Guides for Somali parents, teachers and heritage speakers from the makers of the Luuqad app.https://www.luuqad.com/enhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/best-apps-to-learn-somali-2026/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/best-apps-to-learn-somali-2026/Which apps actually teach Somali, which big names don't, and which one to pick for a child, a heritage speaker or a complete beginner.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTComparisonsLuuqad teamhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/how-to-raise-a-somali-speaking-child-abroad/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/how-to-raise-a-somali-speaking-child-abroad/Five habits from families who made it work, from Minneapolis to Malmö.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTParentingHodan Warsamehttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/the-somali-alphabet-explained/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/the-somali-alphabet-explained/Why Somali is spelled the way it sounds, the letters that trip up English speakers, and how to teach the sounds to a child.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLanguageLuuqad teamhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/when-your-child-answers-in-english/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/when-your-child-answers-in-english/It is not defiance. Here is what is happening in a bilingual child's brain, and three gentle ways to respond.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTParentingHodan Warsamehttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/long-vowels-the-somali-rule-that-changes-everything/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/long-vowels-the-somali-rule-that-changes-everything/Why bar and baar are different words, how vowel length works, and how children learn to hear it.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLanguageLuuqad teamhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/running-a-saturday-somali-school-lesson-plan/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/running-a-saturday-somali-school-lesson-plan/A structure for weekend Somali classes: warm-up with the alphabet, ten new words, a game, a quiz, and a song, with the app doing the audio.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeachersMohamed Abdihttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/screen-time-that-gives-something-back/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/screen-time-that-gives-something-back/How to set app boundaries that kids accept, and why ten minutes of the right app beats an hour of the wrong one.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTParentingHodan Warsamehttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/why-duolingo-doesnt-have-somali/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/why-duolingo-doesnt-have-somali/Duolingo teaches 40+ languages but not Somali. Here is the likely reason, whether it will ever change, and the apps that fill the gap today.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTComparisonsLuuqad teamhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/ten-somali-food-words-every-child-should-know-before-eid/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/ten-somali-food-words-every-child-should-know-before-eid/Canjeero, bariis, xalwo and more: a tasty vocabulary list with pronunciation and the phrases to use at the table.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCultureAmina Yusufhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/meet-the-voices-behind-luuqad/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/meet-the-voices-behind-luuqad/Who records the words, why we never use robot voices, and how a single word goes from a studio to your child's ear.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCommunityLuuqad teamhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/counting-to-twenty-in-somali/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/counting-to-twenty-in-somali/Kow, laba, saddex: every number from 1 to 20, how 11–19 are built, and a clapping rhythm that makes them stick.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCultureAmina Yusufhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/somali-language-facts-for-kids-and-parents/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/somali-language-facts-for-kids-and-parents/Where Somali is spoken, how many people speak it, when it got its alphabet, and why it is easier to learn than you think.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTLanguageLuuqad teamhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/somali-greetings-guide/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/somali-greetings-guide/Every greeting a child needs for the family video call, with the replies elders expect and the moments to use them.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTLanguageLuuqad teamhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/somali-family-words-adeer-abti-eedo-habaryar/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/somali-family-words-adeer-abti-eedo-habaryar/Somali has a word for every relative. Learn who is adeer, abti, eedo and habaryar, and the endearments families use every day.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCultureAmina Yusufhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/is-somali-hard-to-learn/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/is-somali-hard-to-learn/What is easy (spelling, sounds map to letters), what is hard (vowel length, c and x, focus words), and how kids get past all of it.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLanguageLuuqad teamhttps://www.luuqad.com/blog/how-to-say-i-love-you-in-somali/https://www.luuqad.com/blog/how-to-say-i-love-you-in-somali/Waan ku jeclahay, plus the everyday endearments — hooyo, aabo, macaan — that carry more love than a translation.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCultureAmina Yusuf