Somali-English, English-Somali Dictionary and Phrasebook

Author: Nicholas Awde
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 9780781806213
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
This book is very helpful for travelers to Somalia. Included in the book are vocabulary sections, a phrasebook, pronunciation, and a brief outline of the language's grammar rules and information on local culture.

Concise Somali-English/English-Somali Dictionary

Author: Hagar Dictionaries
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781979262194
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 482

Book Description
The Hagar Concise Somali-English/English-Somali Dictionary is a new dictionary that offers a comprehensive coverage of all the essential vocabulary with over 17,000 words. This dictionary is easy to use and ideal for travel, work, or study.

Somali Learner's Dictionary

Author: Kasahorow
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781792998980
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Learn to read Modern Somali.The Somali Learner's Dictionary is a beginner's dictionary of Somali and English.Contains basic nouns, verbs and adjectives to aid fast comprehension of any Modern Somali language book.Discover the joy of reading in Somali.Suitable for children 8 to 12 years old.

My First Somali Alphabets Picture Book with English Translations

Author: Idil S.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780369600714
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Did you ever want to teach your kids the basics of Somali ? Learning Somali can be fun with this picture book. In this book you will find the following features: Somali Alphabets. Somali Words. English Translations.

Colloquial Somali

Author: Martin Orwin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317306376
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
Colloquial Somali: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Somali as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Somali in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Somali is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout. Key features include: A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations Helpful cultural points about life in Somalia An overview of the sounds of Somali Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Somali is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Somali. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

Somali Student Dictionary

Author: Ali Mohamud Omer
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
ISBN: 9780781814041
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 278

Book Description
This comprehensive bilingual Somali dictionary includes over 25,000 Word-to-Word dictionary entries, and is perfect for ESL/ELL students to use for standardized testing. Somali is an Afroasiatic language with approximately 15 million speakers worldwide. It is spoken primarily in Somalia, but also in Somaliland, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya and by a significant Somali-speaking diaspora. Somali is written with the Latin alphabet. The two-way format makes it useful for both English and Amharic speakers. Somali ELL (English-Language Learner) students can look up the meaning of English words they don't recognize, and also translate their thoughts and writing in Amharic to English.

New Bilingual Visual Dictionary (English-Urdu)

Author: Sedat Turhan
Publisher: New Bilingual Visual Dictionar
ISBN: 9781785088957
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Over 1,000 useful, everyday words with highly realistic pictures, which help learners to easily identify the words and practice saying them in both languages. A wide range of essential and popular subjects, such as: animals, arts, house, shapes, nature, school, technology and many more"--Page 4 of cover

Historical Dictionary of Somalia

Author: Mohamed Haji Mukhtar
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810866048
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description
Despite advances in modern communication and the proliferation of information, there remain areas of the world about which little is known. One such place is Somalia. The informed public is aware of a political meltdown and consequent chaos there, but few comprehend the causes of this tragic crisis. This new edition covers Somalia's origin, history, culture, and language, as well as current economic and political issues. The alphabetical arrangement of this Dictionary, with a complete chronology, list of acronyms, and in-depth bibliography provide useful information about the country in a convenient format. A vital addition to reference collections supporting undergraduate and graduate programs on Africa and the Middle East, international relations, and economics- a useful fact-filled compendium for government and public libraries, NGO's, and other special libraries

The Languages of the World

Author: Kenneth Katzner
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134532881
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description
This third edition of Kenneth Katzner's best-selling guide to languages is essential reading for language enthusiasts everywhere. Written with the non-specialist in mind, its user-friendly style and layout, delightful original passages, and exotic scripts, will continue to fascinate the reader. This new edition has been thoroughly revised to include more languages, more countries, and up-to-date data on populations. Features include: *information on nearly 600 languages *individual descriptions of 200 languages, with sample passages and English translations *concise notes on where each language is spoken, its history, alphabet and pronunciation *coverage of every country in the world, its main language and speaker numbers *an introduction to language families

Somali Grammar Revision

Author: Liban A. Ahmad
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1481781758
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 83

Book Description
Somali Grammar Revision is intended for the intermediate or advanced level learners of Somali language. It covers the eleven Somali grammatical categories. The verb and the adjective, 20% of Somali grammatical categories, constitute more than 80% of written and spoken Somali because use of tenses affects both grammatical categories. Somali Grammar Revision: highlights differences in usage of many aspects of written and spoken Somali introduces variant past tense and key sentence structures used in spoken Somali discusses correct answers to what and who-questions contains verb, adjective, preposition and noun tables discusses verb-related structures and a variant imperative structure introduces type 3 potential sentences .adresses how to deal with tense-related ambiguity in negative and negative interrogative sentences. addresses how to use the reflexive word 'is' with verbs and pronouns