dream in Somali

A dream during sleep

Page type: Learning page
Review: Source reviewed

everydaymind

Reviewed August 9, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

This entry has been checked against the references below, but a named Somali reviewer has not yet certified its dialect, register, and natural usage. Verify important communication with a qualified speaker.

Translation

Somali meanings

riyo[1]

A dream during sleep

Useful combinations

Common phrases with dream

bad dream

riyo xun[1]

dream come true

riyo rumoowday[2]

a dream at night

riyo habeenkii[1]

Real usage

Example sentences

I had a dream last night.

sleep

Xalay riyo ayaan ku riyooday.[1]

That was only a dream.

sleep

Taasi waxay ahayd riyo keliya.[1]

She had a bad dream.

sleep

Waxay ku riyootay riyo xun.[1]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Riyo

Use riyo for a dream seen during sleep.[1]

Questions

Questions about dream in Somali

How do you say dream in Somali?

Dream in Somali is riyo when you mean a sleep dream.

Evidence

References checked

[1] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked dream as riyo and the related imagine entry.
Open source ↗
[2] Dream (Oxford Learner's Dictionaries)
Checked the English noun sense and the dream come true phrase used in this entry.
Open source ↗

See something that needs correction? Report this dictionary entry.