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🇸🇴 Somali food and restaurant phrases

Ordering is the conversation you will have most often and the one where pointing stops working fastest, because the question that comes back is never the one you rehearsed. Dishes, drinks, ordering, asking what is in it, and paying. Press any line to hear it.

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Food & Drink

BariisRice
BiyoWater
DigaagChicken
MacaanDelicious
Basbaas lehSpicy
Basbaas ma lahaNot spicy
QaxwoCoffee
Bariis la shiilayFried rice
Saladh babaayPapaya salad
BiirBeer

Restaurant & Ordering

Liiska cuntadaMenu
Cunto dalbashoTo order food
Qof aan hilib cuninVegetarian
Sonkor la'aanNo sugar
QaaddoSpoon
FargeetoFork
Biilka, fadlanThe bill, please
Cunto la qaato, fadlanTakeaway, please
Biyo caadi ahPlain water
Musqushu meeday?Where is the toilet?

Drinks & Desserts

ShaahTea
CaanoMilk
CasiirJuice
BarafIce
Cunto fudud / macmacaanSnack / dessert
JalaatoIce cream
Bariis dhegdheg ah iyo cambeMango sticky rice
ShukulaatoChocolate
MacaanSweet
Cusbo lehSalty

Street Food

Digaag la dubayGrilled chicken
Ul hilib doofaar la dubayGrilled pork skewer
Bariis digaagChicken rice
Pad Thai (nuudal la shiilay)Pad Thai (fried noodles)
Kaari cagaaranGreen curry
Khao soi (nuudal kaari ah)Khao soi (curry noodles)
Ukun shiilan oo Thai ahThai omelette
SataySatay
Roti (canjeero macaan)Roti (sweet pancake)
Caanaha qumbahaCoconut milk

At the Café

Qaxwo baraf lehIced coffee
Kulul (cabitaan)Hot (drink)
Caano lehWith milk
Sonkor yarLess sweet
KeegCake
Halkan ku cunidDine in
Kursigan ma bannaan yahay?Is this seat free?
Mar kale ma ii buuxin kartaa?Can I get a refill?
Aad u macaanVery tasty
Jawi wanaagsanNice atmosphere

Tableware & Utensils

SaxanPlate
BaaquliBowl
Galaas (koob)Glass (cup)
KoobCup
Ulaha cuntadaChopsticks
MindiKnife
Dharka jikadaApron
TishuuTissue
Tuubbada cabitaankaStraw
Furaha dhaladaBottle opener

At a Café

QaxwoCoffee
ShaahTea
BarafIce
Barafaysan / qabowIced / cold
MacaanSweet
CaanoMilk
SonkorSugar
Cunto fudud / macmacaanSnack / dessert
KeegCake
Casiir miroFruit juice
Galaas / koobGlass / cup
KursiSeat

Drinks & Beverages

CabitaanDrink
QaxwoCoffee
ShaahTea
Shaah baraf leh oo Thai ahThai iced tea
Casiir miroFruit juice
Casiir liin macaanOrange juice
BiirBeer
Khamriga canabkaWine
KhamriLiquor
Cabitaan macaanSoft drink
CaanoMilk
BarafIce
Biyaha qumbahaCoconut water
Casiir miro la shiidaySmoothie
Biyo caadi ahPlain water
Sonkor yarLess sweet

Thai Dishes

Pad ThaiPad Thai
Maraqa tom yum ee gambarigaTom yum shrimp soup
Saladh babbaayPapaya salad
Bariis la shiilayFried rice
Maraq cagaaran oo Thai ahGreen curry
Bariis digaagChicken rice
Shiilan reexaan lehBasil stir-fry
Maraq massamanMassaman curry
Bariis dhegdheg ah oo cambe lehMango sticky rice
Maraq baastoNoodle soup
Ukun shiilan Thai ahThai omelet
Hilib doofaar oo ul lagu dubayGrilled pork skewer
SataySatay
Rool khudaar ah oo la shiilaySpring roll
Boorash bariisRice porridge
Baasto suugo soy lehSoy sauce noodles

Thai Desserts

Canjeero qumbe (khanom krok)Coconut pancakes (khanom krok)
Kubbado bariis oo caano qumbe ku jira (bua loy)Rice balls in coconut milk (bua loy)
Baasto pandan oo caano qumbe ku jiraPandan noodles in coconut milk
Dun ukun dahabi ahGolden egg threads
Macmacaan shalli ukun oo dahabi ahGolden egg-yolk sweet
Kastard ThaiThai custard
Keeg jeeli oo lakab lehLayered jelly cake
Macmacaanka yaaquutka casRed rubies dessert
Muus caano qumbe ku jiraBanana in coconut milk
Canjeero Thai oo jajabaCrispy Thai crepe
Macmacaan Thai isku dhafan (ruam mit)Mixed Thai dessert (ruam mit)
SharooboSyrup

Food Delivery

Cunto dalbashoTo order food
GaarsiinDelivery
GaarsiiyeDelivery rider
Lacagta gaarsiintaDelivery fee
Waa soo gaadhayIt has arrived
Cuntadu waa qabowdayThe food is cold
Dalabka la socodTo track the order
Basbaas yarMildly spicy
Khudaar la'aanNo vegetables
Qiimayn shan xiddigood ahFive-star review

At the Bakery

FurunBakery
RootiBread
Hadda la dubayFreshly baked
CroissantCroissant
Jeex keeg ahSlice of cake
Ur macaan buu leeyahaySmells so good
Kan, fadlanThis one, please
Sanduuq, fadlanA box, please
Macaan yarLess sweet
Mid dheeraad ah oo bilaash ahOne free extra

At the Ice Cream Shop

Dukaanka jalaatadaIce cream shop
KoonCone
Laba qaaddoTwo scoops
Koob ku rid, fadlanIn a cup, please
Dhadhan faniilaVanilla flavor
Dhadhan cambeMango flavor
Dhadhankee ayaa fiican?Which flavor is good?
Ma dhadhamin karaa?Can I taste it?
Way dhalaalaysaaIt's melting
Aad bay u qaboojinaysaaSo refreshing

Breakfast Time

Ulo cajiin ah oo la shiilayFried dough sticks
Ukun la shiilayFried egg
Ukun la kariyay oo jilicsanSoft-boiled eggs
Rooti la dubayToast
MalmalaatoJam
BuuroButter
MalabHoney
SeriyaalCereal
Caanaha soyaSoy milk
Maraqa bariiskaBoiled rice soup
Caano cusubFresh milk
Qaxwo karinTo brew coffee
Cuntada ugu muhiimsanThe most important meal
Horeba waan gaajaysanahayI'm hungry already

Night Market

Suuqa habeenkiiNight market
Dukaan waddoStreet stall
FaynuusyoLanterns
Hadiyadaha xusuustaSouvenirs
Muunad ma tijaabin karaa?Can I try a sample?
Waan eegayaa uunJust looking around
Dukaankani waa caanThis stall is popular
Alaab gacanta lagu sameeyayHandmade goods
Jaban oo fiicanCheap and good
Saf dheerLong queue
Miro la shiidayFruit smoothie
Cunto fudud oo la dubayGrilled snacks
Iibiye saaxiibtinimo lehFriendly vendor
Socod fiidkii ahAn evening stroll

Food Around the World

SushiSushi
TaakoTaco
KimchiKimchi
KabaabKebab
RamenRamen
PizzaPizza
BaastoPasta
HamburgarHamburger
Hilib lo' oo la dubaySteak
PaellaPaella
PhoPho
Dim sumDim sum
FarmaajoCheese
GyozaGyoza
FalaafilFalafel

Mookata & BBQ

MookataMookata
BurjikoCharcoal stove
Hilibka doofaarka dhadhan gelinTo marinate the pork
Suugada JaewJaew dipping sauce
Shabagga dubistaGrill grate
Qiiq aad u badanClouds of smoke
Dhuxul ku daridTo add charcoal
Ma bislaaday?Is it cooked yet?
Dib u buuxin aan xad lahaynUnlimited refills
Maraq karkarayaBoiling broth