Word · Frequency #13447
Somali
索马里语
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
In use
My neighbor is a Somali who moved here last year.
There are several Somalis in my language class.
The Somali who works at the bakery always smiles at me.
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。
speak Somali
表示语言时，Somali 为不可数名词，前面不加冠词 the。
Do you speak Somali?
你会说索马里语吗？
Connections
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
- A Somali helped me find the hotel.一名索马里人帮我找到了酒店。
- the Somali
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
该词为专有名词，首字母须大写。
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/.
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.