Children who can name their feelings in Somali can share them with grandparents, and that is the point of this topic. Faraxsan (happy), murugeysan (sad), daallan (tired), cabsi (fear): ten words that cover most of what a child needs to say about the inside of their day.
Tap a card for the meaning, examples and a native recording.
| Somali | English | Say it | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faraxsan | Happy | fa-RAH-san | |
| Murugeysan | Sad | mu-ru-GEY-san | |
| Xanaaqsan | Angry | ha-NAAQ-san | |
| Daallan | Tired | DAAL-lan | |
| Buka / Xanuunsan | Sick | BU-ka | |
| Yaaban | Surprised | YAA-ban | |
| Cabsi | Scared (fear) | 'AB-si | |
| Farxad / Dareen sare | Excited | FAR-had | |
| Jahwareersan | Confused | jah-wa-REER-san | |
| Deggan | Calm | DEG-gan |
Somali emotion words are adjectives, and they attach to the verb "to be" in a very regular way: faraxsan becomes waan faraxsanahay (I am happy). The app teaches the base word here and the full "I am…" sentences in the Express Emotion lesson, so the two topics work as a pair.
All ten words have native audio and an illustration.
10 entries in the Emotions topic, each with a picture, native-speaker audio and a quiz in the app.
Yes. Every entry on this page plays a recording by a Somali speaker; nothing is synthesized.
Tap each word to hear it, say it back together, then take the Emotions quiz in the Luuqad app and play Tap the Word.
Faraxsan, Murugeysan, Xanaaqsan, Daallan, Buka, Yaaban and more. Then take the quiz in the app.
