OROMO HOMEPAGE
GREETINGS NOUNS COLORS BODY PARTS NUMBERS PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES VERBS
GREETINGS NOUNS COLORS BODY PARTS NUMBERS PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES VERBS
Good morning - aattam bulte
Good afternoon - aattam oolte
Good evening - aattam
Good night (sing.) - nagaatti buli
Good night (plur.) - nagaatti bulaa
Good-bye (sing.) - nagaatti taa'i
Good-bye (plur.) - nagaati taa'aa
NOUNS:
Bird - simbira
Cat - aadurree
Dog - sare
Fish - qurxummii
Horse - farda
Boy -
Girl - dubara
Man - nama
Woman - dubartii
Chair - marcuma
House - mana
Table -
Boat - yabaloo
Bus -
Car - konkolaataa
Bread - daaboo
Typical fruit - muduraa
Typical vegetable - huduraa
Shoes - kophe
Tree - muka
Water - bishaan
Sun -
COLORS:
Black - guarraacha
Blue -
Brown -
Green - magariisa
Grey - daalacha
Orange -
Purple -
Red - diimaa
Silver -
White - aadii
Yellow - kello
BODY PARTS:
Arm -
Ear - wurra
Eye(s) - ija
Finger - quba
Foot -
Hand - harka
Head - mataa
Leg - miila
Mouth - aafaan ?
Nose - funyaan
NUMBERS:
Zero - duwwaa
One - tokko
Two - lama
Three - sadi
Four - aafur
Five - shan
Six - jaa'a
Seven - torba
Eight - saddet
Nine - saqal
Ten - kudha
PRONOUNS:
I -
You -
He -
She -
It -
We -
You -
They -
How -
What -
When -
Where -
Why -
ADJECTIVES:
Big - guddaa
Boring -
Dark - dukkana
Deep -
Energetic -
Fast - daddafaa
Important - barbaadiissaa
Interesting -
Large -
Hard - jabaa
Healthy - fayyaa
Heavy - ulfaataa
Lazy -
Salty - sogidummaa
Shallow -
Short - gabaabaa
Sick - dhukubsachuu
Slow - aarkifataa
Small - xinnoo
Soft - lallaafaa
Sweet - milawaa
Tall - dheeraa
Thick - furdaa
Thin - qaldhaa
Unimportant - kan-hinbarbaachifne
VERBS:
Be -
Buy - bitu
Do - gochu
Drink - dhuguu
Eat - nyaachu
Find - barbaachu
Go - deemuu
Have - qabaachuu
Like -
Love - jaalala
Read - dubbisuu
Run - figuu
See - ilaalu
Sell - gurguru
Sing - sirbu
Sleep - rafuu
Speak - dubbachu
Take - fudhachu
Think - yaadu
Throw - darbachu
Wait - eguu
VARIOUS EXPRESSIONS:
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