1. 1n/soʊˈmɑːli/person from Somalia索馬利亞人

    A person who comes from Somalia, a country in East Africa. It is a countable noun, and the plural is Somalis.

    文法可數名詞:前面可以加 a/an,要表示複數時常常加 -s。

    Somali 指來自索馬利亞的人。索馬利亞在東非。這個字開頭一定大寫,國名和民族名都是這樣。它是可數名詞。一個人是 a Somali。很多人是 Somalis。有一點要先知道。同一個字也可以指索馬利族人,而族群的範圍比國籍大。所以看到 Somali,要看上下文講的是護照還是血緣。

    示範例句 · Example

    The café near the station is run by a Somali who moved here ten years ago.

    中文翻譯車站附近的咖啡店是由一位十年前搬來這裡的索馬利亞人經營的。

    常見搭配

    • a group of Somalis

      一群索馬利亞人

      several people from Somalia together

      A group of Somalis were waiting outside the office.

    • young Somalis

      年輕的索馬利亞人

      young people from Somalia

      Young Somalis in the city have started a football club.

    • Somalis living abroad

      旅居國外的索馬利亞人

      people from Somalia who live in other countries

      Somalis living abroad keep in touch through phone apps.

    用法接近

    SomaliaSomalilandEast African

  2. 2n/soʊˈmɑːli/Somali language索馬利語

    The main language of Somalia. It is also spoken in nearby parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya, and it is used as the name of the subject when people study the language and its writing.

    文法不可數名詞:通常不加 a/an,也不加 -s 來表示複數。

    這個意思是語言。索馬利亞的主要語言。鄰近的衣索比亞、吉布地、肯亞也有人說。語言名字是不可數的。不會說 a Somali 或 Somalis 來指語言。常見的組合是 speak Somali、learn Somali、in Somali。當成一門課或一個研究領域的名字時,也是同一個字,例如大學裡開的 Somali 課。

    常見搭配

    • speak Somali

      說索馬利語

      to be able to use the Somali language

      Does anyone here speak Somali?

    • in Somali

      用索馬利語

      using the Somali language

      He wrote the card in Somali for his grandmother.

    • learn Somali

      學索馬利語

      to study the Somali language

      She decided to learn Somali before the trip.

    用法接近

    ArabicAmharicSwahili