nounbasicLetter D

English to Somali dictionary

danger in Somali

The possibility of harm or injury

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Reviewed August 17, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

khatar[2][3]

The possibility of harm or injury

halis[1][3]

Risk or danger, especially in phrases such as in danger

Useful combinations

Common phrases with danger

in danger

halis ku jira[1]

dangerous

khatar ah[2]

the danger

khatarta[2][3][4]

Real usage

Example sentences

The danger of the road.

textbook noun phrase

Khatarta jidka.[3][4]

This is dangerous.

adjective from the noun

Tani waa khatar ah.[2]

The children are in danger.

safety warning

Carruurtu halis bay ku jiraan.[1][2][3]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Khatar and halis overlap

OpenTran lists khatar for danger and khatar ah for dangerous, while the NSW dictionary lists halis for danger/risk and halis ku jira for in danger. Treat them as overlapping safety words and follow the phrase used in context.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about danger in Somali

How do you say danger in Somali?

Danger can be khatar in Somali. Halis is also used for danger or risk, especially in the phrase halis ku jira, meaning in danger.

Evidence

References checked

[1] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked danger as halis, risk as halis, in danger as halis ku jira, warning as digniin, road as jid/waddo, and children as carruur.
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[2] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked danger as khatar, dangerous as khatar ah, risk as khatarta, road as wadada, children as caruur, and warning as digniin.
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[3] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF
Checked khatar as danger, khatarta as the danger, halis as risk, halista as the danger, carruur/carruurtu as children, and jid as road.
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[4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
Checked the noun phrase khatarta jidka, translated as the danger of the road.
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