Word · Frequency #13447
somali
索马里语
核心释义
the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali
- 1.
An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
- 2.
The Somali ethnic group as a whole; the Somali.
- 3.
A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia.
- 4.
A person from a Somali-majority republic, state, or region, including but not limited to: the Republic of Somaliland, the Somali region of Ethiopia (often called the Ogaden, but more neutrally the Somali region), or autonomous states within Somalia's federal system such as Puntland.
- 5.
A domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat.
索马里人
用法In use
My neighbor is a Somali who moved here last year.
用法提示：Somali 为可数名词单数，此处作表语，表示“索马里人”。
There are several Somalis in my language class.
用法提示：Somalis 为可数名词复数，与 there are 呼应。
The Somali who works at the bakery always smiles at me.
用法提示：The Somali 是名词短语作主语，特指某位索马里人。
a Somali
指单个索马里人，复数形式为 Somalis。
He is a Somali.
他是索马里人。
the Somalis
定冠词 the 加复数，指索马里民族整体。
The Somalis have a rich oral tradition.
索马里人有着丰富的口头传统。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- speak Somali
- 说索马里语
- Many people in the region speak Somali.该地区的许多人说索马里语。
- learn Somali
- 学习索马里语
- She is learning Somali to work with refugees.她正在学习索马里语，以便与难民一起工作。
- in Somali
- 用索马里语
- The announcement was made in Somali.该公告是用索马里语发布的。
- translate into Somali
- 翻译成索马里语
- The handbook has been translated into Somali.这本手册已被翻译成索马里语。
- a Somali
- 一名索马里人
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：同根的Somalia是国家，少一个a的Somali是人或语言；用“尾巴-a”记国家，“尾巴-i”记人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：language learning、linguistics、translation Somali 指索马里语时，为不可数名词，通常用于语言学习、语言学或翻译等场景。该词在这些语境中属于中性词，正式和非正式场合均可使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
该词为专有名词，首字母须大写。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Bali, Mali and tamale rhyme with Somali: all end in /ˈli/ after a stressed /ˈmɑː/ or /ˈbɑː/ vowel. Beware the -al lookalikes animal (/ˈænɪməl/) and final (/ˈfaɪnəl/), whose last syllable is /əl/, and do not confuse Somali with Somalia (/soʊˈmɑːliə/), which has an extra final /ə/.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.