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cold in Somali

qabow

Of or at a low temperature

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Translation

Somali meanings

qabow

Of or at a low temperature

Useful combinations

Common phrases with cold

cold water

biyo qabow

cold weather

cimilo qabow

the cold

qabowga

Real usage

Example sentences

The water is cold.

temperature

Biyuhu waa qabow yihiin.

Cold water, please.

request

Biyo qabow, fadlan.

The weather is cold.

weather

Cimiladu waa qabow.

Grammar

Grammar notes

Temperature adjective

Use qabow for cold in the low-temperature sense. Some dictionaries also list hargab for the illness a cold, so do not use qabow when you mean the sickness.

Questions

Questions about cold in Somali

How do you say cold in Somali?

Cold as a temperature adjective is qabow in Somali. A cold as an illness is hargab.