Afaan Oromo/AppD

English-Oromo Glossary

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A
English	Oromo
a lot	hedduu, baayee
about, in regard to	waa'ee, waayee
above	irra, ol
absolutely	guutuumaatti, tasa, gonkumaa
accident	balaa
accidentally	tasuma, utuu hin yaadamiin, dimmaa
accomplice	tumsaa, tumsituu, baabsii
accomplishment	raawwii
account, mathematics	herrega
accountant	herregaa, herregduu
accurate, correct	sirrii
accusation	himannaa
accustomed, familiar	beekamaa
ache	waraansa
action	gochaa, hojimaata
active	si'aawaa, si'ooftuu, hisataa, hisattuu
activity	sochii, hojii
actor	ta'aa
actress	taatuu
actually	dhugaadhumatti
addiction	araada, haraaraa
addictive	arachiisaa
additional, extra	dabalata, edaasa
address	teesso
adequate, satisfactory	ga'aa, quubsaa
adjacent	wal bira, cinaa
adjective	addeessa
administration	bulchiinsa
administrator, governor	bulchaa, geggeessaa, hoogganaa
admirer	leellisaa, leellistuu
adolescent	dardara, shamara
adorable	jaallatamaa, jaallatamtuu
adult	ga'eessa, geessuu
advantage	faayidaa, bu'aa
adverb	dabalgochima
adversity	rakkina, yeroo gadhee
advertisement	beeksisa, dhaadheessa
advice	gorsa
affection	jaalala, kabajaa
afforestation	manca'a bosoonaa
after…	…booda
afternoon	waaree booda
afterwards	eger, booddee
again	ammas, lamuum, irra deebii
age	umurii, ganna, waggaa
agenda	ajandaa
agent	abbaanaa
aggression	miira diinummaa, jibba
ago, before	dura
agony	dhiphina, gidiraa, gadadoo, hiraara
agreement	waliigaltee, dilaala, walta'iinsa
agricultural office	waajjira qonnaa
agriculture	qonnaa, qotiisa
ahead	gara fulduraatti
aid	gargaarsa
aim, goal	kaayyoo, galii, akeeka
air	qilleensa
air pollution	faalama qileensa
airplane	xiyyaara
airport	dirree xiyyaaraa
alarming	rifachiisaa, rifachiistuu
alcohol	alkoolii
all	cufa, cufti, hunda, mara, jiblaa
allergy	adanyoo
allowance	durgoo, olmaayaa
alone, by oneself	qobaa
alphabet	arfii, qubee
already	dursee, ammaan dura
also	itti dabalee, akkasumas
alteration	jijjiirama
although, but	ta'ullee, ta'us, haa ta'u malee
altitude	ol fageenya
always	yeroo hunda, hooggayyuu
amazing, awesome, surprising	dinqisiisaa
amiable	gammachiisaa, gammachiistuu
among	baay'ee keessaa, keessaa
amount	baay'ina, hammamtaa
amusing	kofalchiisaa, kofalchiistuu
ancestor	abuduroo, abuturoo
ancient	kan bara durii
and	fi
angry	aare
animal	neefkaa, bineelda, horii
animal (wild)	bineensa
ankle	kuburuu, kibirii
anklet	albo, bitoo
annoyance, anger	aarii, dallansuu
annual	kan waggaa
another, other	biraa, dhibii, abbii
answer, change ($)	deebii
ant	jaamaa, mixii, gonjaree
antelope	arroolee
anti-	farra-
anus	futee
anxiety	yaaddoo, cinqii, badada
anxious	dhiphataa, dhiphattuu, cinqamaa, cinqamtuu
any	kamiyyuu, eenyuyyuu, tokkollee
anybody, anyone	eenyuyyuu, nami kamiyyuu
anymore	si'achi
anything	halle, cufa, tokkollee
anyway	haala kaminiyyuu, karuma ta'en
anywhere, everywhere	bakkayyuu, eessattuu
apology, excuse me	dhiifama
appearance	bifa
apple	poomii
appointment	beellama
April (9th-May 8)	Ebila
apt	mijaa'aa, tolaa, sirrii
area	bakka
argument	falmii, falammii
arm, forearm	irree
armpit	ukoo, bobaa
army	raayyaa, ijaaba
around, environment	naannoo
arrogant	farangagsaa, oftuulaa, oftuultuu
arrow	xiyyaa, xiyyee
as much as, until	haga
as, like, similar to	akka
ash	daaraa
ashamed	qaana'aa
ass, donkey	harree
attorney, lawyer	abukaattoo
attractive	hawwataa, hawwattuu
August (7th-Sept. 5)	Hagayya
aunt	adaadaa
author	barreessaa, barreessituu
authority	aangoo
average	giddu galeesaa
avocado	abukaadoo
awful	sodaachiisaa, jibbisiisaa
awkward	heefa
axe	qottoo, dhakaraa
B
English	Oromo
baby, infant	daa'ima, finna, saldheessa
back	dugda
backbone	dugugguruu, lafee dugdaa
backyard	oddoo, boroo
bad	gadhee
badly	akka hamaa, haala gadheedhaan
bag	boorsaa, daduu, marraa, subba
ball	kuphaa, kubba
bamboo	leemmana, leemoo
banana	muuzii
bank	baankii
barber	rifeessoo, rifeessituu
barely	maqaadhaaf
barley	garbuu
basic	ambiiroo, yayyaba
basketball	kuphaa kaachoo
bat (animal)	lillixa, simbira halkanii, duduba
bathroom	kutaa dhiqannaa, manfincaanii
battery	baatirii, tiriika
bean	baaqelaa
beard, mustache	areeda
beautiful	xuurumbullee, bareedduu, miidhagduu
because	sababinsa, sababiin isaa
bed	siree
bedbug	bacoo
bedroom	kutaa rafiitii, kutaa siree, kutaa ciisichaa
bee	kanniisa
beer	biiraa
beet	huunde diima, dindaa
before…	…dura
beforehand	dursee, duraan
beggar	kadhataa, kadhattuu
beginning	yayyaba, jalqaba, jalqabii
behavior, trait	amala
behind	booda, duuba
belief	amantaa, amantii
belongings, wealth	qabeenyaa
below	jalatti, gad
belt	qabatto, saqqii
berry	goraa
beside	maddii
better, best, most	daran
between	jidduu
beverage, drink	dhugaatii
Bible	Macaafa Qulqulluu
bicycle	biskileeta
big, large	guddaa
binoculars	naaduraa
bird	simbira
birthday	guyyaa dhalootaa, gubbee buufata
biscuit	biskutii
bishops weed	sunqoo adii
bitter	hadhaa
black	gurraacha, gurraattii
black cumin	sunqoo gurracha
black pepper	qundo barbbaarree
blackboard	gabatee gurraacha
blacksmith	tumtuu
bladder	buufanyii, afuuffee
blank	duwwaa, qullaa
blanket	banjaa, baanaa, awusaa, birdlibsii
blessing	eebba,nagaroo
blood	dhiiga
blue	dooqee
boar	gol'aa
boat	jabala
body	qaama, nafa, dhagna
bone	lafee
book	kitaaba
bookcase	dulaaba kitaabaa
boot	bottii
boring	nuffisiisaa, nuffisiistuu
both	lachuu, lamaanuu
bottle	dulloo, xarmuushii, qaruuraa
bottle opener	baantu xarmuushii
bottom (adj)	gad, gajjallaa
boundary	daangaa, timjii
bowl	caabii, shanni golboo
box	saanduqa, baakkoo
boy	ilma
boyfriend	jaalalle dhiiraa
bracelet	saldaaqa, anbar, laakkaa
brain	surrii
brave	goota
bread	daabboo
break (recess)	boqonnaa
breakfast	ciree
breath	hafuura, afuura
breeze	qilleensa laafaa
bribe (n)	gunaa, matta'aa
brick	xuubii, mansadiimaa
bridge	riqicha
broken	cabaa, cabduu
broom	harataa, hartuu
brothel	mana sagaaggaltuu
brother	obboleessa
brown	daammii
bruise	dirmammuu, godaannisa
bucket	baaldii, shenkelloo
budget	bajata
bug	geergoo, tukaanii
building	gamoo, jaarmaa
bulb, light bulb	balbii
bull, ox	sangaa
burial	awwaala
bus	otobisii
bush	saaxoo, huuxii, tusii
business	daldala
but, however	garuu
butter	dhadhaa
butterfly	billaacha
buttocks	fagaara
button	biinkoo, kolbaa
C
English	Oromo
cabbage	xiqil goomanni, shaanaa, yumoo, kaaboolii
cake, pastry	keekii
calendar	kaaleendara
calf (young cow)	jabbii
calm	Cal-jedheessa, qabbanaa'aa
camel	gaala
campaign	duula
campus	adaalloo
can	xaasaa, kimboo
candidate	ruuga, kaadhimamaa
candle	shaamaa
candy	karameela
canned	hawwagamaa
canoe	bidiruu
capable	dandeettii
captain	abbaa bibraa, aankumaala
car accident	balaa makiina
cardamon	ogiyo
carefree	bashaadaa, bashaadduu
careful	eeggatu
careless	abiidhoo, dabashaa
carpenter	anaaxii
carpentry	anaaxummaa
carpet, rug	afaa, afata lafaa, jibbaa
carrot	kaarooti
cash	qarshii, maallaqa
cassette	hajalaa
cat	adurree, bashoo
category	ramaddii, gita
cattle	horii, loon
cautious	of eeggataa
cave	boongoo, holqa, qaalaa
ceiling	demdemoo, tishoo
celebration	ayyaaneeffannaa, jila
center, middle	wiirtuu, walakkaa, gidduu, muummee
cereal	callaa, midhaan
certainly	dhugaattiyyuu, sirriitti, shakkii malee
certificate	waraqaa ragaa
chair	barcuma, teessoo, kursi
chalk	boronqii, cooki
chapter	boqonnaa
charcoal	kasala, cilee
charity	arjummaa, raamata
cheap	rakasa
cheek	boqoo, mallaa, maddii, illacha
cheese	aybii, saqana, qimixuu
chest	laphee, qoma
chickpea	shunburaa
child	daa'ima
children	ijoolee, daa'immaan
chin	maloolee, shangoobata
choice	filmaata, filannoo
christening	cuuphaa
Christmas	Ayyaana qillee
church	bataskaana
cinnamon	qarafaa
circle	geengoo, agaggee
citizen	biyyoomaa, lammii
citizenship	biyyooma, lammummaa
city, town	magaalaa, diira
civilization	qarooma, qaroomina
civilized	qaroomaa, qaroomtuu
classroom	kuuta barnoota, kuuta daree
clay	faara, suphee
clean, holy	qulqulluu
clear	ifa
clever	abiddee, kormee, qumburree, hilluu, goolee, qaroo
climate change	jijiirama qilleensa
clock	sa'aatii gidgidaa
closed	cufaa
closing time	sa'atii cufiinsaa
clothes	wayyaa, huccuu, uffata, daara
cloud	duumessa
cloudy	duumessaa'aa
clove	qurunfudii
clover	siddisa, hamaaqixa
coach	leenjisaa, leenjistuu
coat	kootii
coffee	buna
coffee cup	shiini
cold (adj)	diilallaa'aa, qorraa
collar	kullittaa, mormee
collection	kuufama, funaannii
color	halluu, dibeeta
comb	faaqqee, filaa
combined	makamaa, makamtuu
comfort	qananii, jija
comfortable	mijaa'aa, mijooftuu, sheeqataa, tolaa
command	ajaja, abboommii
common	yagutoo, gamtaa
communication	quunnamtii, marii, waliin dubbachuu
community	bahaddaa, caayata, caayii, hawaasa
compassion	gara-laafina, gara-laafummaa
compensation	beenyaa
competent	dandayeessa
competition	dorgommii, morkii
complaint	iyyata, himannaa
complicated	wal xaxaa, rakkisaa, ulfaataa
compost	kosii, dikee
compound (to live in)	abaada, lamaanaa
concealed, hidden	dhokataa, dhokattuu, dhoksamaa
concern	dhiphina, yaaddoo
conclusion	raaw'ata, xumura, goolabbii, gudunfaa
conference	yaa'ii
confused	joonja'aa, joonjoftuu, tibii
congratulations	baga ittin isin gahe, baga gammadde
connection	quunnamtii
conservation	eegumsa, kunuunsa
consonant	dubbifamaa
construction	ijaarsa
conversation	haasaa
coriander	dimbilaala
corn, maize	boqqolloo, bondogee
corn, maize (fresh)	asheeta, shawwee
corruption	malaammaltummaa, xiinxanii
cost, price	gatii
cough, coughing	qufaa
country	biyya
countryside	baadiyyaa
cousin	durbii
cow	sawwa, sa'a
cracked	boroqqoqamaa
crazy, insane	maraataa, maraatuu
crime	wanjala, yakka
criminal	yakkamaa, yakkamtuu
cripple	naafa
crocodile	naacha
cruelty	hammeenya, hammina
culture, tradition	aadaa, difuu, duudhaa, jifuu
cup	kubbaayyaa
customer	maamila, beedee
cutting board	maktafa
D
English	Oromo
darkness	dukkana
daughter	intala
dawn	barii
day, date	guyyaa
dead	du'aa, duutuu
deaf	duudaa
death	du'a
December(10th-Jan. 8)	Muddee
decision, judgement	murtii, murtoo
deep	xiilla, callabboo
definition	hiika
deforestation	cirama bosoonaa
delicious, sweet	mi'aawaa
dentist	hakiimii ilkaanii
description	ibsa, hubachiisa
desert	gammoojji o'aa, huffee, langaannoo, adaala, balballaa, corree
desertification	gammoojjummaa, adaalessii
development	misooma
development worker	hojjataa misooma
dew	fixeensa
dialect	looga, cabaqa
diamond	moogaa, durrii
diarrhea	garaa kaasa
dictator	abbaa irree
dictionary	galmee jechootaa
difference	garaagarummaa, adda addummaa
different	adda, adda-adda, garaagara
difficult	rakkisaa, ulfaataa, dadhabsiisaa
diluted	soola'aa
dinner, supper	irbaata, dhiyaana
dirty	balfaa, kosii, xuraawaa
disagreement	walbadiinsa, waldiddaa
disappointment	mufannaa
discussion	marii
disease, illness	dhukkuba, dhibee
disgraceful, dishonorable	salphoo, yeellaasisaa
disgusting	jibbisiisaa
dish	shaanii
dishonor, humiliation	salphina
disobedient	micicaa, miciccuu
distant, far away	fagoo, hiixuu
district	aanaa
ditch	bo'oo
docile	kurunduufa, kasoo
doctor	hakiimii, doktarii
document	sanadii, harshima
dog	saree
doll	horgoggee, ashaangulliitii
domestic animals	bineensoota mana
domestic, local	kan biyya keesa
door, gate	balbala, hulaa, karra, cufaa, cufantaa
dot, point	tuqaa
doubt, suspicion	shakkii, ciicannoo
doubtful	shakkisiisaa, shakkisiistuu
down	gad, daka, goda
down payment	kaffaltii duraa
downward	gaditti
dozen	darzana
dream (during sleep)	abjuu
dress	wandaboo, qaamisii
drought	caamsaa, ongee, hongee
drunk, intoxicated	machaa'aa, machooftuu
dry	gogaa, gogduu
duck	daakkiyye
dusk	dimimmisa
dust	awwaara, dhukkee
E
English	Oromo
each	tokkoon tokkoon
each other	wal, wali
ear	gurra
earring	gutichaa, lootii
earth	lafa, dachee
earthquake	kirkira lafaa
east	baha
Easter	Faasiikaa
easy, simple	salphaa
economy	dinagdee
ecosystem	sirnakkoo
education, lesson	barumsa
effect	taafee
effort	carraaqa, carraaqqii, yaalii
egg	hanqaaquu, buphaa, killee, okokkaa
eight	saddeet
eighty	sadeettama
elbow	ciqilee
elder	angafa
election	filannoo, filmaata
elephant	arba
embarrassment	qaanii, yeelloo, saalfii
emotion, feelings	miira
employer	mindeessaa, mindeessituu
empty	duwwaa, adiyyoo
end	dhuma
enemy	diina, nyaaphaa, siddii, gaaddilee, amajaajii
energy	humna
engineer	maandisa
engineering	maandisummaa
English	Ingilizii
enough, sufficient	ga'aa, gahaa
enrollment	galmeessuu
entire	guutuumaatti
entrance	balbala, seensaa
envelope	poostaa
environment	naannoo
environmental protection	kunuunnsa naannoo
Epiphany	Ayyaana cuuphaa
equal	wal qixxee
era	bara
erosion	dhiqama biyyee, galoo, lolaa
error, fault	balleessaa, dogoggora
especially	keessattuu, keessattiyyuu, addatti, keessumattuu
eucalyptus	baargamoo
evening	galgala
ever	yoomiyyuu, yoomillee, hooggayyuu
every	hunda, mara, cufa
everybody	namuu
everyday	guyyuu, fardii
everything	waan hundumaa
evidence, proof	ragaa, qabannaa, laallee
exam	qormaata, mallaggaa
example	fakkeenya
except, without	malee
excrement	udaan, bobbaatii, huusoo
exercise (classroom)	gilgaala
exercise book	dabtara, dabtarii
exhausted	muyoo
exit	hulaa bahiisaa
expensive	mi'aa, qaalii, wuddii
expert, intellectual	haqila, hayyuu
explanation	ibsa
explosion	dhohiinsa
exterior, external	alee, aloo
eye	ija
eyeball	boolla ijaa
eyebrow	nyaara
eyeglasses	kalaa, fulee ijaa, maaxaxarii, marayaa
F
English	Oromo
face	fuula
fact, reality	dhugaa, haqa
factory	warshaa
failure	kufaatii, kiisaaraa
faith, religion	amantii
fall (season), autumn	arfaasaa
false banana (tree)	warqee, weesee, subboo
family	maatii, warra, haskaa
famine	beela, xannee, abaari
famous, popular	beekamaa, beekamtuu
far	fagoo, hiixuu
farewell	nagaatti
farm	bakka qonnaa
farmer	qonnann bulaa, qonnann bultuu, qoteebulaa, qoteebultuu
farmland	lafa qonna
fart	dhuufuu, shikee
fast (adj)	si'aawaa, si'ooftuu
fasting	soomana, laamii
fat (adj)	riidama, furdaa
fat (n.)	cooma
fate, fortune, luck	hiree, carraa
father	abbaa
fatigued (adj)	bututaa, bututuu
favor (n)	galata
fear	sodaa
February (8th-Mar. 9)	Guraandhala
female	dubartii, dhaltuu, naayaa, dhalaa
fence	dallaa, kellaa, dhayii
fertilizer	xaa'oo
festival	jila
fever	gubaa, layidaa, qandhoo
few	xinnoo, xiqqoo, bicuu, maddee, merqa
fiancé	kaadhimaa, gooshoo
field	dirree
fifty	shantama
fight	citii, lola, waraana
finally	xumuratti, dhumarratti
finger	quba
fingernail	qeensa
fire	ibidda, abidda
fire accident	balaa abidda
firewood	qoraan, hurraa
firm, forceful	jabaa, cimaa
first	jalqaba
fish	qurxummii, kalluuna
five	shan
flag	alaabaa
flashlight	baatirii harkaa, tirigii
flat (adj)	diriiraa, battee
flavor	dhandhama, urgaa
flea	tafkii
flood	galoo, lolaa
floor	afaala
floor, storey	fooqii, darbii
flour, powder	daakuu
flower	abaaboo, daraaraa, ilillii
fly (insect)	tisiisa
foam	oomacha
focus, point of view	ilaalcha
fog	hurrii, qayyoota
fold (e.g., "3 fold")	dachaa
folder	ukaankaa
folklore	afoola
food	nyaata
food poisoning	summaa'u nyaata
foolish	gowwaa, jiitoo, sephaa, daalee, dedhee, roodaa
foot, leg	miilla
football (soccer)	kubbaa miillaa
footnote	miiljalee
footprint	faana, kottee
for rent (adj)	kireeffamu
forbidden	dhorkaa, ittisamaa
force	humna, anniisaa, giidoo
forehead	adda
foreign	kan biyya alaa, kan bakkee/alaa
forest	bosona, raasaa, riibaa, hurrumuu, huruma, caakkaa
forever	barabaraan
forgiveness	faanchoo, araara, aagii
fork	shukkaa
form (paper)	uunkaa
formerly	yeroo darbe
fort	daannoo
forty	afurtama
four	afur
fourth (1/4)	kurmaana, ruubi, tokko afraffa
fox	jeedala, sardiida, wangoo
fragile	cabaala, cabeessa
free (no cost)	tola
free, independent	bilisa
freedom, liberty	bilisummaa, walabummaa
frequent	yerroo hedduu
fresh (food)	o'aa
Friday	jimaata
friend	hiriyaa, iriyaa, saahiba, fira, michuu
frog	fattee
from	irra, biraa
front	fuullee, fuuldura
fruit	fuduraa, ija mukaa
frustration	dhiphina, yaaddoo, abdii kutuu
frying pan	maxabashaa, kalaankaltu
fuel	boba'aa
full	guutuu, mijuu
fun	gammachuu, qoosaa, tapha
funeral	sirna awwaalaa
funny	kofalchiisaa, kofalchiiftuu
future	fuulduratti, durana, yeroo dhufu
G
English	Oromo
game	tapha, morkii
garbage, waste	balfaa, kosii, hubba
garden	manduubee
garlic	qullubbii
gas stove	butta gaasi
gazelle	re'ee diidaa
gender	kornaayaa, saalaa
generation	dhaloota, labata
generator	maddisaa
gentle	damboobaa, damboobduu
gently	suuta, qalbiidhaan
germ	imii
ghost	ekeraa
giant (adj)	jaafoo, hammooyii, dhoolbee
gift, present	argaa, kennaa, tarfaasaa, gumaata
ginger	jijimbla
giraffe	sattawwaa
girl	durba
girlfriend	jaalalle durbaa
glass (cup)	birciqqoo
glass (material)	fullee
glove	gaantii, shurraaba harkaa
glue	haphee
gnat	bookee
goat	reetii, re'ee, laallee
God	Waaqayyo, Waaqa
gold	warqee, sokoo
good	gaarii, bayyeessa, misha, dansaa, baroo, gameessa
Good Friday	Ayyaana fanno
good tidings, good news	aaga, misiraachoo
goodness	gaarummaa
goods	qodaa, meeshaa, mi'a
government	mootummaa
governor	bulchaa, hoogganaa
grade (on a test)	maarkii, qabxii
grade, level	sadarkaa
gradually	suuta, dhawaataan
graduation	eebba
grain	midhaan
grammar	caasluga, seerluga
grandfather	akaakayyuu, akaakaa
grandmother	akkoo, akkawoo
grapes	wayinii, ija eenabaa
grass	marga, buuyoo, gaalala, citaa
grasshopper	quruphisa
grassland	lafa margaa
grave (n)	awwaala
gravel	korata, cirracha
greedy	doqna, sassataa, sassattuu, waakkataa, waakkattuu
green	magariisa
green pepper	qaaraa
greenhouse	manfullee
greeting	nagaa gaafachuu
grey	daalacha, daara'aa, daaroftuu
groove	baqaqaa
grouchy	jinaa'aa, jinooftuu, nyakkisaa, nyakkistuu
ground	lafa
group	gartuu, garee, tuuta
guarantee, assurance	waabdii
guard	waardiyyaa, eegduu
guess (n)	tilmaama
guest	keessummaa
gum (chewing)	maastiikaa
gun	qawwee
H
English	Oromo
habit	bartee, barmaata
habitat	bidoollee
hail	cabbii
hair	rifeensa, dabbasaa
hairbrush	faaqqee, filaa
half	walakkaa, tokko lamaffaa
hall	galma
hand	harka
handsome	shaggaa, bareedaa, miidhagaa
happiness	gammachu, qannoo, jija
happy	gammadaa
harassment	cinqursaa, roorroo
hard, firm	dhagoomaa, jabaa, cimaa
harvest (n)	makara
hat, cap	kooffiyyaa, qoobii
hatred	jibba
hay	hookaa
he	inni
head (body part)	mataa
headache	mataa bowwuu
health	fayyaa
health center	bufata fayya
healthy	fayyaaleessa, fayyaaleettii, korkoree
heap (n)	tuullaa
heart	onnee
heartbeat	rukuttaa onnee
heartburn	singiggoo
heat	o'a, bulluqa
heaven	jannata
heavy	ulfaataa
heel	koomee, shonoo, hirba
height	hojjaa, dheerina
hell	sii'oli, jaannama
help (n)	gargaarsa, deggersa, hirpha
helpful	gargaaraa
hen	lukkuu, handaaqqoo
henceforth	amma irraa qabee, gara fulduraatti
her (obj.)	ishee, isee, ishii, isii
her, hers (possesive)	ishee, isee, ishii, isii
here	asi, addana
hero	goota, bajalbajaa
hiccup	hirqinfuu, hirqinsuu
hidden	dhokataa, dhokattuu, dhoksamaa
high	ol'aanaa
highland	baddaa
hill	tulluu, gaara, daabbaa
hilly	tabbaawaa, tullubbee
him	isa
hindrance	gufuu
hinge	aguraa
hip	tafa, luqqeettuu
his	saa, isaa
history, story	seenaa
hive	gaagura
hockey	xaba qillee
hoe	doomaa, cakii, qottoo
hole	uraa, qaawwaa
holiday	ayyaana
hollow	dhooqa
holy	qulqulluu
home land	biyya dhalootaa
homeless	manmaleessa
homework	hojii mana
homosexual	middisa, luuxii
honest	amanamaa, kan dhugaa dubbatu
honestly	dhugaatiin, amanamummaadhaan
honey	damma
honor, respect	kabajaa, ulfina, tabaroo
hope	abdii
horn	gaafa, gaanfa
horrible	qaxaxii, rifachiisaa, balaa'amaa
horror	sodaa, naasuu
horse	farda
horse cart	gaarii
hospital	hospitaala
hot	o'aa, bulluqaa
hotel	hoteela
hour	sa'aatii
hourly	sa'atii sa'atiidhaan
house	mana, waxee
housewife	haadha manaa
how	akkam
how (rel. pron.)	akkamitti
humane	namummaa
humid, moist, wet	jiidhaa
humor	qoosaa, baacoo
hundred	dhibba
hunger	beela, doromii, duuloo, jeejee, xannee
hungry	beela'aa
hunter	adamsaa, adamsituu
husband	abbaa manaa, dhirsa, jaarsa
hut	godoo, hoxxee
hyena	waraabessa, gulloo, jangula, harrittaa, uttee, hobolaa, alaala
hypocrite	farangagaa, oftuulaa, oftuultuu, boogganaa, booggantuu, ofjajaa, ofjajjuu
hypothesis	aadbuura
I
English	Oromo
I	ani, ana
ice, snow	cabbii
icecream	jalaatii
icing, frosting (for cakes)	kireemii keekii
ID, ID card	eenyummeessaa, waraqaa eenyummaa
idea, thought	yaada
idiom	jechama, ciigoo
idiot	nama jufunfula, gowwaa, raatuu, gadareessa
if	yoo, osoo, otuu
ignorance	wallaalummaa, doofummaa
ignorant	wallaalaa, wallaaltuu, doofaa, dakoo, sigidduu
illegal	seeraala, seera maleessa
image	fakkii
imagination	nuura
immediately	daddafiidhaan, battaluma, ariitiidhaan
immigrant	godaanaa, godaantuu
immunity	eegumsa, nageenya
impact, collision	tima, giphee
important	baay'ee barbaachisaa
impoverished	deegaa, deegduu
impressive	dinqisiisaa, maalalchiissa, maalalchiiftuu, hawwataa
imprisoned	hidhamaa, hidhamtuu
imprisonment	hidhaa
improvement	fooyya'insa, fooyyii
impure	booruu, boora'aa
in front of	fuuldura
in, inside	keessa
incense	qayii, libaana, sorsa, ixaana
incense stick	naddii, sandalii
incidentally	utuu dubbannuu, akka tasaa
income	galii
incomplete	hanqina qabu, hir'uu, hin guutne
inconvenient	rakkisaa, kan hin mijoofne
incorrect, wrong	dogoggora
indecent, vulgar	addaggee, guddisbaddee, algala
indeed	dhugaa, dhugaatuu
independent	bilisa, walaba
individual (n)	matayyaa
indoors	mana keessaatti
induction	sinina
infantry	lafoo
inferior	kan gadii, gad aanaa
influence, impact	dhiibbaa
information	odeeffannoo
initial (adj)	kan jalqabaa, kan duraa
injection	maarfee
injera	buddeena, biddeena
injured	madaa'aa
ink	halluu
in-law	soddaa
innocent	tabuu, qulqullu, kasoo, jargee
innovation, invention	argannoo
input	soyiraa, ciicata
inspection	qormaata, to'annoo, sakattaa
instant (adj)	battala, yeroo gabaabaatti
instead	iddoo isaa
institution	dhaabbata, jaarmayaa, inistiitiiyuutii
instructions	ajaja, qajeelfama
instrument	meeshaa
insult	arrabsoo
insurance	baraarsa
intelligent	beekaa, beektuu, qaroo
intense	jabaa, ulfaata, miira o'aa
intention	yaada, karoora
interest	fedhii, hawwii
interest (monetary)	dhala
interesting	hawwatu
intern	hidhuu
international	dunyaaleessa, guutuu addunyaa
internet	intarneetii
interview	gaafannoo
intestine, gut	mar'ummaan
introduction	seensa
intuition	dandeettii
invasion	weerara
iron (for clothes)	kaawuyyaa
iron (material)	sibiilaa
irrigation	jallisii, maksaa, bonee
island	baqqanaa, oddoola, cittuu
itch	cittoo, hoqxoo
J
English	Oromo
jackal	wangoo, sardiida, jeedala
jacket	jaakeettii
janitor	qulqulleessituu
January (9th-Feb. 7)	Amajjii
jar	huuroo
jaw	a'ama, mangaagaa
jealous	inaaffaa, inaaftuu, goomataa, goomattuu
jealousy	inaaffaa, inaaffii, goommii
jerrycan	saafiiyaa
jewellery	faayaa meetii
job (n)	jiruu, hojii, dalagaa
job title	maqaa ramaddii hojii
joke	qoosaa, baacoo, falqa seekoo
journalist	gaazexessaa, galaalchaa
journery, trip	deemsa, imala
judge (n)	baahira, daanyaa, doorii
jug	ninniga
juice	cuunfaa, cimmiiga
July (8th-Aug. 6)	Adoolessa
June (8th-July 7)	Waxabajjii
jungle	bosona, caakkaa, huuruma
juniper	mi'eessaa
junk	shokorkota, hanshaafa, haafa
jury	salganee
justice, judgment	haqa
K
English	Oromo
kale, spinach	qoosxaa
kerosene	kerosiinii, laambaa, gaasii adii
kettle	jabanaa
key	bantuu, hiiktuu, qulfii, furtuu, danqaroo
kidney	kalee
kind, generous	arjaa, arjoomaa, arjoomtuu, balchaa
king	mootii
kiss (n)	dhungoo
kitchen	kuushiina, alwaadaa
kite	khurruu
knee	jilba
knife	billaa, ablee, albee, daaduu, sulluuda
knowledge	beekumsa
knuckle	buusaa
L
English	Oromo
ladder	xafxafoo, yaabbannoo, riqaa
ladle	cilfaa
lake	haroo
lamb	xabboota, sookkee
lame	naafa, laasha'aa, laashoftuu
lamp	laambaa, ampuulii
land	dachee, lafa
land degradation	daruu lafaa
landlord	abbaa lafaa
landslide	jogoo
language	afaan, qooqa
larynx	qokkee
last night	eda
last week	torban darbe
last year	baredheengaddaa
late evening	waarii
laughter	kolfa
law	seera
lazy	dhibaa'aa, dhibooftuu, daagii, abiidhoo, dankaayii, jaatanoo
leaf	baala, shafo, obeensa
leather	gogaa
left (direction)	bitaa
leftover, remains	hambaa
legitimate	seeromaa
lemon, lime	loomii
length	dheerina
lentil	misira
leopard	qeerransa
lesson plan	karoora barnoota
letter (of the alphabet)	qubee, arfii
letter (that you send)	xalayaa
lettuce, salad	salaaxaa
library	mankitaabaa, manmacaafaa
lice	injiraan
lid	qadaada
lie, fib, falsehood	soba, kijiba, dhara
life	jiruu, jireenya
light (artificial), lightning	ibsaa
light (in weight)	salphaa
light (natural)	ifa
lightning	balaqqeessa, calanqeettii
like that	akkasi
like this	akkana
limit	daangaa
line	xurree, toora, sarara
lion	leenca
lip	hidhii
liquid	dhangala'aa, yaatoo
list	tarreeffama, tarreessa
literature	ogbarruu
liver	tiruu
living room	gorduba, haga
loan (n)	liqii, ergisa, ergifannaa
lock	qulfii, cuftuu
logical	amansiisaa
logo	asxaa, faajjii
long hair	daabee
long, tall	dheera
lord	gooftaa, rabbi
loud	sagalee guddaa
love (n)	jaalala
lover	jaalallee
lowlands	gammoojjii
loyal	amanamaa, amanamtuu
loyalty	amanamummaa
luggage	shaanxtaa, subbaa uffataa
lumber	laaxaa
lump	guroo
lunatic	maraataa, maraatuu
lunch	laaqana
lungs	somba
M
English	Oromo
machete	meencaa, gajaraa
machine	maashinii
magic	tolcha, calfala
maid	wandaqa, xomboree
main	muummee, ijoo
mainly	caalaatii
majority	Irra-jireessa, harka caalu
malaria	busaa malaria
male	dhiiraa
male (married)	suubboo
male (unmarried)	qeeroo
man, person	nama
management	bulchiinsa, taliigaa
manager	moora, geggeessaa, geggeessituu, hoogganaa, hooggantuu, duree
mandatory, obligation	dirqama
mane	gamma
mango	maangoo
many	baayee, danuu, hedduu, gorba, mooga
map	kaartaa
March (10th-Apr. 8)	Bitootessa
market	gabaa, dikkoo, machaara
marriage	heeruma, fuudha, gaa'ila
married	fuudhe, heerumte
match	toomaashoo, kibiriitii
mattress	firaashii, kefaa, darsaa
May (9th-June 7)	Caamsaa
maybe, likely	tarii
mayor	kantiibaa
me	na, ana
meadow	araddee
mean, vicious	hamaa, hamtuu, haxaarii
meaning, translation	hiika, hiikkaa
meanwhile, meantime	gidduutti, achumann, hangasitii
measurement	bikkooma
meat	foon
mechanic	makaanikii
medicine	dawaa, qoricha, qorsa
medium (adj)	walakkeessa
medium sized	jidduu galeessa
meesenger	ergamaa
meeting	walga'ii, kora
member	miseensa
membership	miseensummaa
memory	birminyii, qaabata
mental (adj)	sammuu
merchant	daladalaa, daldaltuu
mercy, forgiveness	aagii
message	ergaa, dhaamsa, beenoo
meter (for utilities)	lakkooftuu
meter (length)	meetirii
method	tooftaa, mala
microphone	noolaa
midget	tashaa, dinkii
midnight	waarii, halkan walakkaa, halkan qixxee
migration	godaansa
military	loltuu
milk	annan
mill	baabura midhaanii
million	kitila, miiliiyoonii
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development	Ministeera qonna fi misomaa baadiyyaa
minute (n)	daqiiqaa
miracle	raajii
mirror	fuullee, daawitii, oflaallee
mischief	shira
misdeed	yakka
misery	mankaraara, gidiraa, gadadoo, sili'a, dararama, hiraara
Miss	durbee
mistake	dogoggora, balleessaa, badii
mixed, mixture	makaa
modern	ammayyaa
moment	yeroo gabaabduu
Monday	wiixata, aagoo
money	qarshii, horii, maallaqa
monk	moloksee
monkey	qalamee
monster	bulguu
month	ji'a
monument, statue	siidaa
moon	addeessa, ji'a, baatii
mop	foksoo, haxooftu, haxoolaa
moral, morals	safuu
morning	ganama
morning (early)	barraaqa, obboroo
mosque	masgiida
mosquito	bookee, biimmee
mosquito net	matayoo bookee busaa
most	harki caalaan
mostly	caalaatti
moth	fuutuu
mother	haadha, harmee, ayyoo, da'ee, coree
motion	sochii
motivation	kaka'umsa
motorcycle	dokdoqqee, bududdee
mountain	tulluu, gaara, tabba
mouse, rat	hantuuta
mouth, language	afaan
Mr.	obbo
Mrs., Ms.	adde
mud	dhoqqee, laaqii, orofa, dhoobboo
muddy	bootoo, booruu, dhoqqaa'aa
mugger	saamtuu, hattuu
mule	gaangee
muscle	maashaalee
mushroom	shashara, uukkoo, waakkoo, horroqoo, amboshilla
music	muuziiqaa
mustard	shunfaa, sanaabii, sanaafica
mute (adj)	duudaa
my, mine	koo, kiyya
myth	himtee
N
English	Oromo
nail, screw	mismaara
naïve	gowwaa, jufunfula, sephaa
naked	qullaa
name	maqaa, cibra
narrow, tight	dhiphoo
national	biyyaaleessa
nationality	lammummaa
nature	uumamaa
nausea	locaa, lollojjii
near	bira, cinaa, dhihoo, kaloo
necessarily	dirqamaan
necessary	barbaachisaa
neck	morma, moqoo, lukuma, lumma
necklace	amartii, dubul
need (n)	fedhii
needle	limmoo
neighbor	ollaa
nervous	qaanjibbaa'aa, sodaataa
nest	mandhee, man'ee, godoo
net	marayoo, dabboo, saaphana
network	mantagoo
neutral	imbaabsa
never	abadan, tasa, gonkumaa, qarayyuu, abilla
new	haaraa
New Year	Wagga haaraa
news	oduu
newspaper	gaazexaa
next	itti aanee, ergasii, itti fufee
next week	torban dhufu
next year	bara dhufu
night	halkan
nine	sagal
ninety	sagaltama
no	lakki, miti, hi'iyoo
nobody, no one	homtuu, eenyullee
none	tokkollee
nonsense	shokorkota, hanshaafa, qaayyaatuu
noon	saafaa
north	kaaba
nose	funyaan
not	miti
not far away	dhiyoo
not know	wal'aala
note	yaadachiisa
notebook	yaadanno
nothing	homaa, homtuu
noun	maqaa
novel (book), fiction	asoosama
November (10th-Dec. 9)	Sadaasa
now	amma
nowadays	yeroo ammaatti
nowhere	eessayyuu
numb	adoodaa
number	lakkoobsa
nun	gaaltama
nurse	narsii
nut	boloonii
O
English	Oromo
oats	omborii, ayisaa, matajaboo
obedient	abboomamaa, abboomamtuu
object, stuff	meeshaa
observation	qalbifannaa, hubannaa
obstacle, obstruction	gufachiisa
October (11th-Nov. 9)	Onkololeessa
of	kan
off	irraa, gara alaatti
office	biiroo, waajjira
often	yeroo baayee, irra deddeebiyee
oil	zayitii, quyyisa
oily	zayitaawaa
okay	tolee
old (object)	moofaa
old (person)	jaarsaa, jaartii
old, decrepit	dulloomaa, dulloomtuu
on	irra, gubbaa
one after another	wal faana
one, a	tokko
one-eyed	ballaa
oneself	ofi
only, alone	qofa, kophaa, duwwaa
onto	gara
operation (medical)	baqaqsanii hodhuu
opinion	yaada, amantii, ilaalcha
opportunity	hayya, carraa
opposite	faallaa
or (in a question)	moo
or (in a sentence)	yookiin
orange	birtukaanii
orchard	oyiruu fuduraa
ordinal number suffix (e.g., -th)	-affaa
ordinary	dasiiba
orphan	gasharee, yatima
oryx	saalaa
otherwise	silaa
our, ours	keenya
out, outside	ala
outside the house	diida
oven	furnoo, sumsuma
over	gubbaa, irra
ownership	abbummaa
P
English	Oromo
package	awwagii
pact, promise	waadaa, ahadii, waliigaltee
page	fuula
Pagume (Sept. 6-10)	Qaammee
paid	kaffalame
pain	dhibee, dhukkuba
paint	barashaa, halluu
pair	mirree
pajamas	biijaamaa
palm (of hand)	harruu, ganaa
palm tree	meexxii
pancake	maxinoo
panic	baaraga, shororkaa, sodaa
pants, trousers	surree, fiddoo, kofoo
papaya	paappaayee
paper	waraqaa, waraqata
paragraph	keeyyata
parasite	akankarreettii
park	paarkii, caayaa
party, invitation	afeerraa
passenger, traveler	imalaa, imaltuu, karadeemaa, karadeemtuu
password	barreertuu
pasta	paasta
pastoralist	horsiisee bulaa
pasture	dheedichaa
pasture, grazing land	dheedicha
path	daandii, mocii, karaa
patience, tolerance	obsa
patient (adj)	obsaa, obsituu
patient (n)	dhukkubsataa, dhukkubsattuu
pattern	akkina
payment	kaffaltii
pea	atara, daangulee, haatoo
peace	nagaa, dada
Peace Corps	jaallee nagaati
peach, apricot	kookii
peanut	ocholooni
peel (n)	qola
pen	biirii, qalama
penalty, punishment	adaba, adabbii
pencil	irsaasii
people	uummata, saba, jamaa, liiban
percent	dhibbeentaa
perfectly	sirritti
permanent	dhaabbataa, siranaa
permission, license	hayyama, eeyyama
personal	dhuunfaa
pesticide, insecticide	farra ilbiisootaa
pests, insects	ilbiisootaa
pharmacy	mana dawaa, mana qorichaa, faarmaasii,
philosophy	falaasama
phone	bilbila
phone card	kaardii moobayilii
photo, photograph	suuraa
phrase	gaalee, anqoo
physician	hogeessafayya, haakimii
picture	fakkeettii, fakkii, suuraa
pig, hog	booyyee
pile	tuullaa, kaabii
pill	kinniinii
pillow	boraatii
pineapple	anaanaasii
pink	diiminee
pipe, tube	ujummoo
pit, well	boolla
place	bakka, iddoo
plan	karoora, akeeka
plantation	danfisuu, biqilchuu
plastic	laastikii
plate	shaani
pleasant	gammachiisaa
please	maaloo
pliers	ciniintuu
plough	maarashaa, sibattii
pocket	kiisii
poem, poetry	walaloo
point, sharp	qara
poison	summii, hadhaa, suunkii
police	poolisii
policy	imaammata
politics	siyaasa
pollution	faalama, waarrii
pond, pool	eela, haroo
poor	hiyyeessa, hiyyeettii
population	uummata
post office	mana poosta
postbox	saanduqa poostaa
pot	biir disti, okkotee, giicuu, washoo
potato	dinnichaa, mosee,sayee, ifaatee, shonee, jurgufee
poverty	hiyyummaa, dhaba, deegummaa
power, force	humnaa
prayer	kadhannaa, sagada, kadhata
precious	qushuna
preface	ariirrata
pregnant	ulfa
pregnant (animal)	rimaa
prescription	ajaja
previous	duraa
previously	duratti
pride	boona, bajiga, galdaasa
prison, jail	mana hidhaa, wankii
privacy	kophummaa ofii
private (property)	gulummaa
private school	mana barumsa dhunfa
problem	rakkoo, rakkina, ko'oo
process	adeemsa
product	oomisha, bahaatii, atoota
profession	ogummaa, hojii, dalagaa
pronoun	maqadhaal
pronunciation	afaaneffannoo, sagaleessoo
property	qabeenyaa, leecalloo
prostitute	gumna, sagaaggaltuu, dhadhaabamtuu
proverb, saying	mammaaksa
public school	mana barumsa motuma
puppy	cuquu, xuuxxillaa
purple	dhiilgee
purse	koro'oo, boorsaa maallaqaa
Q
English	Oromo
quarter	kurmaana
quarter birr	simunii
queen	giiftii
quest	barbaacha, soqaa
question	gaffii, qora
quickly, soon	battaluma, dafee
quiet	callisaa, callistuu
R
English	Oromo
rabbit	illeettii, illeensa
rabies	nyanyee
radio	raadiyoonii, raadiyoo
rain	rooba, bokkaa
rainbow	sabbata Waaqaa
razor	haaduu, shiggiree, qarabaa
ready	qophaa'eraa
ready, prepared	qophaa'aa, qixaa'aa
really	dhugaal
reason	sababa
rebellion	fincila
receipt	naga'ee
recently	dhihootti
receptionist	keessummeessituu
recognize	qalbifachuu, hubachuu
record, roster	galmee
red	diimaa
reflection	balaqqee, calanqeettii
refugee	kooluu-galaa, kooluu-galtuu
relationship	hariiroo
relatives	obbolaa
reliable	abdachiisaa, amanamaa
rent	kiraayii
resident	jiraataa
result, outcome	bu'aa, bahii
retired	soorama kan ba'e, soorama baye jira
reward	badhaasuu
rib	dirra, cinaacha
rice	ruuzii
rich, affluent	sooressa, badhaadhaa, dureessa
right (direction)	mirga
ring	qubeelaa, qubee, hogee
ripe	bilchaataa, gormaa
river	laga, malkaa
road, street	karaa, daandii, boochoo
robber	saamtuu, saamaa
rock	kattaa, qarsaa, qassoo, qa'oo
roof	gardaaffoo, diikkaa, soraa, awayaata
room, part, division	kutaa
root	hundee, hidda
rope	funyoo, haada, madhaa
rotten, spoiled	tortoraa, tortortuu, samaa, samtuu
round-about	adabaabaayi, addababa'ii
row, line, queue	toora
rude	algala, addaggee, baalbaasee, saragee
rule	danbii
ruler (measuring)	sarartuu, bo'eessaa
rumor	hasaasa, jette-jettee
rural	baadiyyaa
S
English	Oromo
sack	keeshaa, jooniyyaa
sad	gadda
salary	miindaa
salt	ashaboo, soogiida
sample	eddattoo, fakkisa
sand	cirracha, maansa
satisfaction	boohartii, gammachuu, quufa
satisfied	boohare
Saturday	sanbata
saucepan	distii, gochoo, moslolee
saw	minshaara, ilkoo, misumeenoo
scar	dirmammuu, godaannisa
scarf	uffarmaa
scent, smell (n)	foolii, urgaa, urgoo
school	mana barnootaa, mana barumsa
science	saayinsii
scissors	maqxuu, maaqasii
sea	galaana, maanya
season	woqtii, tibba, mosina
seat	iddon, teessuma, barcuma
second (n)	sekoondii
secret	iccitii
secretary	barreessituu, bareessaa
seed	sanyii
self	of
September (11th-Oct. 10)	Fulbaana
serious	jabaa, ulfaataa
service	tagaajila
seven	torba
seventy	torbaatama
sex, copulation	salma, kaacha
shade	gaaddisa, gaaddiddu
shame	saalfii, qaanii, yeelloo
shape	boca, naqa
she	isee, ishee, ishii, isiin, isii
she	isheen, iseen, ishiin, isiin
sheep	hoolaa, bidoo
sheet (bed)	ansoolaa, beleshee
shelf	dulaaba, ansaada, girgijii, zalangaa
shelter	da'oo
shiny	calaqqisaa, cululuqaa
ship	doonii
shirt	shamizii, qomee, ubaara, biddiqqoo
shoes	kophee
shop	suuqii, dukkaana
short	gabaabaa, gabaabdu, kuchubbii, murqicha
shorts	surree gababa, kushee, bolee
shoulder	gateettii, qoyiirara, gurmuu, qucee
shovel	akaafaa
shy	ija-laafeessa, ija-laafettii
sick, ill	dhukkubsataa, dhibamaa
sickle	haamtuu, halbee
side	maddii, cinaa, bira, kallattii, gomolee
sifter	gingilchaa
sight	mul'ii
sign	ballaccee, mallattoo
signal, signature	mallattoo
significant	barbaachisaa, hiika qabu
silence	calleensa, callisa, tasgabbii
silk	arrii
silly	sephaa, gowwaa, daafura
similar	wal fakkaataa
sin	cubbuu, nagaroo, xurii
since, from, after	eega, erga
sincerity	dugaadhaan, amanamummaadhaan
singer	weelistuu, weellisaa
single, singular	leexaa, baaqqee
sister	obboleettii
sister-in-law	sayyuu
situation, condition	akkaataa, haala
six	jaha
sixty	jahaatama
size	hammamaa, qixxaayina
skin	googa
skinny	guuffee, godeessa, godeettii, huuqqataa, huuqqattuu
skirt	wandaboo qexxaa, gombisoo, hamfala, qaamisii mudhi gadi
skull	buqqee mataa
sky	samii, waaqa
slave, ocean	garba
sleep	rafiitii, irriba
slender, slim	jorroo, lulee, sorooroo, lawwee
slippery	sigigaataa, sigiggee, mucuca, mucucaataa, mucucaattuu
slow	juulii
slowly	suuta, adada
small bowl	killa
small, little, few	xiqqoo, xinnoo, maddee, merqa, canuu, shiikkoo, bicuu
smile	seeqa
smoke	aara
snack	ciree, sharfaa, qacanii, oolchaa
snake	shaawwisa, bofa
sneezing	haththissoo
so	eega, kanaaf, akkas
soap	saamunaa, andarqii
soccer	kuphaa miillaa
society	waldaa, hawaasa
socks	kaalsii
sofa	soofaa
soft	laafaa
soil	biyyoo, kooticha
solution	furmaata, fala
some, a few	muraasa
sometimes	yeroo tokko tokko
son	ilmo, ilma
song	absaala, faarsaa, faarfannaa, faaruu, sirba
sorrow	addeenya, gadda
soul, spirit	lubbuu, afuura
sound, voice	sagalee
soup	shorbaa, hurgufoo
sour	dhangaggaa'aa, kiikkoo
south	kibba
spacious	arawaca, bakka ballaa
spark	qaanqee, qaanteetii
special, unique	adda
species	sanyii
specifically	addatti, keessattiyuu
speech, talk	haasaa, dubbii
speed	tafii, sardamsuu, ariitii
spelling	qubeessa
spice	quyyifa, kuyyisa, mi'eessituu
spider	sariitii, cincoo, daarabaaftuu, orbobiisa
spine	miqiqqirii
sponge	liifaa, sarphaphuu
spoon	fallaana
sport	ispoortii
spouse	dhiirsa, niitii
spring (season)	birraa
spy	basaasaa, basaastuu
square	addababa'ii
squirrel	osolee
stainer	calaltuu, miirtuu
stamp (for letters)	sumuda
stamp (official seal)	chaappaa
stapler	qonyeessituu
star	urjii
start	jalqaba, eegala
starvation	beela, xannee
station	buufata
steam	hurka
stepfather	abbaa buddeenaa, abbaaddaa
stepmother	haadha buddeenaa, gayyaa, ayyaaddaa, haadhaddaa
stew	ittoo, waxii
stick	ulee
still	calleensa
stomach	garaacha, macoo
stone	dhagaa
storeroom	kuusaa
storm	obonboleettii, suulaa, bubbee
story, fable	durdurii, sheekoo, seenaa
stove	siliindarii, saamaawaaraa, shaawulaa, girgaatii
straight	qajeelaa, qajeeltuu, qajeeltoo
straw (grass)	citaa
strength	jabina, cimina, anniisaa
string	siibaagoo, fo'aa, tushii
strong	cimaa, jabaa
structure, framework	caasaa
student	barataa, barattuu
substitute	iddoomaa, iddoomtuu, geeddaramaa, geeddaramtuu
subtle	abshaala, gamna, haxxee
success	milkaawwii
successful	milkaa'aa, milkooftuu
sudden	tasa
sugar	sukkaara
sugarcane	meejoo, shonkooraa
suggestion	yaada dhidaatu
suit	kittaa, iraraajala
suitable	mijaa'aa, tolaa
sum	ida'ama, edaasa
summary	xumura, guduunfaa, goolabbii
summer	bona
summit (of mountain)	qarree, fiixee, bantii
sun	aduu, biiftuu
Sunday	dilbata
sunrise	bahiisa aduu
sunset	seensa aduu
superior	caalaa
superstition	tolchituu
surprise	dinqisiifannaa
suspicious	ciicataa, ciicattuu, shakkituu, shakkisiisaa
swamp	dhaqdhaqii, caffee, leephoo, duduba
sweat	dafqa
sweater	shurraaba, golfoo
sweet	mi'aawaa, mi'ooftuu
sweet potato	maxaaxisha, camcamee, soogiddee
swimsuit	uffata daakaa
swollen	dhodhommoqaa, dhiita'aa
synonym	moggoyyaa
system	sirna
T
English	Oromo
table	minjaala
talent	dandeettii, kennaa
tall	dheeraa, lawwee
tapeworm	minnii, koosoo
target	manii
taste (n)	dhandhama, camii, akkaataa, filannaa
tax	qaraxa, ashuuraa
taxi	taaksii
tea	shaayii, shaayee
tea leaves	baala shayyii
teacher	barsiisaa, barsiistuu
teachers	barsiisoota
team	gartuu, gumii, tuuta, garee
teapot	moqorqoraa shaayee
tedious	nuffisiisaa
tee shirt	ti shartii
teenager	yarsuma
teeth	ilkaan
temperate zone	badda daree
temperature (air)	sadarkaa o'aa, haala qilleensaa
temperature (body)	layidaa
ten	kudhan
tent	waaroo, dunkaana
termite	rimma, gadulessa
thank you	galatomi, galatoma
that (pron)	sun, sana
the	-icha, -ittii
the day after tomorrow	iftaan
their, theirs	isaani, saani
them	isaani
there	achi
therefore	kanaaf
therefore, in that case	eegasu
these	kunniin, kanneen
they	isaan
thief	hattuu
thigh	gudeeda, sarbaa, kofa, uduuda
thin	qallaa, qalloo, huuqqataa, huuqqattuu
thing	waanta, meeshaa
things	waantoota
third (1/3)	siisoo, nuusii, tokko sadaffaa
thirsty	dheebuu, dhabsuu
thirty	soddoma
this	kun, kana
this year	barana
those	sunniin, sanneen
though (conj)	ta'u illee, ta'u
thousand	kuma
thread	fo'aa, kirrii
threat	doorsisa
three	sadii
throat	kokkee, qoonqoo
through	keessaan
thumb	abbuudduu
thunder	bakakkaa, mandisuu, kakawee
Thursday	kamisa
tie (necktie)	karabaatii
timber	saanqaa
time	yeroo
times (e.g., "5 times")	hoggaa, si'a
timid	na'aa, naatuu
tin	qorqorroo
tire	golollee, gommaa
tiring	dadhabsiisaa
tissue paper	sooftii, arrigoo
title (book), headline	mata duree
today	har'a
toe	quba miillaa
together	walitti, wajjin, walii-wajjin
toilet	boolii, golbobbaa
toilet room	manni fincaani
tomato	timaatimii, ajaagaarii
tomorrow	boru, bor
tongue	arraba
tonight	edana, har'a galgala
tooth	ilka, ilkaan
toothpaste	saamunaa ilkaanii
toothpick	rigaa
total	dimshaasha, waliigala
tourist	daaw'ataa, daaw'attuu, imalaa, imaltuu
toward	gara, kallattii
towel	fooxaa, waccuu
toxic	summaa'aa
train	baabura geejjibaa
traitor	gantuu, haalaa, haaltuu
translation	hiikkaa
transportation	geejjiba
trash	haraa
treatment	wal'aansa
tree, wood	muka
trial, try out	yaalii
triangle	rogsadee, sadakkuu
tribe	gosa
truck	makiina fe'issa
true, real	dhugaa
trust	amaanaa
Tuesday	kibxata, facaasaa, balloo
turn, order	dabaree
twenty	digdama
twin	lakkuu
two	lama
type, kind	gosa, akaakuu, sanyii
U
English	Oromo
ugly, untidy	fokkisaa, fokkistuu
umbrella	dibaaba, daatuu, gaaddisee
uncle (maternal)	eessuma, hubuyu, abbo guddoo
uncle (paternal))	wasiila, abuyyaa
under	jala
underpants	pantii, butaantii
underskirt, slip	minxii liibsii
understanding, awareness	hubannaa
underwear	jalaanii
uniform (clothes)	fooyituu, walagoo
university	yunivarsiitii
unless…	yoo…malee
unripe	xobbee
untidy	boosacha, booseettii, samaa, samtuu
until	hamma, hanga
until the end	hamma dhuma
up	irra, gara olii, hanga, gararraa
upwards	ol
urine	fincaan
us	nu
use (n)	faayidaa, dantaa, bu'aa
useful	faayidaa qabeessa
useless	badduu, goofoo, faayidaa-maleessa
usually, frequently, often	yerroo baa'ee
V
English	Oromo
vaccination	talaallii
value	sona, safuu, gatii
valueless, vain	bilaasha
vegetables	kuduraa
vegetation	biqiltuulee
vehicle	makiinaa, koonkoolata
ventilation	qilleensa afarsuu
verb	gochima, gocha
verb conjugation	horsiisa gochaa
very	baay'ee
vest	jalaanii, sadarya
victory	injifannoo, mo'icha
view, vision	mul'ata, daayyaa
village	ganda, araddaa, amba
violence	jeequmsa, kolboo, goolii
visitor	daaw'ataa, daaw'attuu
volume	qabiyyee
volunteer	nama fedhiisaatiin hojjetu
vomit	diddiga, haqqee, bulgaatii, balaqqama
W
English	Oromo
waist	mudhii
waiter	keessummeessisa, keessummeessitu
wall	goorroo, dadaa, gidaaraa
war	waraana, lola
wardrobe	kabata, wancarii, ansaada
warehouse	mankuusa
wasteful	afoollessaa, afoollessituu, baraaxxuu, firfirstuu
watch	ilaala, fana
watch (wrist)	sa'aatii harka
water	bishaan
water bottle, canteen	koddaa
water pollution	faalama bishaanii
waterfall	fincaa'aa, gootuu, xinniqee
watermelon	luxxee, habaaba
way	karaa, daandii
we	nuti, nuyi
weak	dadhabaa, dadhabduu, kokottaa'aa, kokottooftuu, muyoo
weather	haala qilleensaa
weather condition	amaleensa
wedding	cidha, aruuza
Wednesday	roobi
weed	huura, aramaa, buuchaa, dobaa, tusii
week	torban
weekend	sanbata fi dilbata
weight	ulfina
welcome	baga nagaa dhuftan
west	lixa, dhiha, ilgalchuu
what	maal
what (rel. pron.)	waan
wheel (of car)	masakaa
when	yoom
when (rel. pron.)	yoommu
whenever…	yoommu…kamittiyyu/yeroohundaa
where	eessa, garam
where (rel. pron.)	bakkii
which	kam
white	adii, calqii, weeca
white board	gabatee aadi
who	eenyu
who, which (rel. pron.)	kan, tan
whoever	eenyuyyuu
whose	kan eenyu, kaneenyu
why	maaliif
why (rel. pron.)	waan <verb>+f
wick (candle or stove)	fo'aa
wide	bal'aa
width	dalgeeta, bal'ina
wife	niitii, haadha manaa, jaartii
wild animals	bineensoota alaa
wildlife	bineensa bosonaa
wind (moving air)	qilleensa, bubbisa
window	foddaa
windy	qilleensa'aa
wing	baallee, gofla, goblaa, koochoo, kola
winter (season)	ganna
wip	alangaa
wire	shiboo
wisdom	ogummaa
wise	aaqila, ogeessa, ogeettii, qaroo
wish	abbala, fedhii, hawwii
with	wajjin, waliin, duukaa
with pleasure	gammaccuu wajjin
wolf	yeeyyii
woman	nitinaayee, dubartii, gennee, nadheen
woman (married)	gadarba
woman (old)	alkoo
wood beetle	qiinqee, qiinqani
word	jecha
word	jecha
work	hojii
world	addunyaa
worm	raammoo
worn, worn out	bututaa, moofaa
wound (n)	madaa
wounded	madaa'aa, madooftuu
X-Z
English	Oromo
yam	goodarree
year	waggaa, bara, ganna
years	waggaawwan
yellow	booraa, keelloo
yes	eeyee, ee
yesterday	kaleessa
yet	hanga ammaatti, ammallee
yield	oomisha, horata, callaa, atootota
yield, product	callaa
yogurt	itittuu
you (pl., obj.)	isini
you (pl., subj.)	isin
you (sing., obj.)	si, si'i
you (sing., subj.)	ati
young	laccee, dargaggeessa, dargaggeettii
your, yours (pl.)	keessan, keessani
your, yours (sing.)	kee
zipper	shaarneellaa
zone	godina, ambaala
Verbs
English	Oromo
to absorb	xuuxuu
to accept, receive, take	fudhachuu
to accompany	faana deemuu
to accomplish	fiixaan baasuu, raaw'achuu
to accuse	yakkuu, himata
to acquire	argachuu, gonfachuu
to adapt	madaqsuu
to add, increase	dabaluu, eda'uu
to adjust	sirreessuu, tottolchuu
to admire	jajuu, dinqisiifachuu
to advise	gorsuu
to affirm, prove	mirkaneessuu
to agree	waliigaluu, wal ta'uu
to aim	qiyyaafachuu, akeekuu
to allow, permit	hayyamuu, eeyyamuu
to alter	geeddaruu, jijjiiruu
to amaze	dinqamuu
to amputate	kutuu, muruu
to amuse	gammachiisuu, kofalchiisuu
to analyze	xiinxaluu, gamaaggamuu
to annoy	aarsuu, dallansiisuu
to applause, clap	lamaarkuu
to appreciate	leellisuu, dinqisiifachuu
to argue	falmuu
to arrange	sirreessuu, qopheessuu
to arrive	ga'uu
to assemble	walitti dacha'uu, walga'uu
to assess	tilmaamuu, qorachuu
to assign	ramaduu
to assist	gargaaruu, deggeruu
to attach	maxxansuu, qabsiisuu
to avoid, inhibit	ittisuu, dhorkuu
to bake	tolchuu
to bathe	dhiquu
to be able	danda'uu
to be amazed, surprised	dinqifachuu
to be angry	aaruu
to be better	wayyaa'uu
to be born	dhalachuu
to be busy	yeroo dhabuu
to be called	jedhamuu
to be found	argamuu
to be full, satisfied	quufuu
to be happy	gammaduu
to be healthy, heal	fayyuu
to be hungry	beela'uu
to be ill	dhukkubuu
to be jealous	inaafuu, goomachuu, weenna'uu
to be known	baramuu
to be located	argamuu
to be moving, shaking	socho'uu
to be next to	aanuu
to be sorry, sad	gadduu, gaabbuu
to be stressed	cinqamuu
to be suitable	mijaa'uu
to be thirsty	dheebochuu
to be tired	dadhabuu, bututuu
to be unable to find	dhabuu
to be useful	fayyaaduu
to be, become, happen	ta'uu
to beat	dha'uu, reebuu, tumuu, gobuu
to become good, successful	toluu
to believe	amanuu
to bite	ciniinuu, hidduu
to blame	haalachuu, komachuu
to bleed	dhiiguu
to bless	eebbisuu
to blow, pump	afuufuu
to boil	danfisuu
to borrow (and then return)	ergifachuu
to borrow (consumables)	liqeeffachuu
to bother	rakkisuu
to break	cabsuu
to bring	fiduu
to brush	riguu
to build	ijaaruu
to burn	gubuu, boba'uu, bobeessuu
to buy	bituu
to calculate	herreguu
to call	waamuu, bilbiluu
to cancel	haquu
to carry	baacuu
to cease, stop, halt	dhaabuu
to change	jijjiiruu, geeddaramuu, sharafuu
to chase	ari'uu, kurkursuu
to chat	haasa'uu
to cheat, trick, deceive	gowoomsuu, mujaadaluu
to choose, vote	filuu, fo'uu
to circle, orbit	naanna'uu
to clean	qulqulleessuu, haruu
to close, shut	cufuu
to collect	funaanuu
to come	dhufuu
to come back, return	deebi'uu
to connect	walitti qabsiisuu
to conserve, protect	kunuunsuu
to console	jajjabeessuu, onnachiisuu
to contact, touch	tuquu
to continue	fufuu
to control	abboommachuu, to'achuu
to cook	affeeluu
to correct	sirreessuu
to cough	qufa'uu
to count	lakkaa'uu
to create, invent	uumuu
to cross	ce'uu
to cry	boo'uu, iyyuu
to cure	fayyisuu
to cut	ciruu, kutuu, muruu
to dance	shubbisuu, daalaluu, sirbuu, ragaduu
to decide	murteessuu
to deforest	bosona ciruu
to delete	booxuu, haquu
to deny	ganuu, haaluu
to describe	ibsuu, addeessuu
to desire, wish	fedhuu, hawwuu
to destroy	barbadeessuu, balleessuu
to die	du'uu
to dig	soquu
to disagree	walitti bu'uu
to disappear	baduu
to disappoint	gaddisiisuu
to dislike	jibbuu, balfuu
to dismiss, expel, remove	baasuu
to disobey, refuse	diduu
to dispose	gatuu
to divide	hiruu, qooduu
to do	gochuu, hojjechuu, dalaguu
to drain, dry s/t out	gogsuu
to draw	suuraa kaasuu
to dream (during sleep)	abjoochuu
to dress	uffachuu
to drink	dhuguu
to drive	oofuu
to dry up	goguu
to eat	nyaachuu
to edit	gulaaluu
to elect	filuu
to embarrass	qaanessuu, yellaasiisuu, salphisuu
to encourage	jajjabeessuu
to endure	obsuu
to enter	galuu, seenuu
to erase	balleessuu, haquu
to escape	miliquu, baqachuu
to establish, found	hundeessuu
to examine	qorachuu
to exceed, surpass	caaluu
to exchange	geeddaruu
to exit	ba'uu
to explain	ibsuu
to explode	dho'uu
to fail, fall	kufuu
to farm, plough	qotuu
to fear, be afraid	sodaachuu
to feed	qallabuu
to fight	waraanuu, loluu
to fill	guutuu
to find, earn	argachuu
to finish	xumurtuu, fixuu
to fix, repair	suphuu
to flee	atiiluu, baqachuu
to flow	yaa'uu
to fly	barrisuu
to follow	hordofuu, duukaa bu'uu
to forget, to neglect	irraanfachuu, dagachuu
to forgive	dhiifama gochuu
to frighten	sodaachiisuu
to get in, get on	seenuu
to get off	bu'uu
to give	kennuu, laachuu
to give back, to return (a thing)	deebisuu
to give birth	dhaluu, da'uu
to go	deemuu
to gossip	ususuu, gumgumuu
to govern	bulchuu
to graze	dheeduu
to greet	nagaa gaafachuu, dubbisuu
to grieve	gadduu
to grin, to smile	seequu, qummaaduu
to grow	biqiluu, marguu
to grow old	dulloomuu
to grow up	guddachuu
to growl	gurur'uu
to guard, protect	eeguu
to guess	tilmaamuu, heduu
to haggle, negotiate price	gatii falmuu
to hang	rarraasuu, fannisuu
to harass	doorsiisuu, sossodaachiisuu
to harm, injure	miidhuu, hubuu
to harvest	kassabuu, sassaabuu
to hate	falquu, jibbuu
to have	qabuu, qabaachuu
to hear	dhaga'uu
to help	gargaaruu, deggeruu, faduu
to hide	dhoksuu
to hire	mindeessuu, obarayeessuu
to hit	dha'uu, rukutuu, gobuu, reebuu
to hold	qabuu
to hug	hammachuu, itti dhiyaachuu
to hunt	adamsuu
to hurry	ariifachuu, jarjaruu, si'achuu
to imagine	yaaduu
to immigrate	godaanuu
to immunize	talaaluu
to impale	uruu
to impede, hamper	gufachiisuu
to imply, suggest	yaada dhiheessuu
to improve, modify	fooyyessuu
to include	dabaluu, of keessatti qabachuu
to infect	dhukkuba qabsiisuu
to influence	dhiibbaa uumuu
to ingest	liqimsuu
to inherit	dhaaluu
to inquire, ask	gaafachuu
to inspect	sakatta'uu, qorachuu, to'achuu
to inspire, motivate	kakaasuu
to insult	arrabsuu
to intend	karoorfachuu, yaaduu
to interrupt	addaan kutuu
to intimidate	sossodaachiisuu, quuxessuu
to introduce (people to each other)	wal barsiisuu
to invite	affeeruu
to joke	qoosuu, baacuu
to jump	xarrisuu, utaaluu
to kick	dhiituu, qeera'uu
to kill	ajjeesuu
to kiss	dhungachuu
to knock (on a door)	balbala rukutuu
to know	beekuu, baruu, amanfachuu
to laugh	kolfuu
to launder, wash clothes	miiccuu
to lay (something down)	ciibsuu
to lead	geggeessuu, hoogganuu
to leak	dhimmisuu
to learn	barachuu, baruu
to leave	baatuu, gadhiisuu
to leave, quit	dhiisuu
to lessen	xinneessuu, xinnaachuu
to lick	arraabuu
to lie, fib	kijibuu, sobuu
to lift up, raise	kaasuu
to like, love	jaalachuu
to limp	okkoluu
to listen	dhaggeeffachuu, caqasuu
to live	jiraachuu
to loan, lend (and then get back)	ergisuu
to loan, lend (consumables)	liqeessuu
to lock	qollofuu
to look	ilaaluu, arguu
to lower, bring down	buusuu
to magnify, increase	guddisuu
to make	gochuu, tolchuu
to make better	wayyeessuu
to manufacture, produce	oomishuu
to marry	fuudhuu, heerumuu
to measure, weigh	madaaluu, safaruu, lakkaa'uu
to meet, encounter	quunamuu
to memorize	yaadachuu
to milk	elmuu
to mimic	akkeessuu
to mix	waliin makuu, walitti dabaluu
to moan, groan	aaduu, gadooduu
to mourn	gufufuu
to move, stir	wawarraaquu
to multiply	baay'isuu
to need	barbaaduu, badaduu
to nominate	eeruu
to notice, notify	beeksisuu
to obey	abboomamuu
to offend	mufachiisuu, aarsuu, dallansiisuu
to open	banuu, saaquu
to oppress	cinqursuu, gad-qabuu
to optimize	fooyyessu
to organize	gurmeessuu, qixeessuu, gamteessuu
to paint	dibuu
to pass	darbuu, taruu
to pay	kaffaluu
to peel	quncisuu
to pierce	waraanuu, uruu
to pile	tuuluu
to plan	karoorsuu, karoorfachuu
to plant, erect, establish	dhaabuu
to play	taphachuu, xabachuu
to pollute	faaluu, areeruu
to pour	dhangala'uu, dhangalaasuu
to practice	shaakaluu
to preach	lallabuu
to predict	raajuu, raaguu
to prepare	qopheessuu
to pretend	fakkeessuu
to prevent, prohibit	ittisuu
to print	maxxansuu
to pull, drag	harkisuu
to punish	adabuu
to push	dhiibuu
to put, place, store	kaa'uu
to rain	roobuu
to read	dubbisuu
to reduce, decrease	xiqqeessuu, hir'isuu
to regret	gaabbuu, sheena'uu
to relax	bashananuu
to remain	hafuu
to remember	yaadachuu, qaabachuu
to remind	yaadachiisuu
to rent	kireessuu
to repeat	irra deebi'uu, lammeessuu
to ride	gulufsiisuu
to roast	waaduu, affeeluu, kalaankaluu
to rob	saamuu
to rot	raamma'uu, tortoruu
to run	fiiguu, arreeduu, kaachuu
to satisfy	booharsuu, quubsuu
to save, keep	hambisuu, tursuu
to saw	seeruu
to say	jedhuu
to scoop	hammaaruu
to scream	iyyuu, wacuu
to see	ilaaluu, arginuu
to seem	fakkaachuu
to sell	gurguruu
to send	erguu
to serve	tajaajiluu
to sew	hodhuu, xibiiruu
to sharpen	qaruu
to shave	haaduu, aaduu, aaddachuu
to show, indicate	agarsiisuu
to sift	gingilchuu, soruu
to signify, mean	agarsiisuu, mul'isuu
to sing	weeddisuu, weellisuu, alalaasuu
to sit	taa'uu
to slaughter	gorra'uu, qaluu
to sleep	rafuu, ciisuu
to slip	mucucaachuu
to smash, shatter, crush	hurreessuu, unkuteessuu
to smell	suufuu, fuunfachuu, urgeeffachuu, suurachuu
to soak	dhuubuu, laaffisuu
to sow seed, scatter	facaasuu
to spend the day	ooluu
to spend the night	buluu
to spit	tufuu
to sqeeze	cimmiiguu, cuunfuu
to start, begin	jalqabuu, eegaluu
to startle	birrachuu, wareeruu, dammaqsuu
to stay	turuu
to steal	hatuu
to sting	hidduu
to stir	bulbuluu, irbuu, mooquu, sochoosu
to study	qu'achuu
to stumble	gufachuu
to succeed	milkaa'uu
to suffice, be enough	ga'uu
to supply	dhiheessuu
to support	deggeruu, utubuu, kibuu, gargaaruu
to surprise	dinqisiisuu
to surround	marsuu
to suspect	shakkuu
to swallow	liqimsu
to sweat	dafquu
to sweep	haruu
to sweeten	mi'eessuu
to swim	daakuu
to take (someone somewhere)	geessuu
to take a picture	kaafachuu
to take care	eeggachuu
to talk, speak	dubbachuu, haasa'uu, baanuu, qaaquu
to teach	barsiisuu, leenjisuu
to tear	tarsaasuu, baqasuu
to tell	himuu
to thank, praise	galateeffachuu
to think	yaaduu, abbaaluu
to threaten	doorsisuu, sodaachisuu, quuxessuu
to throw	darbachuu, ha'uu
to tie, bind, imprison	hidhuu
to till	shukunuu, jaala soquu
to trade	daldaluu
to translate	hiikuu
to trust (s/b)	abdachuu
to try	yaaluu, badaduu
to try on	safarachuu
to turn (in direction)	goruu
to turn (something)	garagaluu
to turn over, peddle	garagalchuu
to understand	hubachuu
to untie	hiikuu
to update	ammayyoomsuu
to uproot, lever out	fonqolchuu
to use	fayyadamuu
to visit	daaw'achuu
to vomit	hooqqisiisuu, balaqqamsiisuu, balaqqamuu
to wait	afachuu, eeguu, turuu
to wake (someone) up	dammaqsuu
to wake up, be startled	dammaquu
to wake up, get up	ka'uu
to walk	adeemuu, tarkaanfachuu
to want	barbaaduu, fedhuu, badaduu
to warn	akeekkachiisuu, beekkachiisuu, seerachiisuu, weellefachuu
to wash	dhiqqachuu, miiccuu, sharaquu
to waste	baraaxuu, afoollessuu
to water (plants)	bishaan obaasuu
to wear	uffachuu, keewwachuu
to weed	aramuu
to wet	jiisuu
to whistle	fooricuu, siissuu, fooqqisuu, shawwisuu
to win	injifachuu, mo'uu
to winnow	calleessuu
to wip	dhaanuu
to wipe, rub clean	haxaa'uu
to work	hojjechuu
to worry	dhiphachuu, yaadda'uu
to write	barreessuu, katabuu
to yawm	hamuummachuu
Expressions
English	Oromo
"a long time"	yeroo dheera
"and you?"	ati hoo?
"can you ___?"	___ dandeessa?
"Don't touch me!"	nan tuqin!
"excuse me / sorry"	dhiifama
"for example"	fakkeenyaaf
"get off"	bu'i, bu'a
"give me"	naa keeni
"Good afternoon" (greeting)	akkam olte/oltani?
"Good day" (parting)	nagaan ooli/oola
"good luck"	carraan gaarii
"Good morning" (greeting)	akkam bulte/bultani?
"Good night" (parting)	nagaan buli/bula
"here you are" (when giving)	kunoo
"how do you do?"	ashamaa
"I don't understand"	nan galle, hin hubanne
"I understand"	na gale, hubadhee jira
"I want to be alone"	qobaa koo ta'uun barbaada
"I'll call back"	deebiseen bilbila
"I'm sorry" (empathetic)	nan gadda
"it's not possible"	hin danda'amu
"it's nothing"	homa miti
"it's possible"	danda'ama
"may I ___?"	___ laata?
"never mind/no matter"	hin yaadin
"no problem"	rakoon hin jiru
"Of course"	dhugaadhuma
"oh my goodness"	wayyoo
"OK / all right"	tole, haa ta'u
"Once upon a time"	durdur, bara duri
"see you"	wal agarra
"Thank you"	galatoomi / galatooma
"there it is"	kuunnoo
"What happened to you/what's wrong?"	maal taate?
"why not?"	maalif hin taane?