Somali words you always misunderstood

[BlackVelvet]

My entire life I thought 'munaasabad' meant tragedy.

Somali TV stations is how I realised (in the past few months) that I was mistaken

[Julkimi]

Dhafoor: I always thought dhafoor meant forehead.

[LMFAOO]

Hmm, I think it means occasion or something.

I think you are thinking about "Masiibad".

[LilEmperor]

Qowdhaan is a waaqoyi name, I always thought the word meant 'boner' in af Somali

[BlackVelvet]

Hmm, I think it means occasion or something.

I think you are thinking about "Masiibad".

YES!!!!

Walaahi it has been bothering me how I could have gotten it wrong this whole time. That explains it

[GeoSeven]

Buufis, I found out it meant paranoia (or something along those lines). Someone would mention that an individual buufis ayaa ku dhacay and I'd just laugh along with them not knowing wtf they were on about

[hunterKING]

Buufis, I found out it meant paranoia (or something along those lines). Someone would mention that an individual buufis ayaa ku dhacay and I'd just laugh along with them not knowing wtf they were on about

I used to think Buufis was a medical condition that is the complete opposite of anorexia. So people with Buufis, would balloon up after overeating a lot.

[Khalid Ali]

Massibo tragedy

Munasabad event

[Vivacious]

Dhafoor: I always thought dhafoor meant forehead.

I still think it means forehead
What does it mean though?

There are many Somali words I always misunderstood, can't remember them all.

[BlackVelvet]

Buufis, I found out it meant paranoia (or something along those lines). Someone would mention that an individual buufis ayaa ku dhacay and I'd just laugh along with them not knowing wtf they were on about

I used to think Buufis was a medical condition that is the complete opposite of anorexia. So people with Buufis, would balloon up after overeating a lot.

Geo7 apparently it means depression

[BlackVelvet]

I thought it meant they want to come to the West

[GeoSeven]

Jas, depression or paranoia?...for the love of god define that word for me once and for all

Buufis, I found out it meant paranoia (or something along those lines). Someone would mention that an individual buufis ayaa ku dhacay and I'd just laugh along with them not knowing wtf they were on about

I used to think Buufis was a medical condition that is the complete opposite of anorexia. So people with Buufis, would balloon up after overeating a lot.

[YummyMummy]

Anigu ma kala saari karo "waa laygu leeyahay lacag" iyo "anaa ku leh lacag"... which means "I owe them" and which means "someone owes me"?

[hunterKING]

Anigu ma kala saari karo "waa laygu leeyahay lacag" iyo "anaa ku leh lacag"... which means "I owe them" and which means "someone owes me"?

I never had this problem. Now I do. Thanks a lot. Fuck.

[YummyMummy]

^

I worded it better there. It's even worse when you put it like this:
"wan ku leeyahay lacag" iyo "waa laygu leeyahay lacag"... sound too similar, too confusing