Clothing · Dharka

Surwaal

Pants

sur-WAAL · The aa is long, and the r is rolled.
Surwaal (Pants): illustration from the Luuqad Clothing lesson

Meaning

Surwaal means trousers or pants. Unlike the English word, it is singular in Somali: the trousers are surwaalka, one item. Shorts are surwaal gaaban, literally short trousers.

Tip: Surwaal gaaban, short trousers, is shorts; gaaban means short.

Example sentences

Surwaalkaaga gasho.Put on your trousers.
Surwaalku waa madow.The trousers are black.

Using Surwaal at home

Point at the real thing and say "Surwaal" 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, Surwaal 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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