Haystak Posted January 15, 2003 HOW GOOD IS YOUR SOMALI VOCABULARY? BELOW ARE ENGLISH WORDS...TRY TO COME UP WITH THE SOMALI TRANSLATION FOR EACH. IF YOU KNOW OF, MORE THEN ONE WAY TO TRANSLATE A WORD, GO FOR IT, TYPE IT. GOVERNMENT: TEMPERATURE: FREEDOM: SYSTEM: TRANSPORTATION: COMMUNICATION: CIRCLE: SQUARE: TRANSLATION: SCHOOL: STUDENT: GOVERNER: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AUN Posted January 15, 2003 Let me try them tough we borrow many from Arabic but I strictly try to translate them to English though some of them are very difficult to translate into PURE Somali here they are: GOVERNMENT: MAAMUL-DALEED TEMPERATURE: HEER-KULKA FREEDOM: MADAXBANAANI SYSTEM: HAB WAX U QABASHO TRANSPORTATION: XAMUUL COMMUNICATION: XIRIIR CIRCLE: WAREEG SQUARE: AFAR-GEES TRANSLATION: TARJUMID (I thought of Somali word but could get it) SCHOOL: DUGSI STUDENT: ARDAY GOVERNER MAAMULE GOBOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dhimbil Posted January 15, 2003 Government = Doolad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
runawayvirgin Posted January 15, 2003 Gov't: Madaxtooyo TEMPERATURE: Jawiga FREEDOM:Xoriyad or Madaxbanaani CIRCLE:Goobaabin TRANSLATION:Fasiraad SCHOOL:Iskool... I don't think we have a somali word for that...Unless we going to say Meel Waxbarasho Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baashi Posted January 15, 2003 GOVERNMENT: Dowlad (Xukuumad) TEMPERATURE: Kul FREEDOM: Madax-banaani SYSTEM: Hab/Qaab TRANSPORTATION: Gaadiid COMMUNICATION: Is-gaarsiin/War-baahin CIRCLE: Goobo SQUARE: Afar-gees TRANSLATION: Erey-bixin/Tafa-tirid SCHOOL: Dugsi STUDENT: Ardey GOVERNER: Gudoomiye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoVa Posted January 15, 2003 Ala ba'ayeey my somali is SUcks...igu caawina nooh'anaa iska dhintee'. I couldn't came up with alot of those words. This means i need to start enrolling with Somali Second Language classes ASAP. U Guys are good for those who came up with answers. Government: Dowlad System: Nidaam (Cheated this 1..lol I ask some1 the meaning of it) Circle: wareeg Square: Afar-isgoos Translation: Fasiraad School: Iskuul or dugsi Student: Arday Governor: Madax Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladiif Posted January 15, 2003 GOVERNMENT: madaxtooyo/maamul, xukuumad carabi weeye SYSTEM:hab/qaab/nidaam/hanaan TRANSPORTATION: gaadiid FREEDOM: Aayo-tashi/madax-banaani/GOBANIMO ama gobanimodoon COMMUNICATION:xirii/war gaarsiin/war baahin/war faafin TRANSLATION:Af-cilin, tafa tiridu waa Editing i guess GOVERNER:Duq magaalo!-maka heshay macalinka 2 dan eray af soomaali pure ah kusheega. Sida hada ay u qornyihiin af carabi iyo ingiriis ayey kasoo farcameen. shaati: jeeb: looyar: macalin: Jabhad: Ayuuto/Hagbad: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haneefah Posted January 16, 2003 lemme take a shot at ladiifs list since the others are all answered...i'll worn u guyz, some will sound funny shaati= garba gale...(had to laugh at this one myself ) jeeb= kiish looyar= qareen, never heard of it in my life macalin= wax bare :confused: i might have cheated on some Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladiif Posted January 16, 2003 Lol Nafisa, al-qashu xaraam sis, stop asking Ayeeyo!! B4 I say anything, let see what other nomads come up with!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haystak Posted January 16, 2003 Here is what I came up with...my spelling might be off, so bare with me LOL. Government - Dawlaad Temperature - Kul'sid Freedom - Xoriyad, or Madaxbaanni System - Hab Transportation - Gadiid Communication - War is gaadhsiin Circle - Wareeg Square - Afar geesle Translation - Tarjumid School - Dugsi Student - Ardey Governer - Bada'sa FEEL FREE, TO ADD MORE WORDS, FOR PEOPLE TO TRANSLATE. HECK, IF YOU WANT...INVENT NEW WORDS, FOR THE ONES, WE DON'T HAVE SOMALI ORGIN, TRANSLATIONS FOR LOL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macalin Posted January 16, 2003 Ok..now tha has been said and done...wat abt mines... Say this animals in somali!..ok SQUIRREL HIPPOPOTOMMUSS BUFFALO CHEETAH FOX WOLF ANTELOPE ..someonelse come with other stuff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladiif Posted January 16, 2003 SQUIRREL:Daban-gaale HIPPOPOTOMMUSS:Jeer BUFFALO:Lo'o gisi/Lo'o duureed/Lo'o dibadeed CHEETAH:Shabeel FOX:dawaco WOLF:Yeey ANTELOPE:Garanuug/Deero Kacabso Sxb!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macalin Posted January 16, 2003 Ladiif Qatari sana..laakin Cheetah is not shabeel ok!..its HER MACAD(dots) shabeel=LEOPARD..garadasee!..lol. haye some more..now from somali to english..or either way: LIZARD CROW LIONESS(not a libaax..ok) ZEBRA GIRRAFFE someone bring others Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haaruun Posted January 16, 2003 Heeey, wixiiba waa lawada sheegee xaa sheegaa aniguna... In Somali, what does www. (world wide wep) mean? haye heee soo daaya Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macalin Posted January 16, 2003 world wide web?..alla mustacaan!!!! dhamaan aduunka caaro?..mise caaro adunka idil gaarto?..lol..am all guessin bal inoo sheeg..haarun indho bulac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
