Somali Food
This is a list of food in Somali. This can be very useful when going to the supermarket to buy groceries or simply when asking for breakfast.
Milk: Caano
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Butter: Subag
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Cheese: Burcad
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Bread: Rooti
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Meal: cuno
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Breakfast: Quraac
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Lunch: Qado
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Dinner: Casho
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Salad: Ansalaato
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Sugar: Sonkor
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Salt: Cusbo
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Orange juice: Liin bambeelmo biyaheeda
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Soda: Cooka Cola
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Coffee: Bun
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Tea: Shaah
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Fish: Kalluun (Malaay)
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Meat: Hilib
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Chicken: Digaag (dooro)
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Pizza: Biisa
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Eggs: Ukumo
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| Sandwich: Saanwiij |
| Ice cream: Jalaato |
| Water: Biyo |
| Food: Cunto |
These samples show how food items can be incorporated into a sentence in Somali. You will also be able to express your feelings of hunger or thirst.
I'm hungry: Gaajaa i haysa (waan baa hanahay)
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Are you thirsty?: Ma oon baa ku haya
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Do you have a bottle of water?: dhalo biyo ah ma haysaa?
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Breakfast is ready: Quraacdu waa diyaar
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| What kind of food do you like?: Cunto sidee ah baad jeceshahay |
| I like cheese: Waxaan jeclahay Burcadka |
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