Looking for practical Latin to Somali phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Somali translation (Somali) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Somali.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Somali-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Salaan(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Mahadsanid(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Subax wanaagsan(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Duhur wanaagsan(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Habeen wanaagsan(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Habeen wanaagsan(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Ilaa dambe(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Nabad gelyo(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Magacaa maxay tahay?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Magacaygu waa John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Sidee tahay?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?(Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Hindi si fiican uma hadlo(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Ma fahmin(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Ma ku celin kartaa?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Musqusha xaggee buu yaalaa?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Sideen ku gaari karaa xarunta magaalada?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Bidix u leexo(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Midig u leexo(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Toos u soco(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Immisa ayey tahay lacagta?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Hal tigidh, fadlan(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
Ma fog tahay halkan?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
Waan lumay(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Xaggee ka iibsan karaa kaarka SIM?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Haa
Non
Maya
Fortasse
Malaha
Consentio
Waan ku raacsanahay
Non consentio
Waan ku raacsaneyn
Bene sonat
Taasi waa wax fiican
Quid censes?
Maxaad u malaynaysaa?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Ma i caawin kartaa?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Waxaan u baahanahay caawimaad
Exspecta paulisper
Sug daqiiqad
Me paenitet
Waan ka xumahay
Nullum problema
Dhib malahan
Felicitaciones
Hambalyo
Felix natalis dies
Dhalasho wacan
Felix iter habeas
Safar wanaagsan
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Xagee buu tareenka jooga?(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Xagee buu basaska jooga?(Ubi est statio bus?)
Quae est suggestus?
Keenka sidee buu yahay?(Quae est suggestus?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Goormee ayuu baxayaa?(Quo tempore discedit?)
Estne haec via recta?
Ma tan saxda ah?(Estne haec via recta?)
Prope est hic
Waa halkan u dhow(Prope est hic)
Longius est ab hoc
Waa halkan fog(Longius est ab hoc)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Ma ii muujin kartaa khariidada?(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Halkan joog, fadlan(Siste hic, quaeso)
Quot tempus capit?
Immisa waqti ayey qaadaneysaa?(Quot tempus capit?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
Imisa ayuu ku kacayaa?
Id nimis carum est.
Taasi waa qaali aad u badan.
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Ma haysta wax ka jaban?
Possumne solvere charta?
Ma bixin karaa kaarka?
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Waxaan jeclaan lahaa miis laba qof ah.
Ratio, quaeso.
Fadlan, biilka.
Estne servitium inclusum?
Ma ku jirtaa adeegga?
Vegetarianus sum.
Anigu waxaan ahay khudradeed.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Fadlan, cunto aan xawaash lahayn.
Hoc est deliciosum.
Tani waa macaan.
Possumne habere menu?
Ma heli karaa menu?
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Fadlan, koob biyo ah.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Wac booliiska
Vocā ambulantiam
Wac ambalaas
Medicum mihi opus est
Waxaan u baahanahay dhakhtar
Māla mē sentio
Waxaan dareemayaa xanuun
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Waxaan leeyahay xasaasiyad lowska
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Isbitaalka ugu dhow xagee buu yaalaa?
Hic dolet
Halkaan ayaa i xanuunaya
Passum meum perdidī
Dukumeentigayga safarka ayaan lumiyay
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Ma wici kartaa hoteelkeyga?
Auxilium!
Caawimaad!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Aad baan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko
Conventum constituamus
Aan qorshayno kulan
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Waa maxay waqtiga ku habboon adiga?
Reportum hodie mittam
Waxaan maanta soo diri doonaa warbixinta
Possumusne cras loqui?
Ma ka hadli karnaa berri?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Fadlan eeg faylka ku lifaaqan
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Waad ku mahadsan tahay waqtigaaga
Spero ad te laborare
Waxaan rajeynayaa in aan kula shaqeeyo
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Ma faahfaahin kartaa dhibicdaas?
Permitte me ad te redire
Aan ku soo laabto
Terminatio est Veneris
Waqtiga kama dambaysta ah waa Jimcaha
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.