How do you say 10 (ten) in Somali?

10 (ten) in Somali is Toban, pronounced TO-ban.

How do you pronounce Toban?

TO-ban. Tap the speaker on this page to hear a native Somali speaker say it.

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Toban

Q: What does Toban mean in Somali?

Toban means "10 (ten)". Toban is the number ten and the building block for every number up to nineteen: eleven is kow iyo toban, "one and ten".

10 (ten)

TO-ban

Meaning

Toban is the number ten and the building block for every number up to nineteen: eleven is kow iyo toban, "one and ten". Learn toban well and the teens come for free.

Tip: The tens from thirty up mostly end in -tan: soddon (30), afartan (40), konton (50), lixdan (60).

Example sentences

Toban far baan leeyahay.I have ten fingers.

Waa tobanka.It is ten o'clock.

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Using Toban at home

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

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