How to say "Good afternoon" in Somali
The Somali Textbook and Omniglot both list this as the afternoon greeting.
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The Somali Textbook and Omniglot both list this as the afternoon greeting.
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Galab wanaagsan.[1]
Good afternoon.
The complete afternoon greeting in the textbook dialogue.
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- [1] Somali Textbook, Chapters 1-5 (Zorc and Osman) →
The time-of-day dialogue lists Galab wanaagsan as good afternoon.
- [2] Useful phrases in Somali (Omniglot) →
The phrase reference independently lists Galab wanaagsan as the afternoon greeting.
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