Looking for practical Luxembourgish to Somali phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Luxembourgish 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: read the Somali line out loud three times, then cover the Luxembourgish side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Moien
Salaan
Merci
Mahadsanid
Gudden Mënsch
Subax wanaagsan
Gudden Owend
Duhur wanaagsan
Gudden Owend
Habeen wanaagsan
Gudde Nacht
Habeen wanaagsan
Bis geschwënn
Ilaa dambe
Äddi
Nabad gelyo
Wéi heescht dees?
Magacaa maxay tahay?
Mengem Numm ass John
Magacaygu waa John
Wéi geet et der?
Sidee tahay?
Schéin dech kennenzeléieren
Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Säz Iech Englesch?
Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?(Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?)
Ech schwätzen net gutt Hindi.
Hindi si fiican uma hadlo
Ech verstinn net.
Ma fahmin
Säit w.e.g. lues.
Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal
Kënnt Dir dat nach eng Kéier soen?
Ma ku celin kartaa?
Wou ass d'Wc?
Musqusha xaggee buu yaalaa?
Wéi kommen ech an d'Zentrum?
Sideen ku gaari karaa xarunta magaalada?
Dréit lénks.
Bidix u leexo
Dréit riets.
Midig u leexo
Geet direkt.
Toos u soco
Wéi vill kascht et?
Immisa ayey tahay lacagta?
Eng Ticket, w.e.g.
Hal tigidh, fadlan
Ass et wäit vun hei?
Ma fog tahay halkan?
Ech sinn verluer.
Waan lumay
Wou kann ech eng SIM-Kaart kafen?
Xaggee ka iibsan karaa kaarka SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Jo
Haa
Nee
Maya
Maybe
Malaha
Ech sinn einverstanden
Waan ku raacsanahay
Ech sinn net einverstanden
Waan ku raacsaneyn
Dat kléngt gutt
Taasi waa wax fiican
Wat mengs de?
Maxaad u malaynaysaa?
Kanns de mir hëllefen?
Ma i caawin kartaa?
Ech brauch Hëllef
Waxaan u baahanahay caawimaad
Waart eng Sekonn
Sug daqiiqad
Ech sinn entschëllegt
Waan ka xumahay
Kee Problem
Dhib malahan
Herzleche Gléckwënsch
Hambalyo
Alles Guddes zum Gebuertsdag
Dhalasho wacan
Hues eng sécher Rees
Safar wanaagsan
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wou ass d'Zuchstatioun?
Xagee buu tareenka jooga?
Wou ass d'Busstatioun?
Xagee buu basaska jooga?
Wéi eng Plattform ass et?
Keenka sidee buu yahay?
Wéini geet et fort?
Goormee ayuu baxayaa?
Ass dat de richtege Wee?
Ma tan saxda ah?
Et ass hei no.
Waa halkan u dhow
Et ass wäit ewech hei.
Waa halkan fog
Kanns de mir op der Kaart weisen?
Ma ii muujin kartaa khariidada?
Stop hei, wann ech pléisse.
Halkan joog, fadlan
Wéi laang dauert et?
Immisa waqti ayey qaadaneysaa?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Wéi vill kascht dat?
Imisa ayuu ku kacayaa?
Dat ass ze deier.
Taasi waa qaali aad u badan.
Hues deppes méi bëlleg?
Ma haysta wax ka jaban?
Kann ech mat der Kaart bezuelen?
Ma bixin karaa kaarka?
Ech hätt gär eng Tabell fir zwou.
Waxaan jeclaan lahaa miis laba qof ah.
D'Rechnung, w.e.g.
Fadlan, biilka.
Ass de Service inklusiv?
Ma ku jirtaa adeegga?
Ech sinn Vegetarier.
Anigu waxaan ahay khudradeed.
Keng schaarf Iessen, w.e.g.
Fadlan, cunto aan xawaash lahayn.
Dat ass lecker.
Tani waa macaan.
Kann ech d'Menu kréien?
Ma heli karaa menu?
E Glace Waasser, w.e.g.
Fadlan, koob biyo ah.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Ruff d'Police
Wac booliiska
Ruff eng Ambulanz
Wac ambalaas
Ech brauch e Dokter
Waxaan u baahanahay dhakhtar
Ech fille mech schlecht
Waxaan dareemayaa xanuun
Ech sinn allergesch géint Erdnüssen
Waxaan leeyahay xasaasiyad lowska
Wou ass d'nächst Spidol?
Isbitaalka ugu dhow xagee buu yaalaa?
Et deet hei weh
Halkaan ayaa i xanuunaya
Ech hunn mäin Pass verluer
Dukumeentigayga safarka ayaan lumiyay
Kanns de mäin Hotel ruffen?
Ma wici kartaa hoteelkeyga?
Hëllef!
Caawimaad!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Schéin Iech ze treffen
Aad baan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko
Loosst eis eng Sëtzung plangen
Aan qorshayno kulan
Wéini passt et Iech?
Waa maxay waqtiga ku habboon adiga?
Ech schécken den Rapport haut
Waxaan maanta soo diri doonaa warbixinta
Kënne mir muer schwätzen?
Ma ka hadli karnaa berri?
Ech hunn d'File als Attaché bäigefüügt
Fadlan eeg faylka ku lifaaqan
Merci fir Är Zäit
Waad ku mahadsan tahay waqtigaaga
Ech freeë mech op d'Zesummenaarbecht mat Iech
Waxaan rajeynayaa in aan kula shaqeeyo
Kënnt Dir dësen Punkt kloerstellen?
Ma faahfaahin kartaa dhibicdaas?
Ech kommen op Iech zréck
Aan ku soo laabto
D'Frist ass Freideg
Waqtiga kama dambaysta ah waa Jimcaha
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.