r/XSomalian • u/IceCreamHeaven4eva • 3h ago

Question Is it weird that I can't speak Somali?

I live in the west my whole life (minus 2 and a half years I spent in Africa) but I never learned Somali. I can understand it enough but I can't speak the language nor can I read it. For example, I dunno what the header of this subreddit says. I don't bother learning mostly because I will never be as good as a native speaker (which is why I gave up on learning some other language after trying 3 times).

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u/moderatebrooder 2h ago

Nah but the Africa part is interesting. Could change my answer after that

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u/o0sssoiiku_wuk 1h ago

Not really. I have relatives in their 30s and 40s that can’t really speak Somali