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133 Cards in this Set

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hilmaan (hilmaamay)
to forget
illoow (illoobay)
to forget
dagaal sokheeye
civil war
waxaa loo ogol (yahay)
is it permitted (in: that...)
haasaawe(ha)
date (between male and female)
habheeb(ta)
a frightening~dangerous place
habboon(ahay)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to be correct; to be rightful
habdaran(ahay)
to be badly off; to be poorly organized; to be disorganized; to be disorderly
habayso (habaystay)
to plan; to organize
habaas(ka)
dust
habaasi (habaasiyay)
to blow dust
habacsan(ahay)
to be flabby; to be out of shape
amni(ga)
safety; security
amni leh
to be safe (meel amni leh)
naax (naaxay)
to grow~become fat
naarajiin(ta)
coconut palm tree
naar-afuuf(ka)
troublemaker; hell-raiser
naallay
we were (in a place) {ex: Waxannu nallay makhayadda Starbucks ku yaal xafadda Dupont Circle ee magallada Washington DC.}
nabadbixi (nabadbixiyay)
to save; to rescue (used with preposition "ku")
ku soojeed (soojeeday)
to face (towards) {wuu igu soojeeday. 'he was facing me'}
soojeed (soojeeday)
to stay awake ~ up late; be sleepless
soojeed(ka)
front (of building~body); direction one is facing
soohdin(ta) ~ pl: soohdimo(ha)
boundary; border; limit; frontier
wax soo saare(ha)
producer
wax uun
something; something or other
wasakh(da)
dirt; litter; garbage; trash; refuse; rubbish
wasakhaysan(ahay)
to be littered; to be dirty
toloow...
I wonder...
toloow yaa la socda?! I wonder who is in that car?!
daar dheer
high-rise
fooq(a)
high-rise; floor; upstairs
sar dheer
high-rise (used in southern Somalia)
haba yaraatee
at least; at all; even the least
haddadan
just now; immediately (haddadan baan soo fuulay -- I just got on (the bus))
beel (beelay)
to lose
beel(ka)
loss; lack of
aragbeel(ka)
blindness
beel(sha)
settlement; group of families; community
shaqo-beel
to lose (one's) job
mashruuc(a) ~ pl: mashaariic(da)
project
abuur (abuuray)
to create
nidaami (nidaamiyay)
to organize
mushqilad(da)
problem
iga fadhiiso (fadhiistay)
to break down on
cilad(da)
problem; defect (in a machine)
qub (qubay)
to spill; to discard (trash)
qashinqub(ka)
trash can
qasaal (qasaalay)
to wash (clothes, dishes); to launder
qasaalo (qasaashay)
to wash for oneself
qasaalad(da)
washing machine
qasaaladda dharka
clothes washing machine
qasaaladda weelka
dish washing machine
weel(ka)
utensil
maacuun(ka)
plates and utensils
saxni ~ saxaan ~ pl: suxuun(ta)
plate
hooso(da)
service shop; workshop
bahal(ka)
whachamacallit
horta sow sidaa may ahayn
isn't that so...?
dheeraad ah
extra
kaarka kareedidka
credit card
Waxaan isticmaali karaa kaarkeyga bankiga sida kan kareedidka.
I can use my bank card as if it were a credit card.
saareen(ka)
wheat
galay(da)
corn
xaasid(ka)
corn
kaabaj(ka)
cabbage
yanyo(ha)
tomato
saliidda saytuunka
olive oil
fiiji (fiijiyay)
to whistle; to put to flight; to cause (people) to panic
firaaqee (firaaqeeyay)
to make room; to clear a space
firaaqo(da)
free time; space; room; emptiness
firaaqow (firaaqoobay)
to become free; to be emptied out; to get vacated
firaash (firaashay)
to spread with mats, carpet; to furnish a house
firaash(ka) ~ pl: furshaan(ta)
carpet; mattress
firaashan(ahay)
carpeted; covered with mats; furnished
firiiric(a)
rash; acne; pimples~blisters that form on skin
firin(ka)
comb
keydi (keydiyay)
to save (money); to economize
keyd(ka) ~ pl: keydad(ka)
supply; reserve; savings
riixdin(ta)
rheumatism arthritis
riix (riixay)
to push; to shove; to massage
riix(da)
wind (synonymous with "dabeyl(sha)")
xiiro (xiirtay)
to shave oneself
u xiis (xiisay)
to long for; to miss; to be interested in
xiisee (xiiseeyay)
to long for; to miss; to desire intensly; to have a passion for
xiidmo(ha)
intestines
naaxsan
obesity; obese (ex: ninka naaxsan)
nax (naxay)
to be startled; to be frightened; to feel sorry
naxsan(ahay)
to be frightened; to be scared
jelaato(da)
ice cream; gelatto
xalwo(da)
sweet cake
kharash(ka)
expense
ma waxaad...
comparison between two different things... (ex: Ma waxaad tahay qof kharash badan mise qof kharash yar? -- Are you a person with a lot of expenses or little expenses?)
khamaar (khamaaray)
to gamble
ogolaasho(da)
permission
marqaati (marqaatiyay)
to witness
codee (codeeyay)
to vote
madaxbannan(ka)
independent
safir(ka)
ambassador
danjire(ha)
ambassador
safaarad(da)
embassy
consulato(da)
consulate
xaar (xaaray)
to sweep
xaar(ka)
excrement; feces
xaaro (xaartay)
to sweep clean (for oneself)
dadnimo(da)
personality
quwad(da)
power; strength; physical energy
quuse(ha)
diver
quusi (quusiyay)
immerse; plunge in~into water
quus (quusay)
to dive; to go under water
qushqush(ka)
bad feeling in one's stomach (butterflies)
qushqush (qushqushay)
to get an upset stomach
qurtumo(ha)
corn (on foot); callus
maado (maatay)
to hide oneself (from "ka")
maaddad(da)
subject; matter
isqaarxin(ta)
suicide bombing
keen(a)
reason (syn: sabab(ta))
saynis(ka)
science
cilmi(ga) ~ pl: culuun(ta)
learning; science; knowledge; education
cimri(ga)
time of life; age; aged; old
ka hortag(ga)
prevention
hortag (hortagay)
to prevent; to confront; to face
horseed(ka)
commander; leader; guide; scout
horseed (horseeday)
to lead; to command
hoyo (hoyday)
to spend the night (in a place); to stay over night --also-- to go home at the end of the day.
buuxi (buuxiyay)
to fill (up~out); to wind (a watch); to charge (a battery)
waxay ku xirantahay arrinta
it depends on the situation
markaan shaqada ka fadhiisto
when I retire
dabka la gamayo ~ la tuurayo
fireworks
saqaf(ka)
roof; ceiling
bensiin(ka)
gas
maxali(ga)
local
gaadiidka maxaliga ah
public transportation
dagaalka kacaanka
revolutionary war
shidaal(ka)
gas; natural gas; oil