City · Magaalada

Isbitaal

Hospital

is-bi-TAAL · Stress falls on the last syllable, which has a long aa.
Isbitaal (Hospital): illustration from the Luuqad City lesson

Meaning

Isbitaal means hospital. It is a loanword shaped by Somali sounds: the language has no p, so the p of hospital became b. Some speakers say cisbitaal. It is a masculine noun: isbitaalka, the hospital.

Tip: Dhakhtar is the doctor you will find inside the isbitaal.

Example sentences

Isbitaalku waa kaas.There is the hospital.
Isbitaalka ayaan tagayaa.I am going to the hospital.

Using Isbitaal at home

Point at the real thing and say "Isbitaal" 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, Isbitaal is taught with a picture, tested in the City quiz and practised in Baadiyo Journey.

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