Oromo Flashcards

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Prompt	Answer
One	tokko
Two	lama
Three	sadii
Four	afur
Five	shan
Six	jaa'a
Seven	torba
Eight	saddeet
Nine	sagal
Ten	kudhan
First	tokkoffaa
Second	lammaffaa
Monday	dafinoo / ojja duree
Tuesday	facaasaa
Wednesday	roobii
Thursday	kamisa
Friday	jimaata
Saturday	sambata xinnaa / sambata duraa
Sunday	dilbata / sambata guddaa
Now	amma
Yesterday	kaleessa
Today	harr'a
Tonight	edana
Tomorrow	bor
Fruits	muduraa
Apples	miilloo
Bananas	muuzii
Tomatoes	timaantima
Potatoes	dinnichaa
Onions	shunkurtaa
Red	diimaa
Green	magariisa
Blue	baluu
White	adii
Black	gurraacha
Grey	daalacha
Breakfast	ciree
Lunch	dhiyaana
Dinner	irbaata
Milk	annan
Coffee	buna
Bread	daabboo
Sunny	aduu qaba
Windy	nibubbisa
Rainy	roobuu
Cold	dhaamocha
Hot	gubaa
Boy	gurbaa
Girl	intala
Son	ilma
Daughter	intala
Brother	obboleessa
Sister	obboleettii
Man	dhira
Woman	dubartii
Father	abbaa
Mother	haadha
Grandfather	akaakayyuu
Grandmother	akkawoo
House	mana
Toilet	kutaa usoo
Room	kutaamanaa
Bedroom	kutaasiree
Kitchen	kushiinaa
Table	xarapheezzaa
Cat	adurree
Dog	saree
Mouse	antuuta
Bird	simbira
Cow	sa'a
Horse	farda
Socks	kaalsii
Shoes	qophee
Trousers	surree
Shirt	shamiizii
Sweater	shurraaba
Coat	kootii
English	ingiliffaa
French	faransaayii
German	jarmaniffaa
Spanish	ispaaniffaa
Italian	xaaliyaaniffaa
Portuguese	portugiizii
Greek	giriikiffaa
Russian	raashiniffaa
Arabic	arabiffaa
Hindi	hindiffaa
Chinese	chaayiniffaa
Japanese	jaappaaniffa
Taxi	taaksii
Bus	baasii
Hotel	hooteela
Reservation	sire qabsiisuu
Airport	dirree xiyaaraa
Passport	paaspoortii
Student	barataa
Teacher	barsiisaa
Pen	iskiriibtoo
Books	kitaaboota
Page	fuula
Dictionary	kuusaa jecholee
Hand	harka
Feet	miilla
Hair	dabbasaa
Eye	ija
Mouth	afaan
Nose	funyaan
Ambulance	ambulaansii
Doctor	cirreessa
Hospital	hoospitaala
Pharmacy	manaqorichaa
Police	pooliisii
Stomach ache	garaa ciniinnaa
And	fi
Under	jala / gajjallaa
Before	dura
After	booddee / booda
Inside	keessa
Outside	ala
With	wajjin
But	garuu
For	f
From	irraa, ittii
To	itti
In	keessa
What?	maal?
Who?	eenyu?
How?	attamitti?
Why?	maaliif?
Where?	eessa?
Never	matuma
Rarely	darbee darbee
Sometimes	gaaffii gaaf
Usually	yeroo baayyee
Always	yeroo hunda
Very	baayyee
I	ani
You	ati
He	inni
She	isheen
We	nuhi
They	isaan
My	ko / kiyya / tiyya
Your	ke / te
His	isaa
Her	ishee
Our	keenya / teenya
Their	isaanii
I speak English	ingiliffa nan dubbadha
You speak French	afaan faransaayi dubbata
He speaks German	afaan jarmanii dubbata
She speaks Italian	afaan xaliyaani dubbatti
I visited France	biyya faransaayi ndaawwadhe
I will drink milk	buna ndhuga
I understand you	dubbiin ke naa gala
I don't understand you	dubbiin ke naan ngalle
I don't speak French	afaan faransaayi hinbeeu
This is my house	kun mana kooti
That restaurant is far	manni nyaataa sun fagoodha
No problem	rakinni hinjiru
Hi	naqaa?
What is your name?	maqaan ke eenyu
Nice to meet you	si argun naaf gammachudha
How are you?	isin attam?
I'm good, thanks	fayyaadha, ulfaadhu
And you?	ati ho?
Do you speak (English/Oromo)?	afaan (ingiliizi/oromoo) beekta?
Does she speak Chinese?	afaan chaayina beeka?
A little bit	xinnoo se
How old are you?	umuriin ke waggaa meeqa?
I'm 33 years old	ani waggaa soddomi sadii
It was nice talking to you	wajjin haasa'un kenya na gammachiseera
What do you mean?	maal jechuu keeti?
I don't understand	naa ngalle
I don't know	an hinbeeku
Sorry	dhiifama
What is that called in Oromo?	afaan oromootin maal jedhama?
What does that word mean in English?	jechi kun afaan ingiliizitin maal jedhaa?
Where are you from?	biyyi ke eessa?
I'm from the U.S	biyyo ko usa
I'm American	ani nama amaarikaaniti
Where do you live?	essa jiraatta?
I live in the U.S	biyya amaarikaani njiraadha
What do you do for a living?	maal hojiin ke?
I'm a student	ani barataadha
Can I help you?	si gargaaru?
Can you help me?	na gargaarta?
Where is the airport?	dirreen xiyyaaraa eessa?
Go straight	fuuluma dura ke deemi
Then	yeros
Turn left	gara bitaa gori
Turn right	gara mirgaa gori
Happy birthday	ayyaana dhalootaa gaarii
Happy New Year	ayyaana haaraa gaarii
Merry Christmas	ayyaana dhalootaa kiristoos gaarii hata'u
Good luck	carraa gaarii, (or milkaa'a)
Congratulations	baga gamadan
I have a reservation	iddoo qabadheera
Do you have rooms available?	kutaan siree duwwaan jira?
I would like a non-smoking room	kutaa dhowwaa sigaaraa qabu nfedha
How much it costs per night?	halkan tokkoof gaiin meeqa?
Waiter	tajaajilaa / baashira
How much is this?	kun gatiin meeqa?
What is this?	kun maal inni?
Are you okay?	ati fayyuma?
I need a doctor	hakiimiitu na barbaachisa
Help	gargaarsa / qarqaarsa
Call the ambulance	ambulaansii waamaa
Call the police	poliisii waamaa
I am sick	na dhukkuba / nandhibama

Prompt

Answer

One

tokko

Two

lama

Three

sadii

Four

afur

Five

shan

Six

jaa'a

Seven

torba

Eight

saddeet

Nine

sagal

Ten

kudhan

First

tokkoffaa

Second

lammaffaa

Monday

dafinoo / ojja duree

Tuesday

facaasaa

Wednesday

roobii

Thursday

kamisa

Friday

jimaata

Saturday

sambata xinnaa / sambata duraa

Sunday

dilbata / sambata guddaa

Now

amma

Yesterday

kaleessa

Today

harr'a

Tonight

edana

Tomorrow

bor

Fruits

muduraa

Apples

miilloo

Bananas

muuzii

Tomatoes

timaantima

Potatoes

dinnichaa

Onions

shunkurtaa

Red

diimaa

Green

magariisa

Blue

baluu

White

adii

Black

gurraacha

Grey

daalacha

Breakfast

ciree

Lunch

dhiyaana

Dinner

irbaata

Milk

annan

Coffee

buna

Bread

daabboo

Sunny

aduu qaba

Windy

nibubbisa

Rainy

roobuu

Cold

dhaamocha

Hot

gubaa

Boy

gurbaa

Girl

intala

Son

ilma

Daughter

intala

Brother

obboleessa

Sister

obboleettii

Man

dhira

Woman

dubartii

Father

abbaa

Mother

haadha

Grandfather

akaakayyuu

Grandmother

akkawoo

House

mana

Toilet

kutaa usoo

Room

kutaamanaa

Bedroom

kutaasiree

Kitchen

kushiinaa

Table

xarapheezzaa

Cat

adurree

Dog

saree

Mouse

antuuta

Bird

simbira

Cow

sa'a

Horse

farda

Socks

kaalsii

Shoes

qophee

Trousers

surree

Shirt

shamiizii

Sweater

shurraaba

Coat

kootii

English

ingiliffaa

French

faransaayii

German

jarmaniffaa

Spanish

ispaaniffaa

Italian

xaaliyaaniffaa

Portuguese

portugiizii

Greek

giriikiffaa

Russian

raashiniffaa

Arabic

arabiffaa

Hindi

hindiffaa

Chinese

chaayiniffaa

Japanese

jaappaaniffa

Taxi

taaksii

Bus

baasii

Hotel

hooteela

Reservation

sire qabsiisuu

Airport

dirree xiyaaraa

Passport

paaspoortii

Student

barataa

Teacher

barsiisaa

Pen

iskiriibtoo

Books

kitaaboota

Page

fuula

Dictionary

kuusaa jecholee

Hand

harka

Feet

miilla

Hair

dabbasaa

Eye

ija

Mouth

afaan

Nose

funyaan

Ambulance

ambulaansii

Doctor

cirreessa

Hospital

hoospitaala

Pharmacy

manaqorichaa

Police

pooliisii

Stomach ache

garaa ciniinnaa

And

Under

jala / gajjallaa

Before

dura

After

booddee / booda

Inside

keessa

Outside

ala

With

wajjin

But

garuu

For

From

irraa, ittii

itti

keessa

What?

maal?

Who?

eenyu?

How?

attamitti?

Why?

maaliif?

Where?

eessa?

Never

matuma

Rarely

darbee darbee

Sometimes

gaaffii gaaf

Usually

yeroo baayyee

Always

yeroo hunda

Very

baayyee

ani

You

ati

inni

She

isheen

nuhi

They

isaan

ko / kiyya / tiyya

Your

ke / te

His

isaa

Her

ishee

Our

keenya / teenya

Their

isaanii

I speak English

ingiliffa nan dubbadha

You speak French

afaan faransaayi dubbata

He speaks German

afaan jarmanii dubbata

She speaks Italian

afaan xaliyaani dubbatti

I visited France

biyya faransaayi ndaawwadhe

I will drink milk

buna ndhuga

I understand you

dubbiin ke naa gala

I don't understand you

dubbiin ke naan ngalle

I don't speak French

afaan faransaayi hinbeeu

This is my house

kun mana kooti

That restaurant is far

manni nyaataa sun fagoodha

No problem

rakinni hinjiru

naqaa?

What is your name?

maqaan ke eenyu

Nice to meet you

si argun naaf gammachudha

How are you?

isin attam?

I'm good, thanks

fayyaadha, ulfaadhu

And you?

ati ho?

Do you speak (English/Oromo)?

afaan (ingiliizi/oromoo) beekta?

Does she speak Chinese?

afaan chaayina beeka?

A little bit

xinnoo se

How old are you?

umuriin ke waggaa meeqa?

I'm 33 years old

ani waggaa soddomi sadii

It was nice talking to you

wajjin haasa'un kenya na gammachiseera

What do you mean?

maal jechuu keeti?

I don't understand

naa ngalle

I don't know

an hinbeeku

Sorry

dhiifama

What is that called in Oromo?

afaan oromootin maal jedhama?

What does that word mean in English?

jechi kun afaan ingiliizitin maal jedhaa?

Where are you from?

biyyi ke eessa?

I'm from the U.S

biyyo ko usa

I'm American

ani nama amaarikaaniti

Where do you live?

essa jiraatta?

I live in the U.S

biyya amaarikaani njiraadha

What do you do for a living?

maal hojiin ke?

I'm a student

ani barataadha

Can I help you?

si gargaaru?

Can you help me?

na gargaarta?

Where is the airport?

dirreen xiyyaaraa eessa?

Go straight

fuuluma dura ke deemi

Then

yeros

Turn left

gara bitaa gori

Turn right

gara mirgaa gori

Happy birthday

ayyaana dhalootaa gaarii

Happy New Year

ayyaana haaraa gaarii

Merry Christmas

ayyaana dhalootaa kiristoos gaarii hata'u

Good luck

carraa gaarii, (or milkaa'a)

Congratulations

baga gamadan

I have a reservation

iddoo qabadheera

Do you have rooms available?

kutaan siree duwwaan jira?

I would like a non-smoking room

kutaa dhowwaa sigaaraa qabu nfedha

How much it costs per night?

halkan tokkoof gaiin meeqa?

Waiter

tajaajilaa / baashira

How much is this?

kun gatiin meeqa?

What is this?

kun maal inni?

Are you okay?

ati fayyuma?

I need a doctor

hakiimiitu na barbaachisa

Help

gargaarsa / qarqaarsa

Call the ambulance

ambulaansii waamaa

Call the police

poliisii waamaa

I am sick

na dhukkuba / nandhibama

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