Oromo Vocabulary
Welcome to the 9th lesson about the Oromo vocabulary. We're dedicating this page to the most important and most used words in Oromo. For example: clothes, languages, countries, travel, survival words, class, and house components.
shirt shamiizii | sweater shurraaba | jacket jaakeetii | coat kootii |
socks kaalsii | shoes qophee | trousers surree | pajamas pajaamaa |
belt sabbata | underwear uffata dhaqnattaanu | hat barmeexaa | skirt qamisii |
The following words are related to languages and countries.
| Language | Oromo | Country | Oromo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | arabiffaa | Morocco | morookoo |
| Chinese | chaayiniffaa | China | chaayinaa |
| English | ingiliffaa | England | ingilaandii |
| French | faransaayii | France | faransaayii |
| German | jarmaniffaa | Germany | jermanii |
| Greek | giriikiffaa | Greece | giriikii |
| Portuguese | portugiizii | Portugal | portugaali |
| Hindi | hindiffaa | India | hindii |
| Italian | xaaliyaaniffaa | Italy | xaliyaani |
| Japanese | jaappaaniffa | Japan | jappaanii |
| Russian | raashiniffaa | Russia | raashaa |
| Spanish | ispaaniffaa | Spain | sipeeyinii |
| Swedish | afaan swiidiinii | Sweden | swiidiinii |
The following vocabulary is related to travel and survival.
| Travel | Oromo | Survival | Oromo |
|---|---|---|---|
| airport | dirree xiyaaraa | doctor | cirreessa |
| airplane | xiyyaara | medicines | qoricha |
| train | babura lafaa | pharmacy | manaqorichaa |
| taxi | taaksii | hospital | hoospitaala |
| bus | baasii | ambulance | ambulaansii |
| car | makiina | poison | summii |
| ticket | tieetii | help me | na gargaari |
| hotel | hooteela | danger | balaa |
| reservation | sire qabsiisuu | accident | balaa ga'e |
| passport | paaspoortii | police | pooliisii |
| luggage | qodaa karaa | headache | mataa bowwuu |
| tourism | daawwannaa | stomach ache | garaa ciniinnaa |
The following list of words is related to a class environment and the components of a house.
| Class | Oromo | House | Oromo |
|---|---|---|---|
| books | kitaaboota | toilet | kutaa usoo |
| pen | iskiriibtoo | bed | siree |
| dictionary | kuusaa jecholee | bedroom | kutaasiree |
| library | manakitaabaa | furniture | qodaa manaa |
| desk | deeskii | house | mana |
| student | barataa | kitchen | kushiinaa |
| teacher | barsiisaa | plate | saanii |
| chair | barcuma | refrigerator | firiijii |
| paper | waraqaa | room | kutaamanaa |
| page | fuula | table | xarapheezzaa |
| pencil | irsaasa | window | fooddaa |
| question | gaafii | television | televijinii |
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| Oromo Verbs |
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