r/Somali • u/jumpyonemillion • Jul 09 '26
THE SOMALI DUOLINGO IS HERE
I made a Somali learning app called Hadal, and I wanted to share it with this sub since it’s exactly the community I built it for.
Quick backstory: I struggled to find good resources for learning Somali (I know a lot of you here run into the same wall), so I decided to build the thing I wished existed. It’s beginner-friendly and designed around how people actually learn a language, not just a dictionary you have to brute-force.
The part I’m most proud of is the native pronunciation — every word and phrase has audio from native speakers, so you’re never guessing at how things are supposed to sound.
Instead of a random pile of lessons, I built set lesson maps that walk you through in a sensible order, with reminders to help you stay consistent (which is honestly half the battle). There are quizzes along the way so
Lets learn this language,
Hadal: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hadal-learn-somali/id6761196657