Clay vessel evaluation criteria

Shuruudaha qiimaynta markabka dhoobada

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Clay skills: The strength, balance, and surface finish of your clay vessel.

Xirfadaha dhoobada: Xoogga, dheelitirnaanta, iyo dhammaystirka dusha weelka dhoobadaada.

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Quality of carving: The complexity, quality, fullness, and craft of the patterns and line drawing on your vessel.

Tayada xardho: Kakanaanta, tayada, buuxnaanta, iyo farshaxanimada qaababka iyo xarriiqda sawirka markabkaaga.

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Daily clean-up habits: Cleaning your table and floor so it is clean and has no streaks.

Caadooyinka nadiifinta maalinlaha ah: Nadiifinta miiskaaga iyo sagxadaada si ay u nadiif ahaadaan oo aan lahayn wax xargo ah.

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Vocabulary for the clay vessel

Erayada weelka dhoobada ah

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apron a piece of cloth that you wear to protect your clothes from getting dirty.

apron gabal maro ah oo aad xidhato si aad uga ilaaliso dharkaaga wasakh.

carving scratching into clay to change its shape or to make a picture or pattern

xardho xoqid dhoobo si ay u bedesho qaabkeeda ama sawir ama naqshad loo sameeyo

ceramic a material that starts soft like clay, but then becomes very hard after it is cooked to a very high temperature

ceramic walxo ku bilaabma jilicsan sida dhoobada oo kale, balse aad u adkaata ka dib marka la kariyo heerkul aad u sarreeya

clay a soft material used for making pots, bricks, and sculptures that becomes very hard when it is heated up.

dhoobo walxo jilicsan oo loo isticmaalo samaynta dheryaha, lebenka, iyo farshaxanimada oo aad u adkaata marka la kululeeyo.

coil a thin piece of clay that looks like a snake

gariiradda dhoobo dhuuban oo mas u eg

earthenware a kind of clay that is fired to a lower temperature and that needs to be glazed before becoming watertight

earthenware waa nooc dhoobo ah oo lagu shido heerkul hoose oo u baahan in la dhalaaleeyo ka hor intaysan biyuhu dhicin.

foot the bottom of a pot where it sits on a table

cag gunta dheriga oo ay miis dul fadhido

glaze a material that you can paint onto ceramic that turns into glass when fired in a kiln

glaze walxo aad ku rinjiyayso dhoobada oo isu badasha muraayad marka lagu shido foornada

glazing for clay: brushing on a paint-like layer to a pot that will later become a layer of glass; for painting: using very thin transparent layers of paint to change the colour

dhaldhalaalka dhoobada: ku cadayashada lakabka ranjiga oo kale ilaa dheri hadhow noqon doona lakab dhalo ah; rinjiyeynta: iyadoo la isticmaalayo lakabyo hufan oo dhuuban si midabka loo beddelo

handle the part of something that is used to lift or carry it

gacan qayb wax lagu qaado ama lagu qaado ka mid ah

kiln an oven used to heat up clay enough to become a hard ceramic

kiln foorno loo isticmaalo in lagu kululeeyo dhoobada si ay u noqoto dhoobo adag

lid the top of a pot that you can take off

dabool dheriga sare ee aad ka bixi karto

lip the top edge of a pot

dibnaha cidhifka sare ee dheriga

paddling hitting clay with wood to make it stronger, smoother, and a better shape

paddling ku garaacida dhoobada alwaax si ay u noqoto mid adag, jilicsan, iyo qaab fiican

pattern a drawing that repeats in a beautiful way

hannaankii sawir si qurux badan u soo noqnoqda

pinch squeezing something between your thumb and finger

qanjaruufo wax ku tuuji suulka iyo farta dhexdooda

rib a piece of silicone or wood used to smoothly shape some clay

feeraha waslad silikoon ah ama alwaax ah oo loo isticmaalo in si habsami leh loogu qaabeeyo dhoobada qaar

score carve Xs or parallel lines to help join clay together with slip

score xardho Xs ama xariiqyo barbar socda si ay uga caawiso isku xidhka dhoobada iyo silbashooyinka

scraper a piece of thin metal or plastic used to shave off thin pieces of clay

xoqid bir khafiif ah ama caag ah oo lagu xiiro qaybo khafiif ah oo dhoobo ah

scribe mark an even and straight line

qoraa calaamadee xariiq siman oo toosan

shave scrape bumps and fuzz from the surface of something

xiiro xoqid kuuskuus iyo dawakhaad ka soo baxa dusha shay

slip a liquid clay that you can use like glue to attach things together, or paint onto your clay to change its colour

silbasho dhoobo dareere ah oo aad isticmaali karto sida xabagta si aad wax isugu dhejiso, ama aad ku rinjiso dhoobadaada si aad midabkiisa u beddesho

stretch pulling something to make it longer

fidsan wax jiidid si uu u dheereeyo

terracotta an unglazed reddish-brown earthenware clay

terracotta dhoobo dhoobo ah oo casaan-madow ah oo aan dhalaal lahayn

transfer to move or copy something

wareejin in la guuro ama la koobiyo shay

trim remove extra clay with a tool

trim ka saar Dhoobada dheeraadka ah qalab