Looking for practical Manx to Somali phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx 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.
Fastyr mie
Salaan
Gura mie eu
Mahadsanid
Mie eu
Subax wanaagsan
Fastyr mie
Duhur wanaagsan
Oie vie
Habeen wanaagsan
Oie ghooinney
Habeen wanaagsan
Gree gys y chee
Ilaa dambe
Slane
Nabad gelyo
Cre ta d'ennym?
Magacaa maxay tahay?
Ta my ennym yn John
Magacaygu waa John
Kys t'eh?
Sidee tahay?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?(Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Hindi si fiican uma hadlo(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Ma fahmin(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Ma ku celin kartaa?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Musqusha xaggee buu yaalaa?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Sideen ku gaari karaa xarunta magaalada?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Bidix u leexo(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Midig u leexo(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Toos u soco(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Immisa ayey tahay lacagta?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Hal tigidh, fadlan(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Ma fog tahay halkan?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Waan lumay(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Xaggee ka iibsan karaa kaarka SIM?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Haa
Na
Maya
Possibly
Malaha
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Waan ku raacsanahay
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Waan ku raacsaneyn
Ta shoh goll er
Taasi waa wax fiican
Cre ta'n chione?
Maxaad u malaynaysaa?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ma i caawin kartaa?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Waxaan u baahanahay caawimaad
Gow er ny hoilshey
Sug daqiiqad
Ta mee er yannoo
Waan ka xumahay
Cha nel broogh
Dhib malahan
Foddee gura
Hambalyo
Laa breith shenney
Dhalasho wacan
Gow er ny shickyr
Safar wanaagsan
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Xagee buu tareenka jooga?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Xagee buu basaska jooga?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Keenka sidee buu yahay?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Goormee ayuu baxayaa?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Ma tan saxda ah?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ta eh ny chione hene
Waa halkan u dhow(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
Waa halkan fog(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
Ma ii muujin kartaa khariidada?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Goll er-hene, please
Halkan joog, fadlan(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
Immisa waqti ayey qaadaneysaa?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Imisa ayuu ku kacayaa?
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Taasi waa qaali aad u badan.
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Ma haysta wax ka jaban?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ma bixin karaa kaarka?
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Waxaan jeclaan lahaa miis laba qof ah.
Yn bill, please
Fadlan, biilka.
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Ma ku jirtaa adeegga?
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Anigu waxaan ahay khudradeed.
Cha nel food spiced, please
Fadlan, cunto aan xawaash lahayn.
Ta shen ny chennag
Tani waa macaan.
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Ma heli karaa menu?
Glass jeh voddy, please
Fadlan, koob biyo ah.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Wac booliiska
Goll er ambulance
Wac ambalaas
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Waxaan u baahanahay dhakhtar
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Waxaan dareemayaa xanuun
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Waxaan leeyahay xasaasiyad lowska
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Isbitaalka ugu dhow xagee buu yaalaa?
Ta eh goll er shoh
Halkaan ayaa i xanuunaya
Haink mee my passport
Dukumeentigayga safarka ayaan lumiyay
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Ma wici kartaa hoteelkeyga?
Fowd!
Caawimaad!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Aad baan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Aan qorshayno kulan
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Waa maxay waqtiga ku habboon adiga?
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Waxaan maanta soo diri doonaa warbixinta
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Ma ka hadli karnaa berri?
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Fadlan eeg faylka ku lifaaqan
Gura mie eu son do chione
Waad ku mahadsan tahay waqtigaaga
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Waxaan rajeynayaa in aan kula shaqeeyo
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Ma faahfaahin kartaa dhibicdaas?
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Aan ku soo laabto
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Waqtiga kama dambaysta ah waa Jimcaha
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.