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House · Guriga

Fadhi

Sofa

FA-dhi · Dh is one sound: a d made with the tip of the tongue curled back.
Fadhi (Sofa): illustration from the Luuqad House lesson

Meaning

Fadhi is the sofa. The word literally means sitting: fadhiiso is sit down, and qolka fadhiga is the sitting room, the living room. So fadhiga, the sofa, is the sitting place. It is masculine.

Tip: Fadhi, fadhiiso and qolka fadhiga all share one root: sitting.

Example sentences

Fadhiga ku fadhiiso.Sit on the sofa.
Qolka fadhiga tag.Go to the living room.

Related words

Guri HouseAlbaab DoorDaaqad WindowSariir BedKursi ChairMiis Table

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Using Fadhi at home

Point at the real thing and say "Fadhi" 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, Fadhi is taught with a picture, tested in the House quiz and practised in Heritage Hunt and Drag & Learn.

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