Somali-English dictionary

5000 Word Somali Dictionary

A great companion for Somali language learners, from beginner to intermediate level. Includes the most commonly used words in Somali today. You can view the PDF dictionary on your smartphone or your iPad (using the free iBooks app).

5000 Word Somali Dictionary

LinguaShop

Excellent - 1913 Reviews

5000 Word Somali Dictionary

Included in the course

  • A PDF File for download

Key Points

  • Includes the most important words in Somali
  • Somali-English and English-Somali
  • Essential vocabulary marked in bold

Price

Just $6.60

US$||£|CDN$

Online Somali dictionary

This Somali dictionary contains the 5000 most used words in Somali which are essential for day to day communication. Along with the meaning of the word, the dictionary will also provide usage examples.

guri
house
guri
a house
gurigayga
my house
Gurigaas waa cusub yahay
That house is new
Gurigan waa casaan yahay
This house is red
Gurigan waa duug yahay
This house is old
Free Somali lesson

16 / 19

See another Somali lesson here

Next Somali Lesson
About Somali

About Somali

Somali is spoken by 18 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti. You'd like to improve your Somali vocabulary? Download our Somali PDF dictionary now and learn new Somali words today!

Full PDF

Basic words and phrases in Somali

Learn to get by in Somali with these useful words and phrases. The phrases below will help you to greet people in Somali, introduce yourself in Somali and even hold a conversation in Somali after you have met someone.

Waan ku xiisay.
I miss you.
Waan ku jeclahay.
I love you.
Basic words and phrases in Somali
Galáb wanaagsán!
More Somali words

guri

house

FlashCards! Somali

This is a really fun way to learn Somali. The learn Somali flashcard game includes 2000 of the most commonly used words in Somali today. The content in the Somali flashcards was compiled by teachers and language professionals.

Add to cartTell me more
Click me

You can learn Somali in just 9 easy steps.

You can go from beginner to fluent in Somali in a short time and our nine-step Somali learning guide will show you how. You'll learn Somali greetings, nouns, adjectives and verbs. The guide provides an overview of each step in the progression of skills needed to learn to speak, read and understand Somali.

Somali learning guide : Step 9

In the previous steps, you learned about Somali greetings, Somali nouns, Somali adjectives and Somali verbs. In this step, we highlight the use of possessive pronouns in Somali. You'll learn phrases like gurigayga, buugkayga and miiskayga (my house, my book, my table). You'll also learn gurigaaga, buuggaaga and miiskaaga (your house, your book, your table). You'll see an easy to follow lesson which includes numerous useful examples in both Somali and English. To get started with step 1, simply click the 9-step speedometer symbol.

Listen and Learn Somali

Listen and Learn Somali

Start learning Somali today. Download the Somali-English audio files and learn while jogging, exercising, commuting, cooking or sleeping. The MP3 files can be copied to your smartphone or your iPad (via iTunes).

Add to cartTell me more
We're there to help.

We're there to help.

Customer care is at the heart of our business. Whatever questions you may have, we'll always be there to help.

Committed to quality.

Committed to quality.

We strive to make this site error free in 16 languages. If you find an error, simply click the symbol and we'll update the site... and send you something for free as well.

Dedicated to your success.Dedicated to your success.

Dedicated to your success.

We've been helping people learn languages for more than 15 years. You'll be amazed how quickly you'll learn to get by in Somali with courses from LinguaShop.