Somali School Vocabulary
It has been a while since I have updated the lessons and it was due to school and thankfully I have graduated this past Monday. I wanted to share the excitement with you by adding Somali School Vocabulary with example. I hope you like it.
Somali School Vocabulary
English |
Somali |
Example |
| School | Iskool | Which school do you go to? – Iskool kee aaddaa? |
| University | Jaamacad | Which University do you go to? – Jaamacad dee aaddaa? |
| Teacher | Macalin | Who is the science teacher? – Yaa weeye macalin ka saynis ka? |
| Student | Arday | The best student in class. – Arday ga ugu fiican fasal ka |
| Book | Buug | Did you buy books yet? Ma gadatay buugaag wali? |
| Pen | Qalin | Do you have a pen? Ma haysaa qalin? |
| Board | Sabuurad | She wrote on the board. – Waxay ku qortay sabuurada |
| Eraser | Tirtire | Erase the board. – Tirtir sabuurada |
| Question | Su’aal | Did you have a question? – Su’aal miyaad qabtay |
| Answer | Jawaab | I know the answer. – Waan aqaanaa jawaabta. |
| Calculator | Kolkoleetar | Can I use the calculator? – Kolkoleetar ka ma isticmaali karaa? |
| Dictionary | Qaamuus | Where is your dictionary? – Aaway qaamuus kaagii? |
| Class | Galaas | How many classes? – Meeqo galaas |
| Exam | Imtixaan | I have an exam today. – Waxaa leeyahay imtixaan maanta. |
| Quiz | Layli* | We don’t have a quiz today. – Layli ma lihin maanta. |
| Chair | Kursi | She needs a chair. – Waxay rabtaa kursi. |
| Desk | Miis | I got a new desk. – Waxaan helay miis cusub. |
| Lesson | Cashar | Read lesson 1 and 2. – Akhri cashar ka 1aad iyo 2aad |
| Reading | Akhrin | I am readying a book – Waxaan akhrinayaa buug. |
| Writing | Qor | He is writing a paper. – Wuxuu qorayaa warqad. |
| Paper | Warqad | One paper is enough – Hal warqad way ku filan tahay |
| Experiment | Tijaabo | I did a science experiment. – Waan samayeeyay tijaabo saynis. |
| Library | Makrabad | When do they close the library? – Goormay xiraan maktabad da? |
| Mathematics | Xisaab | I love Mathematics. – Waan jeclahay xisaabta. |
| Science | Saynis | Science is fun. – Saynis ku waa beelo. |
| Education | Wax barasho | Focus on your education. – Ku dadaal wax barasha da. |
| Elementary School | Dugsi Hoose | She goes to elementary school. – Waxay aadaa dugsi hoose. |
| Middle School | Dugsi Dhexe | I go to middle school. – Waxaan aadaa dugsi dhexe. |
| High School | Dugsi Sare | He goes to high school. – Waxuu aadaa dugsi sare. |
| Attendance | Xaadirid | Take the attendance. – Qaad xaadirin ta. |
| Graduation | Qalin Jabin | I graduated 2017. – Waxaan qali jabiyay 2017. |
| Credits | Keredhit* | Two credits. – Labo keredhit. |
| Enrolment | Isqorid | Enrolment ends today. – Isqorid da waxay dhamaanaysaa maanta. |
| Semester | Simistar | I have one semester left. – Hal Simistar baa ii haray . |
| Sharpener | Qalin qor | My sharpener broke. – Qali qor taydii way jabtay. |
| Ruler | Mastarad | Bring a ruler with you. – Mastarad la imoow. |
| Glue | Koollo | I bought a new glue. – Waxaan soo gatay koollo cusub. |
| Scissors | Manqas | Give me the small scissors. – Isii Manqaska yar. |
| Tape | Koollo | Tape these together. – Isku koollee kuwaan. |
| Bag | Boorso | I have a new bag. – Waxaan haystaa boorso cusub. |
| Map | Qariirad | World map. – Qaariirada Adduunka. |
| Computer | Kumbuyuutar | Turn on the computer. Daar kumbuyuutar ka. |
| School Uniform | Dharka School | We don’t use uniforms. – Ma isticmaalo dharka iskool ka. |
| Skills | Xirfad | What skills does she have? – Xirfad nooce ah ayay leedahay. |
| School Bus | Bas iskool | The school bus left at 1:10. – Bas ka iskool ka wuxuu tagay 1.:10. |
| Parent Meeting | Shir Waalid | We have parent meeting. Waxaan leenahay shir ka waalid ka. |
| Due date | wakhtiga laiska rabo | When is the due date. – Wakhtiga laiska rabo waa goorma. |
| Fail | Dhacay | Did he fail the exam? – Miyuu dhacay imtixaan kii? |
| Break Time | Bareeg | I am on break. – Bareeg baan ku jiraa. |
| Class Dismissed | Galaaskii waa dhamaday | When is class dismissed? – Goorma galaaskii dhamaaday? |
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Hambalyo! LearnSomali baan jecelehay. -Yusuf
beautiful – what a great list – very beneficial – thank you – jazakallahukhayr – i also like your website – and congratulations to you for your successes – enjoy it bro
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