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.
Cardinal | Oromo | Ordinal | Oromo |
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one | tokko | first | tokkoffaa |
two | lama | second | lammaffaa |
three | sadii | third | sadaffaa |
four | afur | fourth | arfaffaa |
five | shan | fifth | shanaffaa |
six | jaa'a | sixth | jaa'affaa |
seven | torba | seventh | torbaffaa |
eight | saddeet | eighth | saddeetaffaa |
nine | sagal | ninth | saglaffaa |
ten | kudhan | tenth | kurnaffaa |
eleven | kudhatokko | eleventh | kudhatokkoffaa |
twelve | kudhalama | twelfth | kudhalammaffaa |
thirteen | kudhasadii | thirteenth | kudhasadaffaa |
fourteen | kudhafur | once | al-tokko |
fifteen | kudhashan | twice | al-lama |
sixteen | kudhajaa'a | Monday | dafinoo / ojja duree |
seventeen | kudhatorba | Tuesday | facaasaa |
eighteen | kudhasaddeet | Wednesday | roobii |
nineteen | kudhasagal | Thursday | kamisa |
twenty | digdama | Friday | jimaata |
seventy one | torbaatami tokko | Saturday | sambata xinnaa / sambata duraa |
one hundred | dhibba tokko | Sunday | dilbata / sambata guddaa |
Numbers Grammar Rules
Oromo cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak twolanguages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Oromo. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
Grammar + Rules | Oromo |
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I have three dogs [number + noun] | saree sadii nqaba |
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] | intalli ko adurree lama qabdi |
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] | afaan torba dubbatti |
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] | obboleessi ko ilma tokko qaba |
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] | kun barnota ko lammaffaadha |
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] | kitaabicha saddaffaa dubbiftee? |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.
cow sa'a | goat reettii | donkey harree | horse farda |
dog saree | cat adurree | mouse antuuta | bird simbira |
Conversation in Oromo
Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
English | Oromo |
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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 |
Source: learn101
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