| Kiswahili | Somali | English |
|---|---|---|
| kuwa | ahaansho | to be |
| kuwa na | lahaansho | to have |
| kufanya | samayn | to do/make |
| kwenda | tagid | to go |
| kuja | imaatin | to come |
| kuona | aragti | to see |
| kusema | sheegid | to say |
| kuzungumza | hadlid | to speak |
| kula | cunid | to eat |
| kunywa | cabbid | to drink |
| kulala | seexasho | to sleep |
| kuamka | soo toosid | to wake up |
| kusoma | akhrin/barasho | to read/study |
| kuandika | qorid | to write |
| kujifunza | barasho | to learn |
| kufundisha | waxbarid | to teach |
| kupenda | jeclaan | to like/love |
| kutaka | doonid | to want |
| kuhitaji | u baahnaan | to need |
| kujua | ogaan | to know |
| kuelewa | fahmid | to understand |
| kusaidia | caawin | to help |
| kuuliza | weydiin | to ask |
| kujibu | ka jawaabid | to answer |
| kusubiri | sugid | to wait |
| kufanya kazi | shaqayn | to work |
| kuishi | noolaan | to live |
| kusafiri | safarid | to travel |
| kununua | iibsasho | to buy |
| kuuza | iibin | to sell |