Activities · Hawlaha

Ciyaar

Play

'i-YAAR · Starts with c, the deep throat sound; the aa is long.
Ciyaar (Play): illustration from the Luuqad Activities lesson

Meaning

Ciyaar means play; it is the command to one child. The plural command is ciyaara, and I am playing is waan ciyaarayaa. The same word is the noun for a game or sport, so ciyaaraha means sports and kubbadda ciyaar is play ball.

Tip: Ciyaar is also used for dancing at weddings, where ciyaaraha dhaqanka are the traditional dances.

Example sentences

Dibadda ku ciyaar.Play outside.
Waan ciyaarayaa.I am playing.

Using Ciyaar at home

Point at the real thing and say "Ciyaar" 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, Ciyaar is taught with a picture, tested in the Activities quiz.

Learn all 10 Activities words with real voices

Orod, Soco, Dabaalo, Dheel, Bood, Cun and more. Then take the quiz.

Open in Luuqad