Clothing · Dharka

Shaati

Shirt

SHAA-ti · The aa is long; hold it.
Shaati (Shirt): illustration from the Luuqad Clothing lesson

Meaning

Shaati is a shirt. It is masculine: the shirt is shaatiga, and the plural is shaatiyo. It covers everyday shirts of all kinds, and it is one of the first words of the morning routine: shaatigaaga gasho, put on your shirt.

Tip: Gasho means put on, for any piece of clothing; xidho is also used.

Example sentences

Shaatigaaga gasho.Put on your shirt.
Shaatigu waa buluug.The shirt is blue.

Using Shaati at home

Point at the real thing and say "Shaati" 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, Shaati is taught with a picture, tested in the Clothing quiz and practised in Drag & Learn.

Learn all 10 Clothing words with real voices

Shaati, Surwaal, Kabo, Sharabaado, Koofiyad, Jaakad and more. Then take the quiz.

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