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Somali Foundation

Work through each lesson in order to build your core Somali skills.

📖 12 lessons · All open
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1
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The Alphabet

Learn the Somali alphabet and pronunciation basics

2

This and That — Kan & Tan

Master Somali demonstrative pronouns

3

Numbers & Time

Learn how to count and tell the time in Somali

4

Verbs & Tenses

Understand how Somali verbs work across past, present and future

5

Nouns & Gender

Learn how Somali nouns are gendered and how that affects sentences

6

Pronouns

I, you, he, she, we — pronouns in Somali


7

Prepositions & Location

Describe where things are — in, on, under, near

8

Adjectives & Description

Describe people, places and things using Somali adjectives

9

Questions & Conversation

Ask and answer common questions in Somali

10

Commands & Requests

Learn how to give instructions and make polite requests

11

Everyday Functional Somali

Real phrases for daily life — greetings, shopping, getting around

12
Recap

Recap & Review

A full recap of everything covered in Foundation Course 1