The word for 'already' in Somali is 'mar hore'. 'Mar' means '(a)time' and 'hore' means 'before'. So it literally means 'a time before'.
Waad i siisey mar hore - You already gave (it) to me
Waan tagey Mareykanka mar hore - I've already been to America
Waan dhameyey shaqadii mar hore - I've already finished the work
To say you've done something just one time, use 'mar keliya'
Waxaan la kulmay boqoradda mar keliya
I've met the Queen only once
Shirkadaha Roodhidu waxay kordhiyeen qiimaha ay ku Iibiyaan mar keliya.
The bakery businesses have increased the prices that are selling just once.
Wuu akhriyey buugga la yiraahdo "War and Peace" mar keliya.
He read the book called "War and Peace" just once.
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