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<div | <div class="pg_page_title">🤗 '''Somali''' Greetings for Everyday Life</div> | ||
Hi Somali learners! 😃 | Hi Somali learners! 😃 | ||
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Somali'''? | Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in '''Somali'''? | ||
Somali is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken primarily in Somalia and other parts of the Horn of Africa. | |||
Greetings play an important role in Somali culture, and it is important to know how to say hello and exchange pleasantries when meeting someone for the first time. | |||
Let’s get started! 🤗 | Let’s get started! 🤗 | ||
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==Greetings== | ==Greetings== | ||
===Cultural Insights=== | |||
Somali culture places great emphasis on respect for elders and authority figures. It is common to greet someone with a handshake, and it is considered polite to use formal greetings when addressing someone older or in a position of authority. When greeting someone, it is also customary to inquire about their well-being and their family. | |||
In Somali culture, it is also important to dress modestly and conservatively. Men typically wear a sarong-like garment called a macawis, while women wear a long, loose dress called a dirac. It is also common for women to cover their heads with a scarf called a hijab. | |||
===List of Greetings Phrases=== | |||
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!'''English''' | !'''English''' | ||
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|welcome greeting | |welcome greeting | ||
|Soo dhowow | |Soo dhowow | ||
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|informal greeting spoken to a man | |informal greeting spoken to a man | ||
|Waryaa | |Waryaa | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers | |||
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==Free Somali Lessons== | ==Free Somali Lessons== | ||
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[[Category:Jennifers]] | [[Category:Jennifers]] | ||
==Videos== | |||
===Somali Greetings!! How to say Good Morning, Afternoon, Evening ...=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_JbwXOHuBs</youtube> | |||
===How to greet someone in Somali language - YouTube=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDQM5dVDyZg</youtube> | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Somali/Vocabulary/Family|Family]] | |||
* [[Language/Somali/Vocabulary/Offering-or-asking-for-help|Offering or asking for help]] | |||
* [[Language/Somali/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]] | |||
* [[Language/Somali/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]] | |||
* [[Language/Somali/Vocabulary/Family-and-Relatives|Family and Relatives]] | |||
* [[Language/Somali/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week|Days of the Week]] | |||
* [[Language/Somali/Vocabulary/Fruits-and-Vegetables|Fruits and Vegetables]] | |||
* [[Language/Somali/Vocabulary/House|House]] | |||
* [[Language/Somali/Vocabulary/Clothes|Clothes]] | |||
* [[Language/Somali/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 1 April 2023
Hi Somali learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Somali?
Somali is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken primarily in Somalia and other parts of the Horn of Africa.
Greetings play an important role in Somali culture, and it is important to know how to say hello and exchange pleasantries when meeting someone for the first time.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings[edit | edit source]
Cultural Insights[edit | edit source]
Somali culture places great emphasis on respect for elders and authority figures. It is common to greet someone with a handshake, and it is considered polite to use formal greetings when addressing someone older or in a position of authority. When greeting someone, it is also customary to inquire about their well-being and their family.
In Somali culture, it is also important to dress modestly and conservatively. Men typically wear a sarong-like garment called a macawis, while women wear a long, loose dress called a dirac. It is also common for women to cover their heads with a scarf called a hijab.
List of Greetings Phrases[edit | edit source]
English | Somali |
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morning greeting | Subax wanaagsan |
afternoon greeting | Galab wanaagsan |
evening greeting | Fiid wanaagsan |
nighttime greeting | Habeen wanaagsan |
general greeting spoken by Muslims | Assalaamu calaykum |
reply to Assalaamu calaykum | Calaykum assalaam |
informal greeting spoken to a man | Waryaa |
how are you? | Iska waran? |
how are you? | See tahay? |
how are you? | Sidee tahay? |
how are you? spoken in the southern region | Nabad miyaa? |
how are you? spoken in the northern region [som-nor] | Ma nabad baa? |
how are you? spoken in the Benaadir dialect [som-ben] | Nabad ma jirtto? |
reply to Iska waran, Ma nabad baa, and Nabad miya | Nabad |
reply to Iska waran, Ma nabad baa, and Nabad miya | Nabad iyo caano |
reply to Iska waran, Ma nabad baa, and Nabad miya | Waa nabad |
reply to Iska waran, See tahay and Sidee tahay | Waan fiicanyahay |
reply to Iska waran, See tahay and Sidee tahay | Waa la fiicanyahay |
how are you?, literally "what did you tell" | Maxaad sheegtay? |
reply to Maxaad sheegtay | Waa la wanaagsanyahay |
how are you? in the Abgaal (northern Benaadir) dialect [som-ben] | Xaat sheegtay? |
how is everyone? in the Benaadir dialect [som-ben] | Ma la fiicno? |
welcome greeting | Soo dhowow |
general greeting spoken by Muslims | Assalaamu calaykum |
reply to Assalaamu calaykum | Calaykum assalaam |
informal greeting spoken to a man | Waryaa |
Sources[edit | edit source]
Free Somali Lessons[edit | edit source]
Language Exchange[edit | edit source]
Forum[edit | edit source]
Tools[edit | edit source]
Marketplace[edit | edit source]
Videos[edit | edit source]
Somali Greetings!! How to say Good Morning, Afternoon, Evening ...[edit | edit source]
How to greet someone in Somali language - YouTube[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Family
- Offering or asking for help
- Colors
- Animals
- Family and Relatives
- Days of the Week
- Fruits and Vegetables
- House
- Clothes
- Fruits