Oromo Dictionary

Aannani

/aan-na-ni/

Milk

Abbaa

/ab-baa/

Abbaan koo barsiisaa dha

Father

My father is a teacher

Aduu

/a-duu/

Sun

Afaan

/a-faan/

Mouth / Language

Afur

/a-fur/

Four

Akaakayyuu

/a-kaa-kay-yuu/

Grandfather

Akkam bultee?

/ak-kam bul-tee/

Good morning (how did you wake up? - to female)

Akkam?

/ak-kam/

Akkam bulte?

How are you?

How did you wake up? (morning greeting)

Amma

/am-ma/

Now

Ani

/a-ni/

I / Me

Ati

/a-ti/

You (singular)

Awwoo

/aw-woo/

Grandmother

Baga nagaan dhufte

/ba-ga na-gan dhuf-te/

Welcome (to a newcomer)

Bishaanii

/bi-sha-nii/

Water

Boru

/bo-ru/

Tomorrow

Bosona

/bo-so-na/

Forest

Bunaa

/bu-naa/

Coffee

Deemuu

/dee-muu/

To go

Dhageettuu

/dha-get-tuu/

To hear / listen

Dhibba

/dhib-ba/

One hundred

Dhiifama

/dhii-fa-ma/

Excuse me / Forgive me

Dhiira

/dhii-ra/

Husband / Man

Dhiyaa

/dhi-yaa/

Butter / Ghee

Dhufuu

/dhu-fuu/

Asitti dhufaa!

To come

Come here!

Dhuguu

/dhu-guu/

To drink

Digdama

/dig-da-ma/

Twenty

Dubartii

/du-bar-tii/

Wife / Woman

Dubbachuu

/dub-ba-chuu/

To speak

Eeyyee

/ey-yee/

Yes

Fiiguu

/fii-guu/

To run

Fiixee

/fiix-xe/

Sister

Foon

/foon/

Meat

Gabaa

/ga-baa/

Market

Galatoomi

/ga-la-too-mi/

Thank you

Galgala

/gal-ga-la/

Evening

Ganama

/ga-na-ma/

Morning

Gochuu

/go-chuu/

To do / make

Gurra

/gur-ra/

Ear

Guyyaa

/guy-yaa/

Day / Daytime

Haadha

/haad-ha/

Mother

Halkan

/hal-kan/

Night

Har'a

/ha-ra/

Today

Harka

/har-ka/

Hand / Arm

Hoolaa

/hoo-laa/

Sheep (meat)

Ija

/i-ja/

Eye

Ilma

/il-ma/

Son

Injira

/in-ji-ra/

Injiraan nyaadhaa

Injera (sourdough flatbread)

Eat injera

Inni / Ishiin

/in-ni/

He / She

Intala

/in-ta-la/

Daughter

Isaan

/i-saan/

They / Them

Ja'a

/ja-a/

Six

Ji'a

/ji-a/

Moon / Month

Jiraa?

/ji-raa/

Are you alive/well?

Kaleessa

/ka-les-sa/

Yesterday

Karaa

/ka-raa/

Road / Path

Kudhan

/ku-dhan/

Ten

Laga

/la-ga/

River

Lakki

/lak-ki/

No

Lama

/la-ma/

Two

Maaf!

/maaf/

Please / Forgive!

Maatii

/maa-tii/

Family

Mana

/ma-na/

House / Home

Mana barumsaa

/ma-na ba-rum-saa/

School

Marqaa

/mar-qaa/

Thin porridge

Mataa

/ma-taa/

Head

Michuu

/mi-chuu/

Friend

Miila

/mii-la/

Foot / Leg

Muuzii

/muu-zii/

Banana

Nagaa!

/na-gaa/

Peace! / Goodbye!

Nageenyaan

/na-gen-yan/

Fine / In peace

Nuyi

/nu-yi/

We / Us

Nyaachuu

/nyaa-chuu/

To eat

Obbo

/ob-bo/

Brother / Mr. (respectful)

Onnee

/on-nee/

Heart

Qabeenyaa

/qa-ben-yaa/

Money / Wealth

Rafuu

/ra-fuu/

To sleep

Sa'a

/sa-a/

Cow (source of milk)

Saddeet

/sad-det/

Eight

Sadii

/sa-dii/

Three

Sagal

/sa-gal/

Nine

Shan

/shan/

Five

Tokko

/tok-ko/

One

Torba

/tor-ba/

Seven

Waaqni si haa eeggatu

/waaq-ni si haa eeg-ga-tu/

May God protect you