walhmadulillah!!

[Books]

[QUOTE=Taqiyah;406631]

ass salaamu alaykum

okay i'm a proper fishie n' chippie!!...so correct me if i get 'em wrong :hiding:

1) aniga waxaan che3el yehey somaalida because way gusel badhan yiheen :p
Aniga waxaan jeclahay soomaalida sababtoo ah way qosol badan yihiin
2):?:?...how do you say favourtie:?.....i just know how to say.."i like most"....waxaan ugu che3elyehey 3untada badda...right:? ;D ;D
----ada bada oo aan ugu jeclahay waa kaluun ama malaaga:giggling:
3)...i dunno how to say tennis or football....ppl say banooniy but i hate that word...:heated:
waxaan ugu che3elyehey inaan 3iyaaro tennis iyo football :X
waxaan jeclahay inaan kubada cagta iyo tenis laciyaaro walaalahay
4)maxaad ku riyootaa markasata?
Yay! way to go! u got it!
5)...sedax ku duffo sedax waxey nugunaysaa......LOOOOOOOOOOL!!! ;D;D
sadex lagu dhuftay sadex waa sagaal


there sis Amirah.......happy now:D I am sorry I didn't see urs before......
well u r good just like sis Umm Sulaim.....just lil more practise n u gonna be perfect:)
Got any more questions?

5 : sedax ku duffo sedax.... this expression is soo cute i think lol, i never knew how to say that before i think this is the first time im hearing this;D

[Books]

Oi amirah you still up? lol

[amirah_87]

ass salaamu alaykum

yeah what you doin up!!...maxaad sameneysaa adigana!! :p

y'know i heard it b4 but i could swear it used for how to say multiply :X

[Books]

ass salaamu alaykum

yeah what you doin up!!...maxaad sameneysaa adigana!! :p

y'know i heard it b4 but i could swear it used for how to say multiply :X

Walaal waxaan sugayaa salaada fajr ka sababta ( my new word! : sababta )
hadaan seehatho ma qi'i karee:X

[Taqiyah]

ass salaamu alaykum


y'know i heard it b4 but i could swear it used for how to say multiply :X

u right sis Amirah....just that u forgot the "lagu" it suppose to be in the middle...."sadex lagu dhuftay sadex" got it:? :) :)

woow is so great to know that Umm-sulaim is ur big sis:)
uhmmm....i wouldn't tell my sis about this forum......coz the last thing i want is 4 her to boss me around:X guess ur sis is so sweet and kind and not as bossy as mine;D :giggling: loooooool

[amirah_87]

ass salaamu laykum

miskeenad :heated:...mobileka buxso innit!!

anaku labo sa3adood or 1 baan idinka dembeynaa , so waan iska seexani sacaddana waan buuxseni...innit

hadaanaan seexen yeah madaxheyga baa i xanuuna ..........

if you got that say aywaaa!!

[Books]

ass salaamu laykum

miskeenad :heated:...mobileka buxso innit!!

anaku labo sa3adood or 1 baan idinka dembeynaa , so waan iska seexani sacaddana waan buuxseni...innit

hadaanaan seexen yeah madaxheyga baa i xanuuna ..........

if you got that say aywaaa!!

Aywa! hataa mobileka hadaan shido waan demini aniga own ogayn!!!

[amirah_87]

u right sis Amirah....just that u forgot the "lagu" it suppose to be in the middle...."sadex lagu dhuftay sadex" got it:? :) :)

woow is so great to know that Umm-sulaim is ur big sis:)
uhmmm....i wouldn't tell my sis about this forum......coz the last thing i want is 4 her to boss me around:X guess ur sis is so sweet and kind and not as bossy as mine;D :giggling: loooooool

ass salaamu alaykum

jazaakillaahu khayran sis!!....

she's sweet!!!...really :?:?:?....hmmmmmmmm!!:X

...just kiddin' !!

[amirah_87]

Aywa! hataa mobileka hadaan shido waan demini aniga own ogayn!!!

ass salaamu aalykum

anyways..anigaa waan baxey!!...waan sexaneyaa inshaAllah

you two take care inshaAllah

wa laaykum as salaam

[hanah_06]

Aywa! hataa mobileka hadaan shido waan demini aniga own ogayn!!!

walalo hurdo jaceyl maykatahay miise waad dalantahay;D

[hanah_06]

ohhhhhhh habeen bay nii ii tahay
raaly ahaaw walaashis
habeen wanagsaan

[Taqiyah]

ohhhhhhh habeen bay nii ii tahay
raaly ahaaw walaashis
habeen wanagsaan

looooool sis try "habeen bar" bay u tahay;D

[Books]

ohhhhhhh habeen bay nii ii tahay
raaly ahaaw walaashis
habeen wanagsaan

Lol mahaan inaad raali ahaaw dhthid! meshaan fajrka wahaa lugo tukathaa 2 o'clock haa na waaa hurdo qacayl;D

[Taqiyah]

guys help me....I can't get into the sisters chat room.....there is always 0 users in it. y is that? I already read the FAQ and it didn't help:?

[Books]

guys help me....I can't get into the sisters chat room.....there is always 0 users in it. y is that? I already read the FAQ and it didn't help:?

I really doubt a lot of sisters use that wallu a'lam. Maybe if you try tomorrow during the day there should be at least a few sisters there.

[Taqiyah]

I really doubt a lot of sisters use that wallu a'lam. Maybe if you try tomorrow during the day there should be at least a few sisters there.

it is during the day already:? it is 6:oopm

[Books]

it is during the day already:? it is 6:oopm

Lol you must be in america im in sweden and its 2am here, my brain has switched off, i've terribly missed my appointment with my pillow!

[Taqiyah]

Lol you must be in america im in sweden and its 2pm here, my brain has switched off, i've terribly missed my appointment with my pillow!

looooooooooool yeah that must be y..........perhaps u should go to bed....how many hours till the fajr prayer?

[Books]

looooooooooool yeah that must be y..........perhaps u should go to bed....how many hours till the fajr prayer?

Alhamdulillah it's just come in! i'm soo :) . take care sis. see ya tomorrow morning/ evening... ah whatever!

[umm-sulaim]

lol.....gabdo wa iga gslisen, shalay gosol aya id dafay so maha? lol....
walaal plz sentence kale ma isin kartaa...
as for adhiga naya amira...wa ogtahay wa i oyda lol..........to much degdeg hehe!
take care walaalayalo, wa mahadsantihin.

[amirah_87]

ass salaamu laykum

waar naayeee ma inigaa kugu degdega, waar hana 3eebeyn dee niyow!!...*say this with cos marwo's accy* hahaahaaa;D

anyways, yeah sis taqiyyah it'd be niceif you gave a sumsorta somali game thread or even somali challennge..open one up for us!! inshaAllah

[umm-sulaim]

sis u got all of them.......well any Somali person would understand.......but ur spellin and grammer is lil off....u just need a lil more practise n u gonna be fine sis.

like for example....
1-instead of usin "jecelyahay" use "jeclahay" coz u talkin about ur self.
"because" in somali is "sabab too ah"
2-again replace the "jecelyahay" with "jeclahay"
3-and again the "jecel....." u get the point:D
"la coyaro" =la ciyaaro.
4- u got it..:)
5-looooooooool this is so funny:giggling: "walalo haq":? u tranlating the exact english word to somali.....that is not right. well u got one of them..it is "dumaaashi" and the other one is "seedi" as sis Umm Ilyaah said.
6-Sadex sadex lagu dhuftay waa sagaal.:)

there sis.:sister: Good luck in learning Somali or should I say "Improving" ur somali....I hope u succeed sis....

Thanks a bunch sis, may Allah reward you dearly.........

wa mahad santahay aad, walalo.

[umm-sulaim]

Is umm-sulaim ur sister?:? I mean ur real sister?

Aaaaaaaaah man, i told her not to tell no-one ...........*stamps foot*...!
looool !! jus kiddin amira ! anigana wan ku jeclahay..(new and improved hehe!)
hehe...siday i jeceshahay cidkasta ayaay u sheegayasaa ka waran bal? su gosol mahan de?

cayb bey igu dilayassa niyo!

hehe....well i just hope you understood that dear sis...lol !

[umm-sulaim]

Gabdo...cawa gofna ma joogaan *oynaysa* halke tagteen?..*more ohin*

[seeker_of_ilm]

:sl:

I'm not Somali...but I thought I'd throw a random Somali phrase:

Wixii qoran baa quruuma haree, muxuu hadal qiimo leeyahay

[umm-sulaim]

Lol wow........i'd be lying if i said i knew what that meant!!

something like:whats written.....words are valuable...or something....*sigh* shame shame....

[Taqiyah]

:sl:

I'm not Somali...but I thought I'd throw a random Somali phrase:

Wixii qoran baa quruuma haree, muxuu hadal qiimo leeyahay

loooooool where in the world did yah get that from:? :D :giggling: :giggling:
welll let me guess what it means:rollseyes ..........uhmmm....."whateva is written would last but whateva is sponken is valueless":X Am just guessin here......is worth a shot:D

[Taqiyah]

ass salaamu laykum

anyways, yeah sis taqiyyah it'd be niceif you gave a sumsorta somali game thread or even somali challennge..open one up for us!! inshaAllah

uhmmmm.........I will try sis.....InshaAllah....and if I do u better be the first to responde...or I...:grumbling :giggling: hehe just messin wicha sis Amirah.....hope u not scared! hehehe

[amirah_87]

^^^^^^^^*grabs her baati & shalmad and is out the door!!!* AKA.."big" ;D

don't worry Sis i'll try to get there first...even if i don't get the word ..i'll write up sumthing...LOL!

wa alaykum ass salaam :peace:

[seeker_of_ilm]

loooooool where in the world did yah get that from:? :D :giggling: :giggling:
welll let me guess what it means:rollseyes ..........uhmmm....."whateva is written would last but whateva is sponken is valueless":X Am just guessin here......is worth a shot:D

:sl:

yeah something like that lol

[amirah_87]

:sl:

I'm not Somali...but I thought I'd throw a random Somali phrase:

Wixii qoran baa quruuma haree, muxuu hadal qiimo leeyahay

ass salaamu alaykum

where d'you get this from anyways:?

[seeker_of_ilm]

ass salaamu alaykum

where d'you get this from anyways:?

:sl:

A book..

Somalia Between devils and deep sea by Mohamed Osman Omar

[Books]

:sl:

A book..

Somalia Between devils and deep sea by Mohamed Osman Omar

You're more than welcome to stay in this thread maybe you can learn some useful somali :)

[Umm Safiya]

:sl:

How do you say, 'Do you want something to drink?'

[Taqiyah]

:sl:

How do you say, 'Do you want something to drink?'

uhmm......"wax aad cabtid miyaad rabtaa"??? yeah somin like that:D
feel free to ask more:statisfie

[seeker_of_ilm]

You're more than welcome to stay in this thread maybe you can learn some useful somali :)

:sl:

lol....I'm sure that phrase I wrote was useful.....to someone....


I know quite a few words in Somali.....Insha'allah I'll use this thread to learn many more!

[Books]

:sl:

lol....I'm sure that phrase I wrote was useful.....to someone....


I know quite a few words in Somali.....Insha'allah I'll use this thread to learn many more!

...Yeah you're right everything does come in handy sooner or later, well where do you wanna start? I take it you already know a few words.

[umm-sulaim]

how do we say...impossible?

is there one word or do you have to like make a sentence?

[kadafi]

it's derived from the name of the forefather of all somalis called ''somaal''

salaam

:sl:

That explanation has been rejected by many. The most accepted explanation is that it has been derived from 'go and milk' (soo-maal) and was often said by the Somalis when the ancient traders such as ancient Egyptians (Pharaohs), Arabs, Chinese, etc used to visit the coast. This used to denote their hospitality by always serving milk to visitors.

:w:

[MUNIRAH]

:sl:

That explanation has been rejected by many. The most accepted explanation is that it has been derived from 'go and milk' (soo-maal) and was often said by the Somalis when the ancient traders such as ancient Egyptians (Pharaohs), Arabs, Chinese, etc used to visit the coast. This used to denote their hospitality by always serving milk to visitors.

:w:

wow! thanks bro. this is really helpful.:D

[umm-sulaim]

walaalo angel, halkan ayaan ka hadlayay

i meant here sis :)

wassalaam

[Angel]

coool!!
took me aloong time 2 get here though:giggling:

anywaz hw do u say
your a reli nice person?

[habiibti]

Assalamu aleikum

this is how u sa it angel


Qof fii`an/wanaagsan ayaad taha`y

[Angel]

Assalamu aleikum

this is how u sa it angel


Qof fii`an/wanaagsan ayaad taha`y

thnkz siis

also hw do say
leav me alone
or shut up

[Munaa]

I didn't know that either lol

[habiibti]

leave me alone= faraha igaqaad/idaa

shut up= aamus

[AzizMostafa]

Dear Friends,
In the hope of presenting Bilingual Flowers, I am looking forward to translating the answers to the K-sample here:
http://www.crauswords.com/flowers/WFlowers.htm
into the language of this thread.
Many Thanks in Anticipation

[umm-sulaim]

Angel glad you made it hehe...

TC sis

wassalaam

[Ameeratul Layl]

[MOUSE]Salam.[/MOUSE]

[BANANA]How do you say: You crazy woman?[/BANANA]

[MOUSE]wasalam[/MOUSE]

[AQSA]

Crazy woman: Naag Waalaan

Woman gone crazy: Naag Waalatey

Craziest Woman: Naag ugu waalan!!

[Ameeratul Layl]

[MOUSE]salam. Lol. jazakAllah sis.[/MOUSE]

[S] Iskawaran is a greeting? right? wasalam[/S]

[umm-sulaim]

lol hey you're good AQSA mashaAllah, naag ugu waalan, mar mar wa la igu dehay... lol

wassalaam

[AQSA]

Wa Salaam, yes thats right ukhtii- iska waran is a greeting.....:)

lol hey you're good AQSA mashaAllah, naag ugu waalan, mar mar wa la igu dehay... lol

wassalaam

:giggling:

[umm-sulaim]

inta aad joktid maan kula hadli kara, wan practise garayneya... wa ceb so mahan, af kayga waan ku xonyahay.... *shakes head* Allahul musta3aan..
mahadsan

wassalaam

[Ameeratul Layl]

sis aqsa.
how do you say:

[S]I'm going to get you![/S] <<in a jokey way.

wasalam

[AQSA]

inta aad joktid maan kula hadli kara, wan practise garayneya... wa ceb so mahan, af kayga waan ku xonyahay.... *shakes head* Allahul musta3aan..
mahadsan

wassalaam

Looool,;D

haa waa ila hadli kartaa.......laa kiin aniga naftirkeyga aa uu baahan in aan practise-GAREEYO (sub-somali english word)!! lool:?

Laa kiin, inta yarr oo aan aqaano......baa kugu caawin kara hada rabtid....

first thing first..............

af kayga waan ku xonyahay....

Af keyga waan ku xomahay........(i think!)

Xonyahy = masculine....lol

Sis Ameeratul layl,

Im going to get you: Waa ku soo gabanaa!.:uuh:

[umm-sulaim]

LOol... mashaAllah walaal aad aya u mahadsantahay!!

aad ayan ku faraxsanyahay jawaabtaada...waan xasusan khaledkayga so that marka kale ma samaynayo khlalad iskumid inshaAllah...

masha Allah this is good practise, so how do we say practise in somali? cos all we say is practise garaneya lol

wa ino iyo markaley walaal :)

wassalaam

[Angel]

LOol... mashaAllah walaal aad aya u mahadsantahay!!

aad ayan ku faraxsanyahay jawaabtaada...waan xasusan khaledkayga so that marka kale ma samaynayo khlalad iskumid inshaAllah...

masha Allah this is good practise, so how do we say practise in somali? cos all we say is practise garaneya lol

wa ino iyo markaley walaal :)

wassalaam

whoa i didnt get a word u said except da english bit masha allah how come u know soo well or right soo good sis masha allah

can u translate somefink in somalian for me sis plz
thnk u
and u soo have to teach me mali i wana learn :grumbling NOW!! HEHEH i can be very demanding but reali sis i wana learn

[umm-sulaim]

more than happy to help sis... (be patient with me :) ) wali anigana waan baranaya= i'm still learning too...

aad ayan ku faraxsanyahay jawaabtaada...waan xasusan khaledkayga so that marka kale ma samaynayo khlalad iskumid inshaAllah...

i was saying to sis Aqsa: that i was very happy about her answer, i said i'd remember my mistakes so i wouldn't make the same ones again
inshaAllah

farax= happy
aad=very
jawaab=answer
xasus-answer
khalad=mistake
kale-another

plz correct me if m spellings wrong people, much appreciated!

wassalaam

[Angel]

more than happy to help sis... (be patient with me :) ) wali anigana waan baranaya= i'm still learning too...



i was saying to sis Aqsa: that i was very happy about her answer, i said i'd remember my mistakes so i wouldn't make the same ones again
inshaAllah

farax= happy
aad=very
jawaab=answer
xasus-answer
khalad=mistake
kale-another

plz correct me if m spellings wrong people, much appreciated!

wassalaam

if u ask me they al seem correct but i wouldnt know now would i hehe:giggling: anywaz thnkz sis wat i want u 2 translate for me is very private so i will pm u

[MuslimahBlue]

Assalamu Alaiykum

does anybody know of any online somali dictionary where you can check the spelling of words?:?

[umm-sulaim]

if u ask me they al seem correct but i wouldnt know now would i hehe:giggling: anywaz thnkz sis wat i want u 2 translate for me is very private so i will pm u

lol ok :giggling:

wassalaam

[umm-sulaim]

Assalamu Alaiykum

does anybody know of any online somali dictionary where you can check the spelling of words?:?

i wish i knew sis, i'd be there all the time hehe..

wassalaam

[MuslimahBlue]

i wish i knew sis, i'd be there all the time hehe..

wassalaam

Assalamu Alaiykum
i found one but it only had like 40 entries:offended:. I think you can buy ones though but id rather have it online so i can just copy and paste.:D

[umm-sulaim]

lol true @ copy n paste, only 40 entries ax... we had one at home before dunno where its got to though...
i'll browse around as well inshaAllah...

wassalaam

[samiya_06]

more than happy to help sis... (be patient with me :) ) wali anigana waan baranaya= i'm still learning too...



i was saying to sis Aqsa: that i was very happy about her answer, i said i'd remember my mistakes so i wouldn't make the same ones again
inshaAllah

farax= happy
aad=very
jawaab=answer
xasus-answer
khalad=mistake
kale-another

plz correct me if m spellings wrong people, much appreciated!

wassalaam

aslama alaykum
sister you did good job for the other words except for xasus.
xasuus is to remember something, isn't sisters
i thinkam right

[AQSA]

so how do we say practise in somali? cos all we say is practise garaneya lol

Practise= taba barr

LOL, ukhtii its so true how we just add garay-naya to every english word ;D

whoa i didnt get a word u said except da english bit masha allah how come u know soo well or right soo good sis masha allah

can u translate somefink in somalian for me sis plz
thnk u
and u soo have to teach me mali i wana learn :grumbling NOW!! HEHEH i can be very demanding but reali sis i wana learn

Sis, if you really want to learn ....we would be more than happy to help out- well with the little i know anyway............

just ask! :muslimah:

[umm-sulaim]

lol thanks sisters mahadsantiheen aad !!

samiya, thanks for pointing that out :) i know how to say that laakin 3agligayga musta been mel kalay or something...

Aqsa thanks for practise, lol imma use that from now on inshaAllah... this "garenaya" has gotta go lol (uhm...inshaAllah till i can find the replacements)

thanks again

wassalaam

[Angel]

oki u guys can u translate dis for me my grandad always says it 2 me wenever i visit him

"gawaadey si detaahay" i dont even kno if its da right spelling but i had to try anywaz wat does dat mean

[samiya_06]

oki u guys can u translate dis for me my grandad always says it 2 me wenever i visit him

"gawaadey si detaahay" i dont even kno if its da right spelling but i had to try anywaz wat does dat mean

aslama alaykum

sis! i think u mean gabadhaydi seetahay
if i translate that, that will be how are u my daughter?
but if u mean something else i don't know

[MuslimahBlue]

lol thanks sisters mahadsantiheen aad !!

samiya, thanks for pointing that out :) i know how to say that laakin 3agligayga musta been mel kalay or something...

Aqsa thanks for practise, lol imma use that from now on inshaAllah... this "garenaya" has gotta go lol (uhm...inshaAllah till i can find the replacements)

thanks again

wassalaam

lol im always using garenaya its so convienient when you dont know the word and also adding ''ka'' at the end of a word for ex. telephoneka

[umm-sulaim]

lol im always using garenaya its so convienient when you dont know the word and also adding ''ka'' at the end of a word for ex. telephoneka

lol the good ol 'ka' yeah me too, you must get teased a lot like us then :giggling:

wassalaam

[Angel]

aslama alaykum

sis! i think u mean gabadhaydi seetahay
if i translate that, that will be how are u my daughter?
but if u mean something else i don't know

hehe:giggling: told u i cant spelll but i think dats da right translation sis thnkzz:)

[samiya_06]

aslama alaykum sister

i think somali is easy cuz u read excatly what u wrote. is the same

[Angel]

aslama alaykum sister

i think somali is easy cuz u read excatly what u wrote. is the same

u fink soo maybe but only for mali borns;D other pple like me dont quiet see it dat wayy i mean for instance u pronounce da x,c,q, and dh very differently

like macanto wich means sweetie right u dont pronounce makanto like da english do u say it differently right sis:shade:

[habiibti]

Assalamu aleikum

Angel. changing da c to a will help alot.i have some non somali friends who like learning and it works for them

like, macaanto,u can make it ma`anto
same as saying Cabdi/Abdi

hope that helps

[Taqiyah]

aslama alaykum sister

i think somali is easy cuz u read excatly what u wrote. is the same

yeah sis I totally agree with ya..
the Spanish Language is like that too...u don't have to worry about memorizing the spellings of words.....u just write it exactly how u prounounce it.....no tricks no nothin.....is not like English where u have to know the exact, unique spellin of words....4 example the words "Phone" "photograph" "height" Knot" tsunami"

Spanish is almost like somali only that Spanish has more Alphabets than the somali ....like 4 example "ll" in spanish is pronounce "elyey" not "double L" like in English. "LL" in Spanish is one word.

[Angel]

Assalamu aleikum

Angel. changing da c to a will help alot.i have some non somali friends who like learning and it works for them

like, macaanto,u can make it ma`anto
same as saying Cabdi/Abdi

hope that helps

hehe:giggling: thnkz sis ur right guess its, it helped me alot taa
and do u right wat u say cuz dats wat u said before :)

[Umm Safiya]

:sl:

It's not hard to read somali, if you're just told how to pronounce the words.. I only had to be told once and I can read.. Slowly.. And I don't understand anything.. But I can read it.. :D

[Sunflower]

^^ thats true its a bit like reading english with the exception of a few letters...but its easy n im becoming a pro now ... y mum got some somali stories for us when she went last year and thats helped not only my reading but also my spaeking which is not good 2 say the least....

[kadafi]

:sl:

Also it is important in the Somali language that you pronounce and write the long vowels otherwise you would change the whole meaning of the words.

For example,

dad(ka) means people and daad(ka) means flood

Similiary for long consonants

beri(ga) means day and berri means tomorrow

xabad(ka) means chest and xabbadda means bullet

:w:

[umm-sulaim]

Thats where i get stuck ^ aa ii ee uu (is there uu?) and all that, i don't know when to make it long and when not to? is there a guideline we can follow?
and a e is tricky too, like now i woulda spelt beriga with an a, bariga...

lol just in that explanation i learnt 3 new words... shukran!

wassalaam

[AQSA]

I know it might seem tricky at first, but it eventually becomes quite easy and you just know if the word seems right or not..........

When a word contains a long vowel then they're pronounced stretched.....

for examle.

caano......or.....cano?

caato.....or......cato?

soo bax....or.....so bax?

bax...or.... baax?

kaale.....or......kale?


Lol, weird examples.....but you can tell which one looks right..........(right?)

[Sunflower]

I know it might seem tricky at first, but it eventually becomes quite easy and you just know if the word seems right or not..........

When a word contains a long vowel then they're pronounced stretched.....

for examle.

caano......or.....cano?

caato.....or......cato?

soo bax....or.....so bax?

bax...or.... baax?

kaale.....or......kale?


Lol, weird examples.....but you can tell which one looks right..........(right?)

yeah for me i can tell which one is right stright of;) Reading is fyn for me but if i try n write i think i get worse by the day:uuh: :uuh:

[umm-sulaim]

thanks for your help sis,

ok am i right, caano, caato, so bax, whats kaale/kale mean (come) or another, like med kale?

sorry hehe

wassalaam

[AQSA]

Are you serious sis, i thought its easier to write than it is to read........

Subhanallah, i think i can write better then i speak aswell!

[AQSA]

ok am i right, caano, caato, so bax, whats kaale/kale mean (come) or another, like med kale?

Yeah....mashallah....its v.easy to tell the right word after a while

whats kaale/kale mean (come) or another, like med kale?

Aaaaaah.....lol, i see you've spotted the trick question.........mashallah

Somtimes the use of a long vowl could change the whole word to another one.

Just like as you have stated......

Kaale=come

Kale=another

[Sunflower]

Are you serious sis, i thought its easier to write than it is to read........

Subhanallah, i think i can write better then i speak aswell!

its DEFINETLEY easier to read than to write, for me anyway that is...my writing is a mess but if i can speak and read moderatley if i need anything written ill get someone to do it :okay:

[Angel]

its DEFINETLEY easier to read than to write, for me anyway that is...my writing is a mess but if i can speak and read moderatley if i need anything written ill get someone to do it :okay:

sis can u write somfink for me so dat i can try to read or practice reading dat would be wonderful if u could!!:)

[kadafi]

Thats where i get stuck ^ aa ii ee uu (is there uu?) and all that, i don't know when to make it long and when not to? is there a guideline we can follow?
and a e is tricky too, like now i woulda spelt beriga with an a, bariga...

lol just in that explanation i learnt 3 new words... shukran!

wassalaam

:sl:

There is aa, ee, oo, uu. It is just the same as al-madd in 'arabiyyah (Somali used to be writen in the Arabic script before 1970) and can only be acquired by reading alot or repeating in your head before you write to determine the exact vowel. Also, the 'e' is not the same as the 'e' in the english language, rather it is the same as 'a' in the english alphabet and that's why some of those Somali youngsters living in UK have trouble with it as opposed to the Somalis who grew up with the dutch alphabet.

Another point that is often neglected by many is the hamza. It is written as an apostrophe like,

su'aal(sha) and not suaal(sha)
masaa'ib(ka) and not masaaib(ka)

:w:

[amirah_87]

As salaamu alaykum,

Somali used to be writen in the Arabic script before 1970

Wow, I did not know that SubhanAllah!..

What would you say about the pronouciation od the "D" cause it's pronounced quite heavily right.. like "dha" at times!??

[kadafi]

As salaamu alaykum,

Wow, I did not know that SubhanAllah!..

What would you say about the pronouciation od the "D" cause it's pronounced quite heavily right.. like "dha" at times!??

:w:

'D' (da') is the same as daal like 'dab', but 'DH' (dha) sounds the same as the arabic dhaal but more clearer. With the arabic dhaal, the tip of your tongue touches the back of your incisors (front teeth) but with the somali 'DH', the tip of your tongue touches the roof of the mouth like dhul (ground, land).

Try some of these words and see the difference:

dhal (offspring)
dhac (fall down)
dhar (clothes)
dhuun (throat)

Also, if the DH is placed at the end of the word, you do not pronounce it as dha but as 'R'.

So badh (half) is pronounced as barr and gabadh (girl) as gabarr.

:w:

[amirah_87]

As salaamu alaykum,

'D' (da') is the same as daal like 'dab', but 'DH' (dha) sounds the same as the arabic dhaal but more clearer. With the arabic dhaal, the tip of your tongue touches the back of your incisors (front teeth) but with the somali 'DH', the tip of your tongue touches the roof of the mouth like dhul (ground, land).

Try some of these words and see the difference:

dhal (offspring)
dhac (fall down)
dhar (clothes)
dhuun (throat)

Interesting....Would the word "Dhan-Dhaan" Or "Dhanaan" as in sour.. be used also with that "D" this is pronounced like the arabic "Ta" (the one with the stick) sax!!

So badh (half) is pronounced as barr and gabadh (girl) gabarr.

MashaAllah, is that the Proper and only way of sayin those two!? I've always been pronouncin' them with the way they're spelt..Allahul Musta3aan!!

JazakAllahu khayr Akhee..

[habiibti]

Assalamu aleikum

few yrs back,i couldnt write a sentence in somali,alhamdulilah now i got da hang of it.

but one thing i still dont get is,some words have da same formula in writing but change in sound
like beer(a farm) and beer(liver)

and i always used to read as badh,not prouncing it as r but as dh.

thanks ,now i know

[umm-sulaim]

edit

[umm-sulaim]

Yeah....mashallah....its v.easy to tell the right word after a while





Aaaaaah.....lol, i see you've spotted the trick question.........mashallah

Somtimes the use of a long vowl could change the whole word to another one.

Just like as you have stated......

Kaale=come

Kale=another

oh wow, lol

thanks sis, your help is much appreciated :)
ilaahay khayr ha ku seeyo!

so you said, before you couldn't write in somali a few years back, masha Allah, anigana maalin ayan odanaya sida adiga hehe..

TC wassalaam

[kadafi]

As salaamu alaykum,



Interesting....Would the word "Dhan-Dhaan" Or "Dhanaan" as in sour.. be used also with that "D" this is pronounced like the arabic "Ta" (the one with the stick) sax!!

:sl:

No, it would be pronounced with the clearer DH

I have found a good page that lets you hear how it sounds:

(DH)

(D)

Click on the letters.

Anyone who wants to hear the full alphabet should go here:
http://ww2.saturn.stpaul.k12.mn.us/s...onsonants.html (for consonants)

http://ww2.saturn.stpaul.k12.mn.us/s...betvowels.html (vowels)

MashaAllah, is that the Proper and only way of sayin those two!? I've always been pronouncin' them with the way they're spelt..Allahul Musta3aan!!

JazakAllahu khayr Akhee..

The dh is only included in formal texts, but you do not pronounce it as dha but as r. However, you will rarely find the dh consonant used at the end, they mostly use the 'r'.

:w:

[kadafi]

Assalamu aleikum

few yrs back,i couldnt write a sentence in somali,alhamdulilah now i got da hang of it.

but one thing i still dont get is,some words have da same formula in writing but change in sound
like beer(a farm) and beer(liver)

and i always used to read as badh,not prouncing it as r but as dh.

thanks ,now i know

:sl:

That is what you call a homonym (words having the same sound and spelling).

It is a grammatical rule in the Somali language that if words are identical (homonyms), gender should be used.

So beer(ta) is the feminine noun for farm/garden whilst beer(ka) is the masculine noun for liver.

A few examples where homonyms are distinguished by using gender:

hal(sha) - female camel (feminine)
hal(ka) - one (masculine)

samaan(ka) - time/era/epoch (masculine)
samaan(ta) - goodness (feminine)

gees(ka) - horn (masculine)
gees(ta) - direction/corner/side (feminine)

:w:

[amirah_87]

:sl:

No, it would be pronounced with the clearer DH

I have found a good page that lets you hear how it sounds:

(DH)

(D)

Click on the letters.

Anyone who wants to hear the full alphabet should go here:
http://ww2.saturn.stpaul.k12.mn.us/s...onsonants.html (for consonants)

http://ww2.saturn.stpaul.k12.mn.us/s...betvowels.html (vowels)



The dh is only included in formal texts, but you do not pronounce it as dha but as r. However, you will rarely find the dh consonant used at the end, they mostly use the 'r'.

:w:

As salaamu alaykum,

JazakAllahu Khayr!!

[Angel]

gues wat i bought this mali hand book full of mali funn stories but da fink is i dont understand a thing!!!:crickey: help!!

[MuslimahBlue]

gues wat i bought this mali hand book full of mali funn stories but da fink is i dont understand a thing!!!:crickey: help!!

lol get someone to read it for you

I have a book of Cigaal shidaad stories have you guys heard of his stories
he is called the " cowardly wiseman".It helped me learn a lot of words.

[umm-sulaim]

hehe... that guy is hillarious, i like the time when some soldiers are gonna come to his house so he tells his wife tell them i'm not here, he then wraps himself up in a carpet and stands in the corner, they soldiers demand his wife to tell them where he is, he shouts from the corne "tell them i'm not here!!" hehe...

sorry off topic peeps

wassalaam

[samiya_06]

hehe... that guy is hillarious, i like the time when some soldiers are gonna come to his house so he tells his wife tell them i'm not here, he then wraps himself up in a carpet and stands in the corner, they soldiers demand his wife to tell them where he is, he shouts from the corne "tell them i'm not here!!" hehe...

sorry off topic peeps

wassalaam

;D ;D

and other day he said "shalay buu dhintay dheh" naa shalay buu dhintay dheh"
he was funnt

[habiibti]

cigaal shidaad is cool.

another tip i used was,converse with people esp wen taking on msn.at 1st everyone used to laugh at ma somali writing coz i had trouble writing with da double letters.

i would write salan instead of salaan but with some practise alhamdulilah i`m getting there.

[MuslimahBlue]

hehe... that guy is hillarious, i like the time when some soldiers are gonna come to his house so he tells his wife tell them i'm not here, he then wraps himself up in a carpet and stands in the corner, they soldiers demand his wife to tell them where he is, he shouts from the corne "tell them i'm not here!!" hehe...

sorry off topic peeps

wassalaam

lol thats my fav. one i also like the one where he sees all the goats running and he starts running with them because he scared of what they are running from.

[MuslimahBlue]

I found the story

Shalaan dhintey
Goor lagu jiro xaalad colaad ayaa cigaal loo sheegay in niman doonayaan. Markaasuu intuu gurigii yimid xaaskiisii waydiiyey in wax rag ah raadinaayeen. Xaaskiisii waxay tiri nimanbaa kuu yimid oo aanan garaneynin. Markiiba cabsi iyo shaki ayaa ku biloowday cigaal. Wuxuu xaaskiisii ku yidhi buste i saar dushana caano dhanaan kaga shub si duqsigu uu ugu bato, oo haday ragii soo laabtaan oo ikaa waydiiyaan waxaad ku tiraahdaa waa dhintay. Qadaryar dabadeed ayaa niman yimaadeen, waxay waydiiyeen xaaskii in cigaal joogo, waxay tiri cigaal waa dhintey, waxay yiraahdeen goorma ayuu dhintey cigaal, kadibna way yara aamustay, (ileen cigaal waqtigaa ku dheh muu ku orane) inteysan u jawaabinba cigaal ayaa soo booday oo yiri "naa shalay dheh, shalaan dhintey dheh"

[umm-sulaim]

LOol oh wow sis thanks a bunch for sharing!

sounds better in mali right, i'm gonna go to our local library and try getting books too insha Allah hehe...

wassalaam

[Khaldun]

:sl:

A few examples where homonyms are distinguished by using gender:

hal(sha) - female camel (feminine)
hal(ka) - one (masculine)

But for the female camel surely it doesnt contain a Laam?

[kadafi]

:sl:



But for the female camel surely it doesnt contain a Laam?

:w:

When adding the female definite article (ta) to words that end with laam, the laam is removed and sha (sheen) is added.

So

hal = female camel

hasha = the female camel

:w:

[umm-sulaim]

wow masha Allah you guys somali is really good, where'd you learn it?

insha Allah if you have time could you help us plz?

wassalaam

[samiya_06]

:w:

When adding the female definite article (ta) to words that end with laam, the laam is removed and sha (sheen) is added.

So

hal = female camel

halsha = the female camel

:w:

:sl:


i don't think halsha is also the right way to say.
u have to remove the L and it will be hasha


peace

[amirah_87]

As salaamu aalykum,

don't think halsha is also the right way to say.
u have to remove the L and it will be hasha

I think it's the way you said it samiya.. hasha that's how i heard it..

When adding the female definite article (ta) to words that end with laam, the laam is removed and sha (sheen) is added.

I think it was a mistake actually, read this text Walaal!!

So

hal = female camel

halsha = the female camel

It don't add up,it's just a mistake InshaAllah.. Wallaahu a3lam!

[Umm Yoosuf]

:sl:


i don't think halsha is also the right way to say.
u have to remove the L and it will be hasha


peace

:w:

Yes i agree with you there samiya:)

[Khaldun]

:sl:

Thats what I meant, no one pronounces it Halsha, but as Hasha.

[Waryaa]

Nice lessons on here, keep going.

One little correction, though: it is 'hasha.' When a syllable letter 'sh' [particularly when it is 'sha'] is added at the end of a word, thus if the last letter on that said word is 'l,' it is omitted, thus in this case the letter 'l' of hal becoming hasha.

Other examples are meel and ul. If meel becomes "the" meel, it thus changed to meeshaan.

Ul becomes usha.

There are other letters that involve this advanced grammatical system, but can't recall now.

[Waryaa]

It can also be said meesha or meeshaan.

Darn, one can't edit once one posts on this forum? I can't see the edit feature.

And about the difference between the light dh and r, it is regional variation. The Northerners, particularly those who hail from notherwest of the country, pronounce and write 'yidhi,' while the Southerners say 'yiri.' Same with gabadh and gabar. Or sanboodh and sanboor.

[Umm Yoosuf]

It can also be said meesha or meeshaan.

Darn, one can't edit once one posts on this forum? I can't see the edit feature.

And about the difference between the light dh and r, it is regional variation. The Northerners, particularly those who hail from notherwest of the country, pronounce and write 'yidhi,' while the Southerners say 'yiri.' Same with gabadh and gabar. Or sanboodh and sanboor.

Indeed the somali language is intresting...subhan Allah. Few difference b/w the Northerners and Southerner. One thing that confuses me is the Sacda "Time"...

You know what im talking about right:rollseyes

[habiibti]

Al-mu`muniha, i think it is saacad not sacda,sacda means "the cow" i could be wrong,correct me if i`m.

[MuslimaH~SistaH]

Al-mu`muniha, i think it is saacad not sacda,sacda means "the cow" i could be wrong,correct me if i`m.

That's right! ;)

[Umm Yoosuf]

Al-mu`muniha, i think it is saacad not sacda,sacda means "the cow" i could be wrong,correct me if i`m.

Ooops. My spelling went a bit wrong.Saacad is what i meant. Sacda doesn't mean cow. Sac is cow.

Allah knows best.

[habiibti]

i might be wrong but i think there is a word such as sacda,it means ur referring to one specific cow,literally it means "the cow"

[samiya_06]

i might be wrong but i think there is a word such as sacda,it means ur referring to one specific cow,literally it means "the cow"

:sl:

sister is not sacda if u referring to one specific cow is saca not sacda

[habiibti]

Assalamu aleikum

Thanks sis samiya,it makes sense.

[kadafi]

:sl:

I forgot to remove the Laam, just a typo.

And about the difference between the light dh and r, it is regional variation. The Northerners, particularly those who hail from notherwest of the country, pronounce and write 'yidhi,' while the Southerners say 'yiri.' Same with gabadh and gabar. Or sanboodh and sanboor.

You are correct akhee, mahadsanid.

What I do not understand is in when the definite female article is added to feminine nouns ending in dh, dha is added and thus becoming gabadhdha (the girl), however, in the writing system, the extra dh is never added and they generally write gabadha. Any reason why?
:w:

[samiya_06]

aslama alaykum brothers and sisters

i think if you add an extra dh or not is still gonna sound the same
so i think thats why people don't add the extra dh on it
if i am wrong anyone correct me plz
thanks

[Waryaa]

:sl:

I forgot to remove the Laam, just a typo.



You are correct akhee, mahadsanid.

What I do not understand is in when the definite female article is added to feminine nouns ending in dh, dha is added and thus becoming gabadhdha (the girl), however, in the writing system, the extra dh is never added and they generally write gabadha. Any reason why?
:w:

There is something called lammaanaha, Qadaafi. Some letters are doubled, where it is appropriate. The letters such as b, d, dh, g, l, m, n, and r. It isn't always that they get doubled, but in some. One reason is they differentiate between two same-sounding words, but different meanings.

For the dh, though, is among the doubled letters, it is very rarely is used, and when it is used, it almost always happens in the middle, not at the end of the word. Soomaalis now currently ignore most of these doubled letters, where there is much confusion which letter to double and which shouldn't.

Yes, only very advanced writers of Soomaali language does know where and when. Very confusing? It sure is.

[Uma Rayanah]

Salaamu Caleykum

Subax Wanagsan Ardeyda ficaan ee qaliimaanta iyo bugaagta sida tay, Ramadaan wanagsan, inta ka dib...Ilahay ha laga baqo oo cibaadada ha la badiyo.......!

Afkeena hooyo iyo ka Carabigana ha la barto.......dee waa inoo iyo mar kale.... insha Allah.

Salaama

[Ali_slave of Allah]

aslama calaykum
saylayahay
mashallah r u somali thats some advanced somali waaba aganta somali adiga ma somali ba tahay walal

[Uma Rayanah]

i am...

[habiibti]

Salaamu Caleykum

Subax Wanagsan Ardeyda ficaan ee qaliimaanta iyo bugaagta sida tay, Ramadaan wanagsan, inta ka dib...Ilahay ha laga baqo oo cibaadada ha la badiyo.......!

Afkeena hooyo iyo ka Carabigana ha la barto.......dee waa inoo iyo mar kale.... insha Allah.

Salaama

:giggling: :giggling: ,u have no idea how much u sound like ma macalin dugsi,sidaas ayuu uhadlaa.

[Ali_slave of Allah]

Salaamu Caleykum

Subax Wanagsan Ardeyda ficaan ee qaliimaanta iyo bugaagta sida tay, Ramadaan wanagsan, inta ka dib...Ilahay ha laga baqo oo cibaadada ha la badiyo.......!

Afkeena hooyo iyo ka Carabigana ha la barto.......dee waa inoo iyo mar kale.... insha Allah.

Salaama

:sl:
no offence waxa iiso xasussisay macalimada oo ii digi jirtay arabic

[Hisbul_Aziz]

Inshallah Ramadan Khair Baadan gof walba xaysan

[MuslimaH~SistaH]

Salaamu Caleykum

Subax Wanagsan Ardeyda ficaan ee qaliimaanta iyo bugaagta sida tay, Ramadaan wanagsan, inta ka dib...Ilahay ha laga baqo oo cibaadada ha la badiyo.......!

Afkeena hooyo iyo ka Carabigana ha la barto.......dee waa inoo iyo mar kale.... insha Allah.

Salaama

Wa-Alaykum salaam,Macalin!

Aad ayaad u mahadsantahay..Adigana waxaan kuu rajeynaa Ramadan Kheir badan,& Dhamaantiin! :D

Salam :peace:

[snowdropjasmine]

Can anyone Wright the Somalia alphabet for me:? I mean I can speak it bet reading and righting is my problemimsad

[Umm Safiya]

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm

http://ww2.saturn.stpaul.k12.mn.us/s...betvowels.html

[snowdropjasmine]

thank you sister

[AHMED_GUREY]

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm

http://ww2.saturn.stpaul.k12.mn.us/s...betvowels.html

Osmaniya script is beautiful

but i think the script used by somali poets is nicer

THE BORAMA SCRIPT

[amirah_87]

As Salaamu Alaykum,

^^ Is that a type of somali? :eek:

[AQSA]

I've never come across it.........

and before written somali came into existence, the language was only verbal...

it looks greek/hebrew to me!

[AHMED_GUREY]

As Salaamu Alaykum,

^^ Is that a type of somali? :eek:

salaam!

it's one system of somali writting that is called the Borama Script

it was mainly used by poets

I've never come across it.........

That's because the last president banned it together with the Osmaniya Script and adopted the Latin Script instead

and before written somali came into existence, the language was only verbal...

that's not true

that's like saying English is not a written language because it's written in the Latin script

Arabic was for somalis what Latin is for the whole of Europe

it looks greek/hebrew to me!

true! but they are indigineous devised writting systems

Osmaniya Script has some Arabic influences but Borama Script is unique

[amirah_87]

salaam!

it's one system of somali writting that is called the Borama Script

it was mainly used by poets

SubhanAllah.. do they still use that in Booramay!? :)

that's not true

that's like saying English is not a written language because it's written in the Latin script

Arabic was for somalis what Latin is for the whole of Europe

That's what I heard aswell, Pretty Interesting!!

[AHMED_GUREY]

SubhanAllah.. do they still use that in Booramay!? :)

there somalis who still use Osmaniya script like my Uncles but Borama i have no idea

there are probably some poets in Borama city who still use it since it was devised there and probably means alot to my people there:)

salaam sis!

[Umm Safiya]

:salamext:

Interesting writing style.. Looks cool..

[snowdropjasmine]

cool i like that ;D am going to learn it;D

[Rabi'ya]

how can i tell my sis(umm abdullah) how much i love her and care for her.....and i hope inshallah we can meet soon??

:w:

Rabi'ya:rose:

[samiya_06]

salams
first write in english what u want say to ur sister, then someone can write in somali insha allah.

[Melinda]

Salam aleikum all.. this is old thread and I wonder if anyone could still teach somali language here..
Im very exited to learn somalians coulture, language etc.. I have many somalian friends but they always teach only swearing so I know lot of these words :S