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12. VOCABULARY -
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above (aabav) ka korreya, kor, xagga sare
address (aadres) cinwaan, adres, mesha la ga helo
adult (aadalt) hanaqaad, gashanqaad, nafleydo
after (aafter) ka bacdi, ka dib
afternoon (aafternuun) gelin dambe, galab
again (aagen) mar kale
age (eyj) da'
almost (olmoost) ku dhawaad, ku sigtay
already (olredii) durba, markiiba
also (olsoo) weliiba
although (olTHoo) inkastoo
always (olweyz) markasto, had iyo jeer
and (aand) iyo
animal (aanimal) xayawaan
answer (aanser) jawaab, laga jawaabo, ka jawaabid
apartment (aapaartment) guri
apple (aapal) tufaax
arm (aarm) cudud
ask (aask) weydiin, weydiis, la weydiiyo
aunt (aant) eedo, habar-yar
baby (beybii) cunug
back (baak) (body) dhabar, gadaal, xagga dambe
bad (baad) xun
bag (baag) shandad, xarama weyn, dambiil
banana (banaana) muus, moos
bank (baangk) baan, bangiga, bangi
bath (baath) qubeys, meyrasho
bathroom (baathruum) musqul, beytamay, beytoraxa, musqusha la gu qubeysto xamamka
beans (biinz) digir cagaar
beautiful (biuutifUl) qurxoon, quruxsan, qurux-badan
because (biikaz) maxaa yeelay, maxaa wacay
bed (bed) sariir
bedroom (bedruum) qolka hurdada, maqsinka hurdada
before (biifoor) ka hor, hore
begin (biigin) bilabid, la bilabo, bilow
beginning (biigining) bilabanaya
belt (belt) suun
beside (biisaayd) dhinaceed, ku naban
between (biitwiin) u dhexeeyo
bicycle (baaysikal) baashkiil, bush-kuleeti
big (big) weyn
bird (berd) shimbir
black (blaak) madow
blanket (blaangket) buste, kubeerto
blouse (blawz) shaatiga naagaha
blue (bluu) buluug
boat (boot) dooni, doon
book (bUk) buug, kitaab
boot (buut) buudh, buud
box (boks) sanduuq, shandad
boy (booy) wiil
bracelet (breyslet) jijin, baroshaleeto
bread (bred) rooti, furin
breakfast (brekfast) quraac
bring (bring) gey, ken
brooch (brooch) rajabeeto
brother (braTHer) walaal, walalka
building (bilding) dhismo, guri, sar-weyn
bull (bUl) jiid
bus (bas) bas
busy (bizii) mashquul
but (bat) se, ha yeshe, lakiin
butter (bater) subag
buy (baay) iibsi, gadasho
car (kaar) baabuur yar, fatuurad, gaari yar
carry (keyrii) qaadid, sid
cat (kaat) mukulaal, bisad
catch (kaach) qabo
ceiling (siiling) saqafka jiingadda ka hooseeya
center (senter) dhexda
chair (cheyr) kursi
cheap (chiip) jaban, raqiis, rakhiis ah
cheese (chiiz) burcad
cheque (chek) jeeq, waqadda lacagta
chicken (chiken) digaag, dooro
child (chaayld) cunug, qofka yar
chocolate (choklet) shukulaato
city (sitii) magaalo weyn
class (klaas) fasal; dabaqad
clean (kliin) nadiif, nadiifin
clever (klever) xariif
close (klooz) xidhan, xiran
clothes (klooTHz) dhar
cloud (klawd) daruur
coat (koot) koodh, kood, kabood
coffee (kofii) qaxwo, kafe
cold (koold) qabow
color (kaler) midab
comb (koom) shanlo, gadh, feedh, gerfeer
come (kam) kaalay, imow
comfortable (kamfterbal) raaxo leh
cost (kost) qime
country (kantrii) dal, waddan
cousin (kazin) ina adeerka, ina adeerta, ina abtida, ina abtiga
cow (kaw) sac
cry (kraay) ooyid, ooyin, ilmeen, baror
cup (kap) koob
dark (daark) mugdi, iftiin la 'an
daughter (doter) inaantaada, gebertaada
day (dey) maalin, dharaar
dentist (dentist) takhtarka-ilkaha
die (daay) dhimo, dhimasha
different (difrent) ka la duwan
difficult (difikalt) aan sahlanayn, adag
dinner (diner) qado
dirty (dertii) wasakhsan, aan mayrnayn
dish (dish) sixni, xeedho, saxan, xeero
doctor (docter) takhtar
dog (dog) eey
door (door) irrid, albaab
down (dawn) xagga hoose, hoos
dream (driim) riyo
drink (dringk) cabbid, cab, cabbitaan, sharaab
drive (draayv) kaxayn, wadid
drugstore (dragstoor) dukaanka dawada
dry (draay) qalal, engeg, qalalan
during (diuuring) inta waqti socda, dhexdi
ear (iir) dheg, dhegta wax lagu maqlo
early (erlii) goor-hore, wakhti hore
earring (iirring) dhego-dhego
easy (iizii) hawl yar, sahlan, aan adkeen
east (iist) bari (jiho)
eat (iit) cunid, cun
egg (eg) ukun, beed
elbow (elboo) xusul
empty (emptii) madhan, aanay, waxba ku jirin, faaruq
end (end) dhammaad
enemy (enemii) cadow
enough (iinaf) ku filan, kafayn kara
evening (iivening) galab
excuse me (ekskiuuz mii) iga raali noqo
expensive (ekspensiv) qaali ah, qiime sare ah
eye (aay) isha wax lagu arko
face (feys) weji
family (faamilii) xaas, qoys
fat (faat) buuran, shilis, baruur, cayil
father (foTHer) aabbe
fever (fiiver) xummad, qandho, jirka oo kululaado
finger (fingger) far
finish (finish) dhammayn, idlayn
fire (faayr) dab
first (ferst) kan hore
fish (fish) malaay
floor (floor) sibidh, sagxadda guriga
flower (flawer) ubax
fly (flaay) diqsi; duulid
follow (foloo) raacid, daba socod
food (fuud) cuno, raashin
foot (fUt) cag, cagta hoose
forget (ferget) illaawid
fork (foork) fargeyto
friend (frend) saxiib
from (fram) ka
frying pan (fraaying paan) birtaawada wax lagu shiilo
full (fUl) buuxa
furniture (fernitiuur) saabaanka guriga, alaabta guriga
garden (garden) beerta ubaxa lagu beero, jerdiin
ginger (jinjer) sanjibiil
girl (gerl) gabar, gobadh
give (giv) sii, bixin, la siiyo
glass (glaas) koob; muraayad
glasses (glaasez) murayadaha indhaha
go (goo) tag, tegid, bax, bixid
gold (goold) dahab
good (gUd) fiican, wanaagsan
good-bye (gUdbaay) nabadeey, nabad-geylo
goose (guus) shimbir la rabeysto, shimbir baded
grandfather (graandfoTHer) awoowe
grandmother (graandmaTHer) ayeeyo
grapefruit (greypfruut) liimo qarar, liimo ugunji
grass (graas) doog, dooga ay xooluhu daaqaan
green (griin) cagaar
grow (groo) beerid, la beeray, korin, la koriyey
guest (gest) marti
hair (heyr) timo, tin
hand (haand) gacanta hore, shan farood iyo calacal, gacan
happy (haapii) faraxsan
hat (haat) koofiyad
hate (heyt) nacbeysi, naceeyb, dhibsi, karhid, nicid
have (haav) leeyahay, leenahay, leedahay, leh
head (hed) madaxa, kurta
headache (hedeyk) madax-xanuun
healthy (helthii) caafimaad
hear (hiir) maqal
heart (haart) wadne, wadnaha nafleyda
heavy (hevii) culus, culays badan
hello (heloo) haye
help (help) caawin, mucaawino
here (hiir) halkan, kobtan, meeshan
high (haay) kor, sarreya, meel sare, meel kore
holiday (holidey) fasax
honest (onest) daacadnimo
honey (hanii) malab
horse (hoors) faras
hospital (hospital) isbitaal
hot (hot) kulul, kulayl
hour (awr) saacad (waqti)
house (haws) aqal, guri
hungry (hanggrii) gaajo, baahana-hay
hurry (harii) deg-deg, dhaqsi
husband (hasbend) ninka xaaska leh, ninka naagta qaba
ice (aays) baraf
if (if) haddii
important (impoortent) muhiim, lagama marmaan
invite (invaayt) casuumid, marti qaadid
island (aayland) jasiirad
jacket (jaaket) koor
jeans (jiinz) jiinis
joke (jook) kaftan
keep (kiip) hay, xajin, xafidid
key (kii) fure, miftaax
kiss (kis) dhunkasho
kitchen (kichen) jiko, madbakh
knee (nii) lawga, jilibka
knife (naayf) mindi
knock (nok) garaacid, garaac
know (noo) garasho, garatid
large (larj) baaxad leh, weyn, ballaran
lake (leyk) haro ama war biyo ku jiran
lamb (laam) ido dheylo' ah
lamp (laamp) faynuus
late (leyt) goor-dambe, wakhti dambe
laugh (laaf) qosol, qoslid
lawyer (looyer) qareen
lazy (leyzii) caajis
leaf (liif) caleen
learn (lern) barasho, wax la barto
leather (leTHer) harag, maqaar
leave (liiv) ka tegid
left (left) bidix
leg (leg) lug
lend (lend) amaahin
less (les) yar, tiro ahan
letter (leter) xaraf, shabad; warqad laysu diro
library (laaybreyrii) maktabad
life (laayf) nolol
like (laayk) jaclahay
lips (lips) dibno, bushimo
listen (lisen) maqal
live (liv) nool, nolan, naf leh, nafleeyda iyo dhirta
living room (living ruum) qobka fadhiga
long (long) dheer
look (lUk) eeg, fiiri
lose (luuz) lumisid, lumid, dhumid
louse (laws) injir
love (lav) jacayl, jeceel, cashaq
low (loo) hoose, hooseya
lucky (lakii) nasiib
lunch (lanch) qado
machine (maashiin) mashiin, mator
make (meyk) samayn, suubiin, la sameeyo
man (maan) nin
marry (meyrii) guursi, aroos
match (maach) kibriid, taraq
mattress (maatres) jodari
meat (miit) hilib
medicine (medisin) dawo
meet (miit) kulmid
midnight (midnaayt) saqdadhexe, habeenbadh
milk (milk) caano
minute (minit) daqiiqad, mirir
mirror (miirrer) muraayad
mistake (misteyk) khalad, sax-maaha
money (manii) lacag
month (manth) bil
moon (muun) dayax, bil, bisha
more (moor) badan
morning (moorning) aroor, subax
mosquito (maskiitoo) kaneeco
mouse (maws) dooli jiir
mouth (mawth) af
move (muuv) dhaqaajiin, socodsiin
music (miuuzik) muusik
name (neym) magac
neck (nek) luqun, raqabad, qoor
necklace (nekles) kuul
neighbor (neyber) jaar, jiiran, deris
nephew (nefiuu) inanka eey walalaha dhaleen
never (never) weligaa, weligeed, mar naba
new (niuu) cusub
newspaper (niuuspeyper) jariidad, joornal, wargeeys
niece (niis) inanta eey walalaha dhaleen
night (naayt) habeen, cawo
no (noo) maya, madoonaayo
noon (nuun) galab
north (noorth) waqooyi (jiho)
nose (nooz) sanka, san
not (not) ma aha, aan ahayn
nothing (nathing) waxba
now (naw) hadda, iminka
ocean (ooshen) bad-weyn
office (ofis) xafiis
often (ofen) inta badan, sida badan
old (oold) gaboobay, da' weyn, duq, duq nimo
once (wans) hal mar
onion (anyan) basal
only (oonlii) oo qura, oo qudha, keliya
open (oopen) furid, furan
or (oor) ama, mise
orange (ooranj) burtuqaal, limo macaan
out (awt) dibedda
oven (aven) tinaar
over (oover) ka-kor, dhamaad
owner (ooner) lahaan
package (paakaj) alab la isku xirxiray
page (peyj) bog
pain (peyn) xanuun
paper (peyper) warqad
park (paark) mesha baburka la dhigto
pay (pey) bixin, siin
pea (pii) diger cagaar
pen (pen) qalinka khadka leh
pencil (pensil) qalin
penny (penii) lacag, gombo, taano
people (piipal) dad
person (persan) qof
pepper (peper) filfil, basbaas
perfect (perfekt) wacan, aan iin lahayn
phone (foon) telefoon
picture (piccher) sawir gacan ah
pillow (piloo) barkin
plane (pleyn) diyaarad
plate (pleyt) saxan, sixni
play (pley) ciyaar, dheel, dheelid
please (pliiz) baryo, fadlan
pocket (poket) jeebka
poor (poor) sabool, ceyr, miskiin
post office (poost ofis) xafiiska postada
potato (pateytoo) batato
price (praays) qiime, sicir
promise (promis) balan-qaadid
pull (pUl) soo jiid
push (pUsh) riixid
put (pUt) dhig, la dhigo, dhigid
quick (kwik) dhaqsi, degdeg
quiet (kwaayet) shaqar la aan, hadal la 'aan
radio (reydiioo) raadiyo
rain (reyn) roob
read (riid) aqriyid
ready (redii) diyaar
red (red) guduud, casaan
refrigerator (riifrijereyter) franjiteer, talaajo
rent (rent) kiro, ijaar
rest (rest) nasasho; inta kale
rice (raays) bariis
rich (rich) maalqabeen, tajir
ride (raayd) fuulid, farda fuulid
right (raayt) midig; sax
ring (ring) faraati, fargashi
river (river) webi
roof (ruuf) saqafka, dedka
round (rawnd) goobabin sida kubbadda
run (ran) ordid, orad, carar
sad (saad) murugo
salt (solt) cusbo, milix
saucepan (sospaan) sufriyo
say (sey) dhihid, dheh, orah, la dhaho, la yiradho
school (skuul) duqsi, iskuul
scissors (sizers) maqas
second (sekend) ilbiriqsi; kan labad
sell (sel) iibsid, iibsid-gadid
send (send) dir, u dirid, loo diro ama la diro
shelf (shelf) khaanad, maqal
shoe (shuu) kab
short (shoort) gaaban
shoulder (shoolder) garab
show (shoo) tus, tusid
sick (sik) cudur, jiro
side (saayd) dhinac
similar (similer) la mid, uu eg
sister (sister) walaasha
sit (sit) fariisasho, fadhi
size (saayz) cabir
skirt (skert) goono
sky (skaay) cirka
sleep (sliip) hurdo
slow (sloo) gaabin
small (smol) yar, wax yar
smile (smaayl) ilka caseyn, dhoolo ka qosol
smoke (smook) sigaaar cabid, qiiq, qaac
soap (soop) saabuun
sock (sok) iskaalso
sofa (soofaa) kursiga dheer ee fadhiga
soft (soft) jilicsan
sometimes (samtaaymz) mar, mar-mar, marka qaarkood
son (san) inankage, wiilkage
song (song) hees
soon (suun) dhaqso, ciyow, ciyoon
soup (suup) maraq, shurbad
sour (sawr) qaraar, xaraar
south (sawth) koofuur (jiho)
speak (spiik) hadal
spoon (spuun) macalgo
stairs (steyrz) jaranjaro, salaan
stamp (staamp) frangabolo, stambo
stand (staand) istaag
star (staar) xidig
stomach (stamek) calool
stone (stoon) dhagax
stop (stop) joojin, istaajin, la joojiyo, la istaajiyo
store (stoor) maqaasin, baqaar
street (striit) jid, dariiq, wado
strong (strong) qawi, adag, kakan
student (stuudent) arday
study (stadii) barasho
stupid (stiuupid) dabaal, nacas
sugar (shUger) sonkor, sokor
sun (san) qorax, cadceed
sweater (sweter) funaanad
sweet (swiit) macaan, mac
table (teybal) miis
tablespoon (teybalspuun) macalgada-weyn (tan cuntada)
take (teyk) qaadid, qaadasho
tall (tol) dheer
tea (tii) shaahi, caleen-shaahi
teach (tiich) barasho
teacher (tiicher) macalin, bare
teaspoon (tiispuun) macalgada-yar (tan shahiga)
telephone (telefoon) telefoon
television (telaviZHen) telefisyoon
thank you (thaangk yuu) mahadsanid
there (THeyr) halkaas
thief (thiif) tuug
thin (thin) caato
think (thingk) fekar
third (therd) kan sedexaad
thirsty (therstii) harraad, oon
this (THis) kan
three times (thrii taaymz) sedex goor, sedex jeer
thumb (tham) suulka gacanta
tie (taay) garawaati, tay
time (taaym) waqti, waqtiga
tobacco (tabaakoo) tuubaako
today (tadey) maantay, maanta
toe (too) suulka luugta
toilet (tooylet) musqul, beyto-mee, beyto-raaxo
tomato (tameytoo) yaayo, tomato
tomorrow (tamooroo) berri, berrito
tongue (tang) carab
too (tuu) sidookale, xataa
tooth (tuuth) ilig
toothbrush (tuuthbrash) burashka ilkaha, rumay
towel (tawel) shukumaan, tuwaal
travel (traavel) dhoof, safar
tree (trii) geed
true (truu) run
twice (twaays) laba goor, laba jeer
umbrella (ambrela) dallad
uncle (angkel) adeer ama abti
under (ander) hoos
understand (anderstaand) garasho, fahmid
underwear (anderweyr) dharka hoos laga xirta
up (ap) kor
use (yuuz) isticmaal, isticmaalid
vegetable (vejtabal) qudaar
visit (vizit) la siyaarto, siyaaro, la so salaamo
wait (weyt) sugid, sug
wake up (weyk ap) toos, hurdo ka toos
walk (wok) socod, lugeen
wall (wol) derbi, gidaar
want (wont) rabid
warm (worm) diiran
wash (wosh) mayrid, dhaqid
water (woter) biyo
weak (wiik) dhaciif, tabar-daran
weather (weTHer) cimilo, hawada, jawiga
week (wiik) asbuuc, setimaan
west (west) galbeed (jiho)
wet (wet) qoyan, qoyaan
white (waayt) cad, caddan
wife (waayf) xaas
window (windoo) dariishad, shubaako
with (with) iyo, maca
without (withawt) la' aan
woman (wUman) naag
wood (wUd) alwaax
word (werd) kilmad
work (werk) shaqo
write (raayt) qor, qorid, dhigid
wrong (rong) khaldan, khalad
xerox (zeroks) lagu sawiro
year (yiir) sanad, sano
yes (yes) haye, haa, hee
yesterday (yesterdey) shalay, doraad
young (yang) yar, dhalin yar, da' yar cimri yar
zero (ziiroo) eber
zipper (ziper) shiinyeeri, ziib


The seven days of the week/Maalmaha asbuuca waa tobodo:

Monday (Mandey) Isniin
Tuesday (Tiuuzdey) Talaado
Wednesday (Wenzdey) Arbaco
Thursday (Therzdey) Khamiis
Friday (Fraaydey) Jimco
Saturday (Saaterdey) Sebti
Sunday (Sandey) Axad


The four seasons/Xiliyadu waa afar:

spring (spring) go'
summer (samer) xagaa
fall (fol) ama autumn (otam) dayr
winter (winter) jiilaal


The twelve months of the year/Bilooyinka sanadka waa labo iyo toban biloodi:

January (Jaaniuueyrii)
February (Februeyrii)
March (Maarch)
April (Eypril)
May (Mey)
June (Juun)
July (Jalaay)
August (Ogast)
September (September)
October (Oktoober)
November (Noovember)
December (Disember)


What time is it? (Wat taaym iz it?) Waa imisa saacadu?
It is one o'clock. (It iz wan ooklok.) Waa koowdii.
It is half past one. (It iz haaf paast wan.) Waa koowdii iyo barkii.
It is quarter to two. (It iz kwoorter tuu tuu.) Waa labadii oo rubac-la.
It is ten minutes to two. (It iz ten minits tuu tuu.) Waa labadii oo toban daqiqo-la.
It is two ten. (It iz tuu ten.) Waa labadii iyo toban mirir.
It is quarter after two. (It iz kwoorter aafter tuu.) Waa labadii iyo rubac.


1, koow one (wan)
2, labo two (tuu)
3 three (thrii)
4 four (foor)
5 five (faayv)
6 six (siks)
7 seven (seven)
8 eight (eyt)
9 nine (naayn)
10 ten (ten)
11 eleven (ileven)
12 twelve (twelv)
13 thirteen (thertiin)
14 fourteen (foortiin)
15 fifteen (fiftiin)
16 sixteen (sikstiin)
17 seventeen (seventiin)
18 eighteen (eytiin)
19 nineteen (naayntiin)
20 twenty (twentii)
21 twenty-one (twentii-wan)
30 thirty (thertii)
32 thirty-two (thertii-tuu)
40 forty (foortii)
43 forty-three (foortii-thrii)
50 fifty (fiftii)
54 fifty-four (fiftii-foor)
60 sixty (sikstii)
65 sixty-five (sikstii-faayv)
70 seventy (seventii)
76 seventy-six (seventii-siks)
80 eighty (eytii)
87 eighty-seven (eytii-seven)
90 ninety (naayntii)
98 ninety-eight (naayntii-eyt)
99 ninety-nine (naayntii-naayn)
100 one hundred (wan handred)
101 one hundred and one (wan handred aand wan)
200 two hundred (tuu handred)
999 nine hundred and ninety-nine (naayn handred aand naayntii-naayn)
1,000 one thousand (wan thawzand)
1,001 one thousand and one (wan thawzand aand wan)
2,000 two thousand (tuu thawzand)
99,999 ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine (naayntii-naayn thawzand, naayn handred aand naayntii-naayn)
1,000,000 one million (wan milyan)


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