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Laba

2 (two)

LA-ba
Numbers topic in the Luuqad app

Meaning

Laba is the number two. Somali keeps the noun in the singular after a number, so two books is laba buug, not laba buugaag. Laba also builds twelve (laba iyo toban) and twenty (labaatan).

Example sentences

Waxaan leeyahay laba walaal.I have two siblings.
Laba buug i sii.Give me two books.

Using Laba at home

Point at the real thing and say "Laba" 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, Laba is taught with a picture, tested in the Numbers quiz and practised in Market Day and Number Match.

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