Activities · Hawlaha

Dabaalo

Swim

da-BAA-lo · The aa is long; hold it.
Dabaalo (Swim): illustration from the Luuqad Activities lesson

Meaning

Dabaalo means swim; it is the command to one child. I am swimming is waan dabaalanayaa. The plural command and the noun for swimming look the same, dabaasha, so children who swim at the pool will hear both.

Tip: You will also see the spelling dabbaalo, with a double b.

Example sentences

Dabaalo!Swim!
Waan dabaalanayaa.I am swimming.

Using Dabaalo at home

Point at the real thing and say "Dabaalo" 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, Dabaalo 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.

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