Oromo Verbs

 Welcome to the 10th lesson about verbs in Oromo. We will first learn about the present tense, followed by the past tense, and future tense. We will also analyze some grammar rules, and finally practice how to ask for direction in Oromo. Verbs are used to express an action (I swim) or a state of being (I am). The present tense in Oromo conveys a situation or event in the present time. Here are some examples: Present TenseOromo I...

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Oromo Grammar

Welcome to the 8th lesson about Oromo grammar. We will first learn about prepositions, negation, questions, adverbs, and pronouns including: personal, object and possessive pronouns. We will start with prepositions. In general, they are used to link words to other words. For example: I speak Oromo andEnglish the preposition is [and] because it connects both words Oromo and English. The following is a list of the most...

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Oromo Phrases

Welcome to our seventh lesson about popular Oromo phrases. This page will include greetings, questions, emergency and survival expressions, asking for direction, language practice, introducing yourself, holiday wishes, and finally some travel phrases. Holiday WishesOromo Happy birthdayayyaana dhalootaa gaarii Happy new yearayyaana haaraa gaarii Merry Christmasayyaana dhalootaa kiristoos gaarii hata'u Good luckcarraa gaarii, (or milkaa'a) Congratulationsbaga...

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Oromo Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Oromo lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Oromo to help you practice your daily phrases. CardinalOromoOrdinalOromo onetokkofirsttokkoffaa twolamasecondlammaffaa threesadiithirdsadaffaa fourafurfourtharfaffaa fiveshanfifthshanaffaa sixjaa'asixthjaa'affaa seventorbaseventhtorbaffaa eightsaddeeteighthsaddeetaffaa ninesagalninthsaglaffaa tenkudhantenthkurnaffaa elevenkudhatokkoeleventhkudhatokkoffaa twelvekudhalamatwelfthkudhalammaffaa thirteenkudhasadiithirteenthkudhasadaffaa fourteenkudhafuronceal-tokko fifteenkudhashantwiceal-lama sixteenkudhajaa'aMondaydafinoo...

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Oromo Gender

Welcome to the fifth Oromo lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Oromo to help you practice your daily phrases. man dhirawoman dubartiihusband dhirsawife niitii boy gurbaagirl intalafather abbaamother haadha Gender Grammar Rules In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine....

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Oromo Plural

Welcome to the fourth Oromo lesson about the plural. This time we will learn about the singular form and what it looks like in the plural, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of emergency phrases. bookkitaababookskitaabootacarmakiinaacarsmakiinoota treemukatreesmekeeleeflowerdaraaraaflowersdaraaraa Plural Grammar Rules The plural is the form which refers to more than one object or person. For example: I speak two...

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Oromo Nouns

Welcome to the third Oromo lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed bygrammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Oromo to help you practice your daily phrases. potatoesdinnichaatomatoestimaantimaonionsshunkurtaacarrotskaarootii fruitsmuduraaapplesmiilloobananasmuuziiorangesburtukaanii Nouns Grammar Rul...

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Oromo Adjectives

 This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Oromo to help you practice your daily phrases. blackgurraachagreydaalachawhiteadiibluebaluu greenmagariisayellow reddiimaabrownbifa bunaa Adjectives Grammar Rules In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For...

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Oromo Alphabet

Today I will teach you the Oromo alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Oromo letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Oromo contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound. A a[aa] like askB b[bee] like birdC c[see] like cat, iceD d[dee] like dayE e[ee] like eatF f[ef] like fl...

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