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Buug

Book

BUUG · One syllable with a long uu, like the oo in "food".
Buug (Book): illustration from the Luuqad School lesson

Meaning

Buug means book. It is a masculine noun, buugga, and the plural is buugaag. It covers any book: a school textbook, a storybook at bedtime, a Qur'an reader at dugsi.

Tip: Buug sounds like the English word "book" said with a long vowel, which is where it comes from.

Example sentences

Kani waa buug.This is a book.
Buugga akhri.Read the book.

Using Buug at home

Point at the real thing and say "Buug" 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, Buug is taught with a picture, tested in the School quiz and practised in Tap the Word.

Learn all 9 School words with real voices

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