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🇸🇴 Somali cooking and ingredient words

The words on a market stall and on the back of a packet. Ingredients, herbs, the tastes, and what you do to food to cook it. Press any line to hear it.

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Fruits

CambeMango
MuusBanana
QumbeCoconut
CananaasPineapple
QareWatermelon
BabaayPapaya
TufaaxApple
CanabGrapes
DurianDurian
MiroFruit

Kitchen & Ingredients

KhudaarVegetables
BasbaasChili
TuunGarlic
UkunEgg
Hilib doofaarPork
Hilib lo'Beef
AarguustoShrimp
Suugada kalluunkaFish sauce
NuudalNoodles
Maraq tom yumTom yum soup

At the Market

Immisa baht?How many baht?
Bilaash (lacag la'aan)Free (no cost)
Asli / dhab ahGenuine / real
Been ahFake
Bac (caag)Bag (plastic)
KiiloKilo
Nus kiiloHalf a kilo
CusubFresh
Siyaado bilaash ah (dheeraad)Free extra (bonus)
Qiime dhimis (la jabiyay)On sale (discounted)

Cooking

KarinTo cook
JarjaridTo chop
ShiilidTo fry
KarkarinTo boil
Saliid yar ku shiilidTo stir-fry
IstoobStove
DheriPot
BirtaaweFrying pan
Habka karintaRecipe
DhadhaminTo taste

Taste & Senses

DhanaanSour
QadhaadhBitter
Saliid badan / dufan badanOily / rich
UdgoonFragrant
Ur xunStinky
Kulul (heerkul)Hot (temperature)
JilicsanSoft
AdagHard
JajabCrispy
TaabashoTo touch

In the Kitchen

JikoKitchen
DheriPot
BirtaaweFrying pan
MindiKnife
SaxanPlate
ShiilidTo fry
KarkarinTo boil
Saliid yar ku shiilidTo stir-fry
Jarjarid / jaridTo chop / slice
DubidTo grill
FoornoOven
TalaajadRefrigerator

Fruits

MiroFruit
CambeMango
MuusBanana
DurianDurian
BabbaayPapaya
CananaasPineapple
QumbeCoconut
QareWatermelon
MangosteenMangosteen
RambutanRambutan
LonganLongan
LycheeLychee

Vegetables & Herbs

KhudaarVegetable
TuunGarlic
BasbaasChili
Cawska liintaLemongrass
Reexaanta ThailandThai basil
SinjibiilGinger
Basal yarShallot
KabsaroCoriander
BidinjaalEggplant
Biqilka digirtaBean sprouts
GalangalGalangal
Liin dhanaanLime

Taste & Texture

MacaanSweet
DhanaanSour
Cusbo badanSalty
QadhaadhBitter
Dhadhan la'Bland
Basbaas lehSpicy
JajabCrispy
JilicsanSoft
La ruugo / dhegdheg ahChewy / sticky
Saliid badan / dufan badanOily / rich
UdgoonFragrant
Dhadhan macaanDelicious

At the Market

SuuqMarket
IibiyeVendor
QiimoPrice
Qiimo dhimisDiscount
QaaliExpensive
JabanCheap
KiiloKilo
MiisaamidTo weigh
CusubFresh
BacBag
GorgortamidTo bargain
Imisa?How much?

Cooking & Recipes

Cunto karinTo cook
Habka karintaRecipe
JarjaridTo chop
ShiilidTo fry
KarkarinTo boil
Saliid yar ku shiilidTo stir-fry
Uumi ku karinTo steam
DubidTo grill
Isku qasidTo mix
ShubidTo pour
DheriPot
Digsi / birtaaweWok / pan
ShooladStove
XawaashSeasoning
BislaadayCooked
CeedhiinRaw

Herbs & Flavors

Filfil madowBlack pepper
HuruudTurmeric
NacnacMint
QorfeCinnamon
SisinSesame
Caleemaha liinta makrutMakrut lime leaves
Caleemaha reexaanta quduuska ahHoly basil leaves
Suugo soy khafiif ahLight soy sauce
Sonkorta timirtaPalm sugar
KhalVinegar
Suugo oysterOyster sauce
Basbaas jajab ahChili flakes
KamuunCumin
QaranfuulClove
Raqay la shiidayTamarind paste
Basal cagaaranSpring onion