oo dhan - the whole ..

oo dhan - the whole ...

Maalintii oo dhan - the whole day 

Way murmeen maalintii oo dhan - they argued the whole day

Way wada hadleen maalintii oo dhan - they talked the whole day

Dadka oo dhan - all of the people

Way qosleen dadka oo dhan - all the people laughed

Dunida oo dhan - the whole world

Hay'adda UNICEF waxay ka shaqaynaysaa dunida oo dhan - The organisation UNICEF is working all over the world

Ordinal numbers

Cardinal numbers are basically the numbers we normally use when counting,

One apple  - Hal tufaax
Two oranges - Laba liin

Ordinal numbers are numbers we use to rank things or put things in a certain order(hence 'ordinal')

The third man - Ninkii saddexaad
The 11th century - Qarnigii kow iyo tobnaad

First - Kowaad
Second - Labaad
Third - Saddexaad
Fourth - Afraad
Fifth - Shanaad
Sixth - Lixaad
Seventh - Toddobaad
Eighth - Sideedaad
Ninth - Sagaalaad
Tenth - Tobnaad 

Finland ayaa gashay kaalinta kowaad - Finland was ranked first (lit. "Finland entered the first rank/tier")
Dagaalkii labaad ee Aduunka - The Second World War (lit. "The Second War of the World") 

Somali manga

Someone has translated a chapter of the Japanese manga 'Vinland Saga' into Somali. Check it out, the translation is really good, although you will probably need to be at intermediate/advanced Somali level to fully appreciate it. 

http://afsomali.com/manga/vinland/cutubka_1/1/

Raashinka - Food

Generally, the word for food in Somali is 'cunto'

cunto - food; cuntada - the food

But, there is another food that you will often hear

raashin (ka) - food

The word 'raashin' comes the English military term 'rations' which is food provisions for soldiers.

Google Translate - Now in Somali!

Google Translate can now translate between Somali and other languages. It's not perfect, but it is a start! It is particularly effective at translating short, uncomplicated sentences. Try it here,

https://translate.google.com/