Activities · Hawlaha

Cab

Drink

'AB · Starts with c, the deep throat sound; the a is short.
Cab (Drink): illustration from the Luuqad Activities lesson

Meaning

Cab means drink; it is the command to one child. The plural command is cabba, and I am drinking is waan cabbayaa, with a doubled b. The noun for a drink, cabitaan, comes from the same root, and biyo cab, drink water, is a sentence children hear all day.

Tip: Cun and cab go together, eat and drink, both starting with the throat sound c.

Example sentences

Biyo cab.Drink water.
Waan cabbayaa.I am drinking.

Using Cab at home

Point at the real thing and say "Cab" whenever it comes up, then let your child hear the native recording and say it back. One word used ten times in a day beats ten words drilled once. In the Luuqad app, Cab is taught with a picture, tested in the Activities quiz.

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