Daily use common Somali Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Somali language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Somali sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Somali translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Somali language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Somali language quickly and also play some Somali word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Somali.

Somali sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Somali language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Soo dhawoow
Thanks	Mahadsanid
Good	Wacan
Enjoy	Ku raaxayso
Fine	Fiican
Congratulations	Hambalyo
I hate you	waan ku necbahay
I love you	waan ku jeclahay
I’m in love	jacayl baa i haya
I’m sorry	Waan ka xumahay
I’m so sorry	waan ka xumahay
I’m yours	adigaa leh
Thanks again	Mar labaad mahadsanid
How are you	Sidee tahay
I am fine	waan fiicanahay
Take care	Iska ilaali
I miss you	waan ku xiisay
You're nice	waad fiicantahay
That’s terrible	Taasi waa wax laga cabsado
That's too bad	Taasi aad bay u xun tahay
That's too much	Taasi aad bay u badan tahay
See you	Is arag danbo
Thank you	Mahadsanid
Thank you sir	Mahadsanid Mudane
Are you free	Adiga xor maa tahay
No problem	Dhib malahan
Get well soon	Deg deg u caafimaad
Very good	Aad u wanaagsan
Well done	Si fiican ayaa loo sameeyay
What’s up	Maxaa jira
I can't hear you	kuma maqli karo
I can't stop	Ma joojin karo
I know	waan ogahay
Good bye	nabad gelyo
Good idea	Fikrad wanaagsan
Good luck	Nasiib wacan
You are late	Waad daahday
Who is next?	Yaa ku xiga?
Who is she?	Waa tuma?
Who is that man?	Waa kuma ninkaas?
Who built it?	Yaa dhisay?
They hurt	Way dhaawaceen
She got angry	Way xanaaqday
She is a teacher	Waa macallimad
She is aggressive	Way gardaran tahay
She is attractive	Iyadu waa soo jiidasho leh
She is beautiful	Way qurux badan tahay
She is crying	Way ooynaysaa
She is happy	Way faraxsan tahay
No way!	Ma dhici karto!
No worries	Walwal ma leh
No, thank you	Maya, mahadsanid

I'm so happy	Aad ayaan u faraxsanahay
I'm hungry	waan gaajoonayaa
I'm able to run	Waan awoodaa inaan ordo
I agree	waan ogolahay
I can swim	waan dabaalan karaa
I can't come	ma iman karo
He got angry	Wuu xanaaqay
He was alone	Keli buu ahaa
He was brave	Geesi buu ahaa
He likes to swim	Wuxuu jecel yahay inuu dabaasho
Don't be angry	Ha xanaaqin
Don't be sad	Ha murugoon
Don't cry	Ha ooyin
Come in	Soo gal
Come on	Kaalay
Can you come?	Ma iman kartaa?
Can I help?	Ma caawin karaa?
Can I eat this?	Kan ma cuni karaa?
Can I help you?	Maku caawin karaa?
Can I see?	Miyaan arki karaa?
Are you going?	ma aadaysaa?
Are you hungry?	Ma gaajaysan tahay?
Are you mad?	Ma waalantahay?
Are you serious?	Makaa dhab baa?
Are you sleeping?	Ma huruddaa?
Can you do this?	Ma samayn kartaa tan?
Can you help me?	Ma i caawin kartaa?
Can you tell me?	Ma ii sheegi kartaa?
Come on tomorrow	Kaalay berri
Come quickly	Dhaqso u kaalay
Could I help you?	Ma ku caawin karaa?
Could you tell me?	Ma ii sheegi kartaa?
Do not disturb!	Ha qasin!
Do you hear me?	Ma i maqlaysaa?
Do you smoke?	Sigaar ma cabtaa?
Have you eaten?	Ma cuntay?
Have you finished?	Ma dhammaysay?
He can run fast	Aad buu u ordi karaa
He began to run	Wuxuu bilaabay inuu ordo
He did not speak	Ma uusan hadlin
His eyes are blue	Indhihiisu waa buluug
His smile was good	Dhoola cadeyntiisa ayaa wanaagsaneyd
How is your life?	Sidee tahay noloshaadu?
How is your family?	reerkaagu waa sidee?
I am a student	waxaan ahay arday
I am going to study	waxan wax baran doona
I am not a teacher	Ma ihi macalin
I am sorry	waan ka xumahay
I believe you	Waan ku aaminsanahay
I can do this job	Shaqadan waan qaban karaa
I can run faster	Si degdeg ah ayaan u ordi karaa
I can’t believe it	Ma rumaysan karo
It happens	Way dhacdaa

It is new	Waa cusub
It is a long story	Waa sheeko dheer
It looks like an bird	Waxay u egtahay shimbir
It really takes time	Runtii waqti ayay qaadataa
It was really cheap	Runtii raqiis bay ahayd
It was so noisy	Aad buu u buuq badnaa
It was very difficult	Aad bay u adkeyd
It wasn't expensive	Ma ahayn qaali
It wasn't necessary	Looma baahnayn
Let me check	Aan hubiyo
Let me say	Aan idhaahdo
Let me see	Aan arko
May I come in?	Ma soo gali karaa?
May I help you?	Ma ku caawin karaa?
May I join you?	Ma ku soo biiri karaa?
May I speak?	Ma hadli karaa?
May I eat this?	Ma cuni karaa kan?
My father is tall	Aabahay wuu dheer yahay
My sister has a job	Walaashay shaqo bay haysaa
My sister is famous	walaashay waa caan
My wife is a doctor	Xaaskaygu waa dhakhtar
No, I'll eat later	Maya, mar dambe ayaan wax cuni doonaa
Please come in	Fadlan soo gal
Please do that again	Fadlan taas mar kale samee
Please give me	Fadlan i sii
She admired him	Way u bogatay
She avoids me	Way iga fogaataa
She came last	Way u dambaysay
She goes to school	Waxay aadaa dugsiga
That house is big	Gurigaasi waa weyn yahay
That is a good idea	Taasi waa fikrad wanaagsan
That is my book	Kaasi waa buuggeyga
That is my son	Kaasi waa wiilkayga
The dog is dead	Eeygii wuu dhintay
The river is wide	Wabigu waa balac
There is no doubt	Shaki kuma jiro
They are playing	Way ciyaarayaan
They are pretty	Way qurux badan yihiin
They got married	Way is guursadeen
They have few books	Waxay haystaan buugaag yar
They stopped talking	Hadalkii ayay joojiyeen
This is my friend	Kani waa saaxiibkay
This bird can't fly	Shimbirkan ma duuli karo
This decision is final	Go'aankani waa kama dambays
This is my book	Kani waa buuggeyga
This is my brother	Kani waa walaalkay
This is my daughter	Tani waa gabadhayda
This is not a joke	Tani ma aha kaftan
This is surprising	Tani waa wax lala yaabo
This river is beautiful	Wabigani waa qurux
This story is true	Sheekadan waa run
We are happy	Waan ku faraxsanahay
Will it rain today?	Maanta ma da'i doonaa?
Will you go on a trip?	Ma aadi doontaa safar?

Will she come?	ma iman doontaa?
Would you kill me?	Ma i dili lahayd?
Would you love me?	Ma i jeclaan lahayd?
Would you come here?	halkaan ma imaan lahayd?
You are a teacher	waxaad tahay macalin
You are very beautiful	Aad baad u qurux badan
You are very brave	geesi baad tahay
You broke the rules	Waxaad jabisay xeerarkii
You love me	Waad i jeceshahay
you love me or not	waad i jeceshahay iyo inkale
You make me happy	Waad iga farxisaa
You may go	Waad tagi kartaa
You should sleep	Waa inaad seexataa
You must study hard	Waa inaad si adag wax u barataa
Whose idea is this?	Fikir yaa leh?
Thanks for your help	Waad ku mahadsan tahay caawintaada
Thank you for coming	Waad ku mahadsan tahay imaatinka
How about you	Adiguna see tahay
How is your family	reerkaagu waa sidee
How to Say	Sida loo dhaho
Good morning	Subax wanaagsan
Good afternoon	Galab wanaagsan
Good evening	Fiid wanaagsan
Good night	Habeen wanaagsan
Happy birthday	Dhalasho Wacan
Happy Christmas	Christmas-ka Wacan
Happy new year	Sanad wanaagsan
Good to see you	Wacan in aan ku arko
I don't like it	Ma jecli
I have no idea	Wax fikrad ah uma hayo
I know everything	Wax walba waan ogahay
I know something	Wax baan aqaan
Thank you so much	Aad baad u mahadsantahay
Thanks a million	Mahadsanid milyan
See you later	is arag danbe
See you next week	Is arag todobaadka danbe
See you next year	Aan aragno sanadka dambe
See you soon	Goordhow ayaan is aragnaa
See you tomorrow	beri ayaan is aragnaa
Sweet dreams	riyooyin macaan
I’m crazy about you	waan ku waashay adiga
I'm crazy with you	waan ku waashay adiga
Nice to meet you	Kulan wanaagsan
It's very cheap	Aad bay u jaban tahay
Just a moment	Daqiiqad uun
Not necessarily	qasab maaha
That’s a good deal	Taasi waa heshiis wanaagsan
You're beautiful	Waad qurux badan tahay
You're very nice	Aad baad u fiican tahay
You're very smart	Aad baad u caqli badan tahay
I really appreciate it	Runtii aad ayaan uga mahadcelinayaa
I really miss you	Runtii waan kuu xiisay

Hard sentences

What is your name	Magacaa
Which is correct?	Kee sax ah?
Will you please help me?	Fadlan ma i caawin doontaa?
Will you stay at home?	Ma joogi doontaa guriga?
Do you need anything?	Wax ma u baahan tahay?
Do you need this book?	Ma u baahan tahay buuggan?
Are you feeling better?	Ma ka roon tahay?
Are you writing a letter?	Warqad ma qoraysaa?
Come and see me now	Kaalay oo i arag hadda
Come with your family	Kaalay qoyskaaga
I'm very busy this week	Aad ayaan mashquul u ahay usbuucan
There is a lot of money	Lacag badan ayaa jirta
They are good people	Waa dad wanaagsan
We need some money	Waxaan u baahanahay xoogaa lacag ah
What is your destination?	Meeday u socotaa?
What are you doing today?	Maxaad qabanaysaa maanta?
What are you reading?	Maxaad akhrinaysaa?
What can I do for you?	Maxaan kuu qabtaa?
What is the problem?	waa maxay dhibku?
What is the story?	Waa maxay sheekadu?
What is your problem?	waa maxay dhibkaaga?
What was that noise?	Muxuu ahaa buuqaas?
When can we eat?	Goorma ayaan wax cuni karnaa?
When do you study?	Goormaad wax barataa?
When was it finished?	Goorma ayaa la dhameeyay?
How about your family	Ka waran qoyskaaga
Do you understand?	ma fahantay
Do you love me?	Ma i jeceshahay?
Don't talk about work	Ha ka hadlin shaqada
How can I help you?	Sideen ku caawin karaa?
How deep is the lake?	Intee in le'eg bay haradu u qoto dheer tahay?
I'm not disturbing you	anigu kuma dhibayo
I'm proud of my son	Waan ku faanayaa wiilkayga
I'm sorry to disturb you	waan ka xumahay inaan ku dhibo
Is something wrong?	Ma wax baa khaldan?
May I open the door?	Ma furi karaa albaabka?
Thanks for everything	Waad ku mahadsan tahay wax walba
This is very difficult	Tani waa mid aad u adag
This is very important	Tani waa mid aad muhiim u ah
Where are you from	Halkee ka timid
Do you have any idea	Ma haysaa wax fikrad ah
I love you so much	aad baan kuu jecelahay
I love you very much	aad baan kuu jeclahay
I’m in love with you	waan ku jeclahay adiga
I missed you so much	Aad baan kuugu xiisay
Let me think about it	Aan ka fekero
Thank you very much	Aad ayaad u mahadsantahay
I can't stop thinking	Ma joojin karo fikirka
Will you stop talking?	Ma joojinaysaa hadalka?
Would you like to go?	Ma jeclaan lahayd inaad tagto?
Would you teach me?	Ma i bari lahayd?

Where is your room?	Aaway qolkaagii?
Where should we go?	Halkee ayaan aadnaa?
Where is your house?	Aaway gurigaagi?
Please close the door	Fadlan xidh albaabka
She agreed to my idea	Way ogolaatay fikradayda
That boy is intelligent	Wiilkaasi waa garasho
It was a very big room	Waxay ahayd qol aad u weyn
He can swim very fast	Si degdeg ah ayuu u dabaalan karaa
He accepted my idea	Wuu iga aqbalay fikradaydii
They loved each other	Way is jeclaayeen
When will you reach?	Goormaad gaari doontaa?
Where are you from?	Halkee ka timid?
Where are you going?	xagee u socotaa
We love each other	Waan is jecelnahay
We obeyed the rules	Waxaan adeecnay shuruucdii
We started to walk	Waxaan bilownay inaan soconno
We will never agree	Marna heshiin mayno
We can make change	Waxaan sameyn karnaa isbedel
We cook everyday	Waxaan wax karraa maalin kasta
We enjoyed it	Waan ku riyaaqnay
What about you?	Ka waran adiga?
What are you doing?	Maxaad qabanaysaa?
What did you say?	maxaad tidhi?
What do you need?	Maxaad u baahan tahay?
What do you think?	Maxay kula tahay?
What do you want?	Maxaad rabtaa?
What happened?	Maxaa dhacay?
What is that?	Waa maxay?
When was she born?	Goorma ayay dhalatay?
When will we arrive?	Goorma ayaan imaan doonnaa?
Where are you?	xagee joogtaa
Where does it hurt?	Halkee ku xanuunaysaa?
Where is my book?	Aaway buuggaygii?
Where is the river?	Aaway wabigii?
Who broke this?	Yaa jabiyay kan?
Why are you crying?	Maxaad u ooyaysaa?
I can't see anything	Waxba ma arki karo
I disagree with you	anigu kuma raacsani adiga
I like it very much	Aad ayaan uga helay
I need more time	Waxaan u baahanahay wakhti dheeraad ah
I want to sleep	Waxaan doonayaa in aan seexdo
I'm able to swim	Waan awoodaa inaan dabaalan karo
I'm not a doctor	Ma ihi dhakhtar
I'm taller than you	waan kaa dheerahay
I'm very sad	Aad ayaan uga murugooday
Is he a teacher?	Ma macalin baa?
Is she married?	Ma guursatay?
Is this book yours?	Buugani ma adigaa leh?
Let's ask the teacher	Aan weydiino macalinka
Let's go out and eat	Aan bannaanka u baxno oo wax cunno
Let's go to a movie	Aan tagno filim

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Ra’yigiisa lama aqbalin
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Soo jeedintiisa ayaa lagu ansixiyay shirka
How do you come to school?	Sidee u timaadaa dugsiga?
If I had money, I could buy it	Haddii aan lacag haysto, waan iibsan karaa
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Haddii aad rabto qalin, mid baan ku amaahin doonaa
If he comes, ask him to wait	Haddii uu yimaado, weydii inuu sugo
If it rains, we will get wet	Haddii roob da'o waanu qooyaynaynaa
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Haddii aan wax baran lahaa, waan ku gudbi lahaa imtixaanka
My hair has grown too long	Timahaygu aad bay u koreen
My mother is always at home	Hooyaday mar walba guriga ayay joogtaa
There are many fish in this lake	Kalluun badan ayaa ku jira harada
There are many problems to solve	Waxaa jira dhibaatooyin badan oo la xalliyo
There are some books on the desk	Waxaa miiska saaran buugaag qaar
There is nothing wrong with him	Waxba kuma jiro isaga
There was a sudden change in the weather	Waxaa si lama filaan ah u dhacay jawiga cimilada
There was nobody in the garden	Qofna ma joogin beerta
There was nobody there	Meesha qofna ma jirin
There were five murders this month	Bishan waxaa dhacay shan dil
They admire each other	Way is majeeranayaan
They agreed to work together	Waxay ku heshiiyeen inay wada shaqeeyaan
They are both good teachers	Labaduba waa macalimiin wanaagsan
We want something new	Waxaan rabnaa wax cusub
We should be very careful	Waa inaan aad uga taxadarnaa
When can I see you next time?	Goormaan ku arki karaa marka xigta?
When did you finish the work?	Goormaad dhammaysay shaqada?
When will you harvest your wheat?	Goormaad goosan doontaa sarreenkaaga?
Where do you want to go?	Xagee rabtaa inaad aado
Where is the pretty girl?	Aaway gabadhii quruxda badnayd?
Which food do you like?	Cuntogee ayaad jeceshahay?
Which is more important?	Kee baa ka muhiimsan?
Which one is more expensive?	Keebaa qaali ah?
Which way is the nearest?	Jidkee ugu dhow?
Which is your favorite team?	Waa kee kooxda aad ugu jeceshahay?
Which languages do you speak?	Luuqadee ayaad ku hadashaa?
Which team will win the game?	Kooxdee ayaa badin doonta ciyaarta?
Why are you drying your hair?	Maxaad timahaaga u engejinaysaa?
Why are you late?	Maxaad u daahday?
Why did you get so angry?	Maxaad u xanaaqday?
Why did you quit?	Maxaad uga tagtay?
Why don't you come in?	Maxaad u soo gali wayday?

Why were you late this morning?	Maxaad saaka u daahday?
Why are you so tired today?	Maxaad maanta u daalan tahay?
Would you like to dance with me?	Ma jeclaan lahayd inaad ila dheesho?
Would you come tomorrow?	berri ma imaan lahayd?
You are always complaining	Mar walba waad cabanaysaa
Thanks for your explanation	Waad ku mahadsan tahay sharaxaaddaada
Thanks for the compliment	Waad ku mahadsan tahay bogaadinta
Thanks for the information	Waad ku mahadsantahay warbixinta
Thanks for your understanding	Waad ku mahadsan tahay fahamkaaga
Thank you for supporting me	Waad ku mahadsan tahay taageerada aad i siisay
I really miss you so much	Runtii aad baan kuugu xiisay
Happy valentine’s day	Maalinta Jacaylka ee Farxada leh
Whose decision was final?	Go'aankee ayaa u dambeeyay?
Whose life is in danger?	Noloshu yaa khatar ku jirta?
You are a good teacher	Waxaad tahay macalin wanaagsan
You can read this book	Waxaad akhrin kartaa buuggan
You don't understand me	ima fahmin
You have to study hard	Waa inaad si adag wax u barataa
Where do you have pain?	Xagee xanuun ku qabtaa?
They are both in the room	Labadooduba qolka ayay ku jiraan
That house is very small	Gurigaas aad buu u yar yahay
Please give me your hand	Fadlan gacantaada i sii
Please go to the school	Fadlan aad dugsiga
Please sit here and wait	Fadlan halkan fadhiiso oo sug
Please speak more slowly	Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal
My father is in his room	Aabahay ayaa qolkiisa ku jira
May I ask you something?	wax ma ku waydiin karaa?
May I ask you a question?	su'aal ma ku waydiin karaa?
Is the job still available?	Shaqadu wali ma diyaar baa?
I arrived there too early	Waxaan imid goor hore
Do you have a family?	Ma leedahay qoys?
Do you have any problem?	Wax dhibaato ah ma ku haysaa?
Do you have any idea?	Ma haysaa wax fikrad ah?
Did you finish the job?	Ma dhammaysay shaqadii?
Did you like the movie?	Ma jeceshahay filimka?
Are we ready to go now?	Diyaar ma u nahay inaan hadda tagno?
Would you like to come?	Ma jeclaan lahayd inaad timaado?
I don't speak very well	Si fiican uma hadlo

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