Somali Vocabulary
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age /eɪdʒ/ = VERB: duqasho; NOUN: da'; USER: da ', da'da, jir, da'doodu, da'doodu ka,

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and /ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: iyo; USER: iyo, oo, ah iyo,

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be /biː/ = VERB: ahaan; USER: noqon, ahaan, waxay noqon, jiri, u noqon,

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birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ = NOUN: maalinta dhalashada; USER: dhalashadiisa, dhalashada, dhalashadii, xusuustay dhalashadii, dhalashadooda,

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celebrate /ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt/ = VERB: dabbaal-degid; USER: dabaal, u dabaal,

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day /deɪ/ = NOUN: maalin; USER: maalin, maanta, maalintii, maalinta, maalintaas,

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don /dɒn/ = USER: Don, haka, Ha, ha iska, ee haka,

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for /fɔːr/ = PREPOSITION: loogu tala-galay

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got /ɡɒt/ = USER: helay, heshay, heleen, u helay, ka heleen,

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happy /ˈhæp.i/ = ADJECTIVE: faraxsan; USER: faraxsan, ku faraxsan, faraxsanahay, ku faraxsan yahay, ku faraxsanahay,

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hip /hɪp/ = NOUN: misig; USER: hip, sinta, misigta, qabo sinta, misigta oo,

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hold /həʊld/ = VERB: qabasho; USER: qabtaan, qaban, u qabto, la qabto, soo qaban,

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horses /hɔːs/ = USER: fardo, fardaha, waday fardo, fardo ku, oo faras,

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is /ɪz/ = USER: auxiliary verb, is; USER: waa, yahay, waa mid, uu yahay, waa u,

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laugh /lɑːf/ = NOUN: qosol; VERB: qoslid

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many /ˈmen.i/ = ADJECTIVE: badan; USER: badan, badan oo, dad badan, dad badan oo, qaar badan,

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more /mɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: ka badan; USER: dheeraad ah oo ku, dheeraad ah, ka badan, in ka badan, dheeraad ah oo,

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not /nɒt/ = ADVERB: maya; USER: ma, aan, uma, kuma, kama,

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now /naʊ/ = ADVERB: hadda; USER: hadda, haatan, hadda ka, hadda ku, ay hadda,

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of /əv/ = PREPOSITION: ee; USER: ee, ah, of, oo ah, mid ah,

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one /wʌn/ = NOUN: hal/kow; USER: mid ka mid, mid ka mid ah, mid, hal, mid ka,

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promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ = NOUN: ballan; VERB: ballan qaadasho; USER: yabooha, yabooh, ballanka, ballan, loo ballanqaaday,

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returns /rɪˈtɜːn/ = USER: celinta, soo noqoto, soo laabtay, soo laabto, soo noqotaa,

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shy /ʃaɪ/ = ADJECTIVE: xishooneya; USER: xishood, xishoon, xishoodo, ka xishoon, xishood badan,

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so /səʊ/ = ADVERB: aad; USER: si, sidaa, sidaa darteed, sidaas, sidaas oo,

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stand /stænd/ = VERB: istaagid; USER: taagan, istaagaan, istaagi, taagnaan, istaago,

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t /tiː/ = USER: t, yahay T, T oo, w, t In,

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tell /tel/ = VERB: sheegid, ku xigid

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this /ðɪs/ = ADJECTIVE: waxan; PRONOUN: tan, kan

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time /taɪm/ = NOUN: waqti; USER: markii, waqtiga, mar, wakhti, waqti,

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up /ʌp/ = PREPOSITION: kor; ADVERB: sare

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us /ʌs/ = PRONOUN: na; USER: noo, na, naga, nagu, inoo,

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ve /-v/ = USER: ve, shan, galnay, hayaan, u hayseen,

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we /wiː/ = PRONOUN: annaga

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you /juː/ = PRONOUN: adiga, idinka; USER: aad, waxaad, idin, aad u, in aad,

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your /jɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: -kaaga/-taada, -kiina/-tiina; USER: aad, adiga, aad u, aad ku, oo aad,

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