Help with Somali

**Jibril** · 02-05-2007

My Somali is pretty bad last time i was there was 87 and there were no somalis where i grew up only blacks, puerto ricans dominicans etc.,.. is there anyone here that can help me with that?

Problem with Somalis is that when you don't speak the language well they'll laugh at you rather than help you out. Not nice especially since I don't laugh at them when they mutilate the english language.

Anyway,...i figure the people here aren't as ignorant so lets go.

**Angel** · 03-08-2007

Originally Posted by amirah_87

sorry to cut in here..

but baar = eyebrow? I did not know that! .. is there another word for it!?

hehehe sis i wudnt no bt myb bro might help since he seems to no alot of somalian masha allah

**DAWUD_adnan** · 03-08-2007

Originally Posted by Angel

i mean we r nt al somalians im nt ,im mixed lol

ow okay

**amirah_87** · 03-08-2007

Originally Posted by Angel

hehehe sis i wudnt no bt myb bro might help since he seems to no alot of somalian masha allah

Lol .. i might be confusin it with eyelashes though, im not too sureee!! :blind:

if someone can help out here it's much appreciated!

thanx for tryin to help Angel!

**Angel** · 03-08-2007

Originally Posted by amirah_87

Lol .. i might be confusin it with eyelashes though, im not too sureee!! :blind:

if someone can help out here it's much appreciated!

thanx for tryin to help Angel!

sure sis we can both help each other
do u no alot of somali or r u just like me *hopin dat ur* lol im evil bt if all of u lot no malis den i wil feel left out

**amirah_87** · 03-08-2007

Lol sis .. I dont know much somali no *there, you got what you wanted*
I lost hope in learnin it aages ago because it's too hard! *well for me it is*

but i wish to learn it inshaAllah.

good thing is, when im stuck i jus add a few bits n' bobs of arabic here and there.. then people think you're pro or sumthin'

**Ar-RaYYan** · 03-08-2007

Originally Posted by amirah_87

Lol sis .. I dont know much somali no *there, you got what you wanted*
I lost hope in learnin it aages ago because it's too hard! *well for me it is*

but i wish to learn it inshaAllah.

good thing is, when im stuck i jus add a few bits n' bobs of arabic here and there.. then people think you're pro or sumthin'

sis what are doing this supposed to be a secret

anywaz i never knew eyebrow was called baar

or is it?

**Umm Yoosuf** · 03-09-2007

anywaz i never knew eyebrow was called baar

I've never used that term either. Ain't they called sooniyal (mind my spelling lol)

**DAWUD_adnan** · 03-09-2007

eyebrows, are baararka eybrow is baarka( the eybrow literally).

**amirah_87** · 03-09-2007

Originally Posted by Al-Mu'minah

I've never used that term either. Ain't they called sooniyal (mind my spelling lol)

Yeaah that's the one I know of!

Baar sounds like a mole or them spot things

they're probably different dialects or somethin'

**youngsister** · 03-09-2007

LoL amirah yea thats what I though isnt baar a mole?

**Ar-RaYYan** · 03-09-2007

Originally Posted by Al-Mu'minah

I've never used that term either. Ain't they called sooniyal (mind my spelling lol)

thats right sis i use that term too and i use baar for a mole

**MuslimahBlue** · 03-10-2007

Originally Posted by Al-Mu'minah

I've never used that term either. Ain't they called sooniyal (mind my spelling lol)

yep ive never heard of baar i alwaysthough eyebrows were sooniyoo (excuse spelling) like you said.

**DAWUD_adnan** · 03-10-2007

yeah, Bar, with one A would be a mole, thats right

but, when u say Baararka (with two A's),it means the eyebrows

**Angel** · 03-12-2007

Originally Posted by DAWUD_adnan

yeah, Bar, with one A would be a mole, thats right

but, when u say Baararka (with two A's),it means the eyebrows

hw do u pronounce it ,do u say it like english or differently

**Ar-RaYYan** · 03-14-2007

Originally Posted by Angel

hw do u pronounce it ,do u say it like english or differently

well if u mean this word then u just pronounce like english. But some of the somali words can't be pronouced like in english -i.e xaaji or xamdi are pronouced different in somali.

**edil** · 03-14-2007

Masha'allah I never knew we had so many somali members on the forum well the best way you can learn and keep your somali is by practicing to speak it my arabic teacher always says to learn a language you have to try speaking it then it will come loose so brother speak it more and be around people who speak it often. Most of us are shy of even claiming that we know our language but we have to show our identity but put our religion first. Khayr ayaan nii ee rajeneya walalayaal.... please dont mind my spelling wallahi am learning too.

**Angel** · 03-14-2007

can u guys like teach me basic mali,
lol i only kno rude words frm some pple i no ,n i cnt even rite wah dey r , i forgt lol

**Israa** · 03-14-2007

Originally Posted by Angel

hahaah u guys r luky try being me, i never saw somali, im nt even all somali my mum is half n my da white i sooo do not understand or read or write
wen ppls ask me wah i am i hav no idea wah to say, soo hard wen ur different things, pple take da P******* its soo annoy,
once dis guy said to me dat i wasnt somalian n dat i was a wanabe god dat hurt iwas soo angry!!!!!!!!
but i learnt not to listen to pple maybe u guys shud do da same

U R not much of a Somali to me

LOL
i am only joking walaal, Be proud and U R not a wannabe unless u consider urself to be one

salaam
p.s. don't worry of not being able to read or write Somali, i am pretty bad too.

**Ar-RaYYan** · 03-14-2007

Originally Posted by Angel

can u guys like teach me basic mali,
lol i only kno rude words frm some pple i no ,n i cnt even rite wah dey r , i forgt lol

sis u better not or u will be in trouble with the mods

anywaz sis c'mon we will inshallah help u like many of us already said to u. start asking questions.....

**Angel** · 03-15-2007

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where are u going
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i fink dats it for a while cnt tak more dan dat lol
hop u cn translate