The Observer. Posted May 28, 2004 AWESOME OG_GIRL! now for CHECKMATE, u didn't translate those words OG_MOTI posted, u just jumped into sentences, we need to understand, remember. i have more questions, when reading the words, aa= a a? or just a long a sound? or is there sort of c in it? another thing, is the dh=dha in the arabic letters, is that correct? and since i don't know the words up there, i'll contribute to this, whoever knows it, it will be awesome! haha Caambabuurkaa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NGONGE Posted May 28, 2004 Cant contribute personally as i dont have the vocabulary nor ability to construct a sentence. You came to the right place then! Give it a try, make up a sentence of your own. My Somali is not the best in the world but I have perfected the Waji Loox (wooden face) style of speaking and writing Somali. If I make a mistake people either correct me or laugh (sometimes both). When they correct me they do me a favour and when they laugh my Waji Loox comes into play and I keep plugging on, ma garatay? Always remember though, language is nothing but a form of communication; if your aim is to become a poet then maybe you’ll need to work on your sentence construction and vocabulary. However, if your aim is only to communicate and get people to understand you, as a start, broken Somali should not be a problem. You should see me when I’m speaking to my Chinese friends, in Cantonese; hung mung jung baaah ** Waji Loox frown ** :cool: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warrior of Light Posted May 28, 2004 True Ngonge. I am taking my lesson The observer wrote cambaburka which is also known as canjera/canjero???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OG_Girl Posted May 28, 2004 Word - Beer Beer = Heart Sentence= ada beerkeyka ko weyn= u r big in my heart <---this is first word i got it with out help from any one.. yepeee i am proud of my self ...ok ok I will admit I love that somali song , so that what I benifit from listening somali songs :cool: Sue : Qarnii = century sentence: Qarnii horey= last century Word: Maqsen -I was about to give up , cos of Moti , BUT I am not giving up Ameenah , you r so sweet , thanks wallalo. Sade , sister I was like u 3 years ago, somali r really hard people to deal with, they used to make fun of me all the time, calling names.... but guess what who cares!... do what u have to do and ignore those putting u down. The observer : thanks wallalo..I will try to find answers for ur question. Salam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juxa Posted May 28, 2004 maqsin == jiko, == naa heedhe jikada soo tirtir. beer= dhul wax lagu abuuro == a farm. OG Girl,,,,my shaash off to you sis, u doing well OG moti,,,leerta na sii plz next word lug iyo labo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaabir Posted May 28, 2004 Originally posted by OG_Girl: .معطي تري مسختها , اوفففففففففف!!!!!! ملاقه ياربى ماداني هذا جيك تيس قصدى جيك مان :rolleyes: Word: Qoraax Salam lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juxa Posted May 28, 2004 DARMAN, wiilka indhaha warayda ah leh,,heedhe iga dulbooday? ma boocbooc baad imooday! aga Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuCkY Posted May 28, 2004 OG I wiLL be back with my input Later...as I am confused now! PS No matter how hard I try I still can't pronounce the word ROOTI in the somali way Ngogne and why is that?Dang...Your name is just weird! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OG_Girl Posted May 28, 2004 Ok, after 2 hours searching google.com I found some thing will help us : The Somali Language The Sound System and Pronunciation Somali uses all but three letters (p, v, and z) of the English alphabet. Of the thirty-three sounds, fifteen (b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, s, sh, t, w, and y) are very much like their English counterparts. Somali has seven consonants (c, dh, kh, q, r, x and ' [glottal stop]) that do not match anything in English. The English sounds most likely to present difficulties for Somalis are those represented by the letters c, q, r, and x, since these letters are pronounced quite differently in Somali. For pronunciation of Somali letters. In Somali, the consonants b, d, dh, g, l, m, n, and r can be doubled to indicate a sound which is pronounced with much more force than its single counterpart. Thus, Somalis often pronounce the doubled consonants in English words such as "bigger," "middle," "merry," "simmer," and "nibble" with more strength than they would be pronounced by a native speaker of English. Vowels always have fixed value in Somali; each letter has one sound and each sound has one letter. Long vowels (aa, ee, ii, oo, uu) are used in Somali and pronounced about twice as long as a single counterpart. There is still Juxa's word did not answer ..I don't know hope others will answer. Salam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intizaar Posted May 28, 2004 OG_ girl you made me proud dear Lug=leg, lugo= legs Labo= two Lug iyo labo sounds like a curse Moti na daa hadaad adigu luqada baratay ana waanu baran Kaluun or malaay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salma Posted May 29, 2004 OG-Girl, i think BEER is the Lever and not the Heart. Wadhnaha= Heart, isnt it? shrayech 1- Xedeg= Star like Xedeg Academy in LBC 2- Dayax= Moon 3- qurrax= Sun 4- Dhul= Land 5- Badh= Sea 6- buur= Mountain like Daalo 7- samada= Sky 8- wiibe= River 9- geeduu- Grass 10-Tug= Valley like Tugdheer I hope Iam correct if not then kindly correct them for me guyz. Hope iam correct Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curly Posted May 29, 2004 Yeah Em you're right I've eaten Liver before. But it's understandable why she got it wrong, somalis generally associate liver with love instead of the heart. Why that is, is beyond me!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salma Posted May 29, 2004 mmm Sue i love Lever too so tasty Yummy yummy I guess u are right, now i remember that old song my cousin used to sing "Abahe lawlaw bugga iyyo berkad kutal" whateva, or like the arabs "7ashashet yooofi" This is good, can we move to Japanese Language later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AYOUB Posted May 29, 2004 ROOTI (indian) Saxan (arabic) fargeeto (italian) tarmuus (english) canjera (amharic) Have I missed anything? Cheque please Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OG_Girl Posted May 30, 2004 Ohh my God!... I started to believe Sue this aint working!!.. hmm ... Talking to her self ***OG, take a deep breath and say A'oodo be Allah mnal shaitanr rajeem*** Wallalo, there is rules , wallahi I knew this will happen that is why I put the rules. back to the lesson. Kaluun = fish sentence: Maanta kaluun ba conay= today I ate fish. Word : Dhib salam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites