In this blog post, I want to help increase your Somali vocab and give you a list of words which you will find very handy. Here you can find a list of common places, and their translations into Somali. Please note that for a lot of these words, I’ve used the Waqooyi (Northern dialect), or provided other translations. Diyaar ma tahay? Then read on!
- Meel – place
- Xeeb – beach or coast
- Magaalo – town/city
- Caasimad – capital city
- Magaalo madaxda – the capital city
- Dugsi – school
- Iskuul – school
- Suuq – market
- Dukaan – shop
- Degmo – settlement/community
- Garoon – field
- Garoon dayuuradaha – airport
- Gobol – area
- Hudheel – hotel
- Jaamacad – university
- Laybreeri – library
- Makhtabad – library
- Makhaayad – restaurant
- Masaajid – mosque
- Tuulo – village
- Bad – sea
- Tog – valley/ravine
Hope this vocab list helps and have fun learning these new words! Nabad gelyo!
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