What is a Somali word you have a hard time pronouncing?

[DubatDiaries]

Mine is “dhidid”. Very awkward word - I have been familiar with this word since I was a child….but for some reason it trips me up when I have to say it.

 

[Saxiix]

just say it like this dhi thit you'll get the da later
I have a lot i can't pronounce and yet I can't think of one right now lol
I will update this post if i remember it.

 

[cunug3aad]

Xildhibaan and a bunch of other words with dh in it because im koonfuur

 

[The Oponian Guild]

Mine is “dhidid”. Very awkward word - I have been familiar with this word since I was a child….but for some reason it trips me up when I have to say it.

I pronounce it as dhithid

 

[Avalanche]

Anything with dh

 

[ditto]

I can’t pronounce Eyl. I remember telling my mum that it’s my dream to visit Eyl, but kept pronouncing it as “Ceeyl”.

 

[The Oponian Guild]

I can’t pronounce Eyl. I remember telling my mum that it’s my dream to visit Eyl, but kept pronouncing it as “Ceeyl”.

It’s pronounced like ale

 

[bobby_hill-Punt]

I cant pronounce barmaamaje, but I hear it all the time when Somali YouTube channel talk about Somalia news. I shortened it to barmaj

 

[Devilsadvocate]

I find it hard to pronounce raii’sul wasaare.

 

[iley]

It's hrd for me to differentiate dh from d with my tongue

 

[Guure⁸]

I cant pronounce barmaamaje, but I hear it all the time when Somali YouTube channel talk about Somalia news. I shortened it to barmaj

It's barnaamij

 

[DubatDiaries]

It's hrd for me to differentiate dh from d with my tongue

the 'd' is like the arabic 'د' or english 'd' but the 'dh' is difficult because its not a sound used in arabic or english - atleast, how I understand it.

 

[DubatDiaries]

I cant pronounce barmaamaje, but I hear it all the time when Somali YouTube channel talk about Somalia news. I shortened it to barmaj

how did you arrive at barmaamaje from barnaamij

you are not serious

 

[bobby_hill-Punt]

how did you arrive at barmaamaje from barnaamij

you are not serious

Ive made it better I call it now barmaj. I sometime make my own Af Somali filler words