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Common Somali to Latin phrases

100 practical Somali to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Somali to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Somali phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Latin-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.

  1. Salaan

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Mahadsanid

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Subax wanaagsan

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Duhur wanaagsan

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Habeen wanaagsan

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Habeen wanaagsan

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Ilaa dambe

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Nabad gelyo

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Magacaa maxay tahay?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Magacaygu waa John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Sidee tahay?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (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.

  1. Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Hindi si fiican uma hadlo

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Ma fahmin

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Ma ku celin kartaa?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Musqusha xaggee buu yaalaa?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Sideen ku gaari karaa xarunta magaalada?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Bidix u leexo

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Midig u leexo

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Toos u soco

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Immisa ayey tahay lacagta?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Hal tigidh, fadlan

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Ma fog tahay halkan?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Waan lumay

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Xaggee ka iibsan karaa kaarka SIM?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Haa

    Ita

  2. Maya

    Non

  3. Malaha

    Fortasse

  4. Waan ku raacsanahay

    Consentio

  5. Waan ku raacsaneyn

    Non consentio

  6. Taasi waa wax fiican

    Bene sonat

  7. Maxaad u malaynaysaa?

    Quid censes?

  8. Ma i caawin kartaa?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Waxaan u baahanahay caawimaad

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Sug daqiiqad

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Waan ka xumahay

    Me paenitet

  12. Dhib malahan

    Nullum problema

  13. Hambalyo

    Felicitaciones

  14. Dhalasho wacan

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Safar wanaagsan

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Xagee buu tareenka jooga?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Xagee buu basaska jooga?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Keenka sidee buu yahay?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Goormee ayuu baxayaa?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Ma tan saxda ah?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Waa halkan u dhow

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Waa halkan fog

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Ma ii muujin kartaa khariidada?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Halkan joog, fadlan

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Immisa waqti ayey qaadaneysaa?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Imisa ayuu ku kacayaa?

    Quot hoc constat?

  2. Taasi waa qaali aad u badan.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Ma haysta wax ka jaban?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Ma bixin karaa kaarka?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Waxaan jeclaan lahaa miis laba qof ah.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Fadlan, biilka.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Ma ku jirtaa adeegga?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Anigu waxaan ahay khudradeed.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Fadlan, cunto aan xawaash lahayn.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Tani waa macaan.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Ma heli karaa menu?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Fadlan, koob biyo ah.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Wac booliiska

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Wac ambalaas

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Waxaan u baahanahay dhakhtar

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Waxaan dareemayaa xanuun

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Waxaan leeyahay xasaasiyad lowska

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Isbitaalka ugu dhow xagee buu yaalaa?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Halkaan ayaa i xanuunaya

    Hic dolet

  8. Dukumeentigayga safarka ayaan lumiyay

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Ma wici kartaa hoteelkeyga?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Caawimaad!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Aad baan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Aan qorshayno kulan

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Waa maxay waqtiga ku habboon adiga?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Waxaan maanta soo diri doonaa warbixinta

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Ma ka hadli karnaa berri?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Fadlan eeg faylka ku lifaaqan

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Waad ku mahadsan tahay waqtigaaga

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Waxaan rajeynayaa in aan kula shaqeeyo

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Ma faahfaahin kartaa dhibicdaas?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Aan ku soo laabto

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Waqtiga kama dambaysta ah waa Jimcaha

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Waa imisa saac?

    Quot hora est? (Waa imisa saac)

  2. Waa seddex saac

    Tertia hora est. (Waa seddex saac)

  3. Maanta

    Hodie

  4. Berri

    Cras

  5. Shalay

    Heri

  6. Isniin

    Dies Lunae

  7. Talaado

    Dies Martis

  8. Arbaco

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Hal

    Unus

  10. Laba

    Duo

  11. Seddex

    Tres

  12. Toban

    Decem

  13. Boqol

    Centum

  14. Nus

    Dimidium

  15. Aynu

    Plus

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