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Countries in Somali

This is a list of some popular countries in Somali. It is a nice addition to our other 2 pages: Languages and Nationalities.

Britain: Ingiriiska
Morocco: marooko
China: shiinaha
Brazil: Baraasiil
America: Maraykan / Ameerikan
France: faransiiska
Germany: jarmalka
Greece: giriiga
Israel: Yuhuud
India: hindiya
Ireland: Ayrlaan
Italy: talyaaniga
Japan: jabaanka
Korea: Kuuriya
Iran: Eeraan
Portugal: Boortuqiis
Russia: ruushka
Spain: isbayn
Sweden: iswiidhan
Pakistan: Bakistaan

Now we will put some of the words above into a sentence which you might use in a regular conversation about nations. All you need is to swap the countries but keep the same sentence structure.

I live in America: Waxaan ku noolahay Mareykanka / Ameerika
I want to go to Germany: Waxaan rabaa inaan Jarmalka aado
I came from Spain: Isbeeyn baan ka imaaday
I was born in Italy: Itaaliya baan ku dhashay
Japan is a beautiful country: Jabaan waa wadan qurux badan
Have you ever been to India?: Waligaa Hindiya ma aadey?

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