Chapter 4 (D1) Flashcards
weydii
ask, inquire (v.) [2a]
adduun(ka)
world
qani, qanisan
rich (adj.)
safar(ka)
traveling
adag
hard, difficult
mindi(da)
knife
qaboojiye
cooler, refrigerator
sigasho
on the verge of, nearly, almost
sigo
have a narrow escape
shil
accident
kambiyuutar
computer
siga
almost, nearly, approximately
qaamuus
dictionary
Waxaan gaadhay
I almost . (Colloquial form commonly used, lit. “I reached the point of .”)
sida la sheegay
according to (lit. “as was told”)
odho
say (v.) [3] (northern)
dhah
say, utter, speak (v.) [1]
saar
put on, lay on (v.) [1]
sar
cut, slit (v.) [1]
muhiim
important, significant
eray(ga)
word
midab(ka)
color (n.)
waa ayo?
who is it? (north)
yaa waaye?
who is it? (south)
waayo?
why?
berkee?
why? / because (south only)
weeyi
it is
hilmaan
forget, mistake (v.) [1]
habow
be lost (v.) [1]
habaabi
lose (v.) [2a]
dhun / lum
be lost (v.) [1] (south/north)
dhumi / lumi
lose (v.) [2a] (south/north)
bushqad, baqshad
package, envelope (south/north)
garbasaar / shalmad
shawl (south/north)
xidho, xiro
accoutre, put on (clothes, accessories) (north/south)
gasho
put on (clothes)
naxwe/a(ha)
grammar
hel
find, obtain, achieve (v.) [1]
**when taking prepositions, the meaning can change drastically.
daa
release, let go (v.) [irr]
-na (w/ noun)
no, not, none (ex. qofna = no one, shayna = no thing)
surwaal(ka) / saraawiil(sha)
pants
goono/a(da) / goonnooyin(ta)
skirt
kab(ta) / kabo/a(ha)
shoe
jaalle/a(ha), hurdi
yellow (south, north)
Jaalle
Comrade (form of address under Siad Barre regime)
rajee
hope, expect, wish (v.) [2b]
qabiil(ka) / qabaa’il(ka)
tribe, clan (specific to Somalis, not generally used for outsiders)
hebel
(as in whoever, whatever)
reer(ka)
clan, family (NOT tribe)
beel(sha)
community (usually used in the sense of clan; considered a more PC version)
waxoogaa
some, small amount (also used as “xoogaa”)
salaaman
hi, hello
dal(ka)
country, nation
kulul
hot, warm
xagaa(ga)
summer
i mood / i dhaaf
get out, move along (lit. “pass by me”) (south/north)
the many moods of “mood”
1) (v1) think, guess, suppose
2) (v1) pass (by), move beyond; surpass
3) (n0) inanimate goods, property (not live); death
4) (n) horizontal streaks of color in the sky after sunset (in the rainy season)
5) (intj) hooray! Right on!
6) (n) style, fashion, mode (north only)
tallaal(ka)
vaccine
maro/a(da), balcad
fabric, cloth, textile
warshad(da) / warshado/a(da)
factory
masar
head covering (women only, usually worn under garbasaar)
shaal
scarf (men & women)
garbasaar
wide shawl worn over the neck & head (women only)
Nabadgelyo iyo nooli kulante.
(lit. “go in peace and meet in life”)
nabadiino
bye! (response form of goodbye)
xariir(ta)
silk
sixid(da)
correction
fayl(ka) / faylal(ka)
file, record;
line, queue
ku lifaaq
attach, put with s.t. (v.) [1]
dhammaad(ka)
end, finish (n.)
shaash(ka) / shaashash(ka)
headscarf (of a married woman)
cagaar(ka)
green
