| I | ضمير | ani | I am ready now. Ani amma qophaa'eera. |
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| you | ضمير | ati | You are very kind. Ati baay'ee gaaridha. |
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| he | ضمير | inni | He is my brother. Inni obboleessa koo ti. |
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| she | ضمير | isheen | She is at home. Isheen mana jirti. |
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| we | ضمير | nuti | We work every day. Nuti guyyaa hunda hojjenna. |
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| they | ضمير | isaan | They came this morning. Isaan ganama kana dhufan. |
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| what | ضمير | maal | What is your name? Maqaan kee maal? |
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| where | ظرف | eessa | Where do you live? Ati eessa jiraatta? |
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| when | ظرف | yoom | When will she come? Isheen yoom dhufti? |
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| who | ضمير | eenyu | Who is at the door? Balbala irrattii eenyutu jira? |
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| why | ظرف | maaliif | Why are you sad? Ati maaliif gaddita? |
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| how | ظرف | akkam | How are you today? Har'a akkam jirtu? |
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| to be | فعل | ta'uu | I want to be strong. Ani cimaa ta'uu barbaada. |
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| to have | فعل | qabaachuu | They have a new car. Isaan konkolaataa haaraa qabu. |
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| to do | فعل | gochuu | We do our work well. Nuti hojii keenya gaarii goona. |
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| to go | فعل | deemuu | I go to school daily. Ani guyyaa guyyaatti mana barumsaa deema. |
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| to come | فعل | dhufuu | Please come to my house. Maaloo gara mana koo kottu. |
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| to see | فعل | arguu | I see the moon tonight. Ani halkan keessaa ji'a arga. |
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| to know | فعل | beekuu | Do you know her name? Maqaa ishee beektaa? |
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| to think | فعل | yaaduu | We think about the future. Nuti gara fuulduraatti yaadna. |
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| to want | فعل | barbaaduu | I want some clean water. Ani bishaan qulqulluu muraasa barbaada. |
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| to need | فعل | barbaachisuu | Children need food every day. Daa'imman guyyaa hunda nyaata barbaachisa. |
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| to make | فعل | hojjechuu | She makes good coffee. Isheen buna gaarii hojjetti. |
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| to take | فعل | fudhachuu | Take the book home. Kitaaba sana gara manaatti fudhadhu. |
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| to give | فعل | kennuu | Give me some water. Maaloo bishaan naaf kenni. |
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| to say | فعل | jechuu | He says the answer clearly. Inni deebii sana ifatti jedha. |
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| to tell | فعل | himuu | Tell me the story. Seenaa naa himi. |
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| to ask | فعل | gaafachuu | I ask one simple question. Ani gaaffii salphaa tokko gaafadha. |
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| to find | فعل | argachuu | We found the lost key. Nuti furtuu bade arganne. |
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| to look | فعل | ilaaluu | Look at the sky. Samii ilaali. |
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| to use | فعل | fayyadamuu | I use this chair daily. Ani guyyaa guyyaatti barcuma kana fayyadama. |
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| to work | فعل | hojjechuu | They work in the city. Isaan magaalaa keessatti hojjetu. |
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| to eat | فعل | nyaachuu | We eat bread every morning. Nuti ganama hunda buddeena nyaanna. |
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| to drink | فعل | dhuguu | She drinks warm milk. Isheen aannan ho'aa dhugdi. |
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| to sleep | فعل | rafuu | The child sleeps early. Mucaan sun yeroo duraan rafa. |
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| to walk | فعل | deemuu | I walk to work daily. Ani guyyaa guyyaatti hojii deemee miilaan deema. |
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| to run | فعل | fiiguu | The boy can run fast. Ilmi sun saffisaan fiiguu danda'a. |
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| to read | فعل | dubbisuu | She reads a new book. Isheen kitaaba haaraa dubbisti. |
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| to write | فعل | barreessuu | Write your name here. Maqaa kee asitti barreessi. |
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| to speak | فعل | dubbachuu | They speak Oromo at home. Isaan mana keessatti Afaan Oromo dubbatu. |
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| to listen | فعل | dhaggeeffachuu | Listen to the teacher carefully. Barsiisaa of eeggannoodhaan dhaggeeffadhu. |
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| to hear | فعل | dhaga'uu | I hear the wind outside. Ani alatti qilleensa dhaga'a. |
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| to buy | فعل | bituu | We buy fresh fruit today. Nuti har'a fuduraa haaraa bitna. |
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| to sell | فعل | gurguruu | They sell tea here. Isaan asitti shaayii gurguru. |
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| to pay | فعل | kaffaluu | I pay the money now. Ani amma maallaqa kaffala. |
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| to help | فعل | gargaaruu | Friends help each other. Hiriyoonni wal gargaaru. |
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| to love | فعل | jaallachuu | I love my family deeply. Ani maatii koo baay'een jaalladha. |
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| to live | فعل | jiraachuu | They live near the river. Isaan laga bira jiraatu. |
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| to die | فعل | du'uu | All people must die. Namni hundi du'uu qaba. |
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| to learn | فعل | barachuu | Children learn at school. Daa'imman mana barumsaa keessatti baratu. |
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| to teach | فعل | barsiisuu | She teaches small children. Isheen daa'imman xixiqqoo barsiisti. |
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| to open | فعل | banuu | Please open the door. Maaloo balbala bani. |
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| to close | فعل | cufuu | Close the window now. Amma foddaa cufi. |
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| person | اسم | nama | Every person needs respect. Namni hundi kabaja barbaada. |
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| man | اسم | dhiira | The man is very tall. Dhiirri sun baay'ee dheeraadha. |
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| woman | اسم | dubartii | The woman is my teacher. Dubartiin sun barsiistuu koo ti. |
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| child | اسم | mucaa | The child is sleeping. Mucaan sun rafeera. |
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| boy | اسم | ilma | The boy runs quickly. Ilmi sun saffisaan fiiga. |
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| girl | اسم | intala | The girl reads well. Intalli sun sirriitti dubbisti. |
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| family | اسم | maatii | My family lives here. Maatiin koo as jiraata. |
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| mother | اسم | haadha | My mother makes tea. Haati koo shaayii qopheessiti. |
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| father | اسم | abbaa | His father works hard. Abbaan isaa ciminaan hojjeta. |
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| friend | اسم | hiriyyaa | She is my friend. Isheen hiriyyaa koo ti. |
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| house | اسم | mana | Their house is big. Manni isaanii guddaadha. |
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| home | اسم | mana | I am going home. Ani gara manaatti deemaa jira. |
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| school | اسم | mana barumsaa | The school opens early. Manni barumsaa yeroo duraan banuu jalqaba. |
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| city | اسم | magaalaa | This city is very busy. Magaalaan kun baay'ee socho'aa dha. |
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| country | اسم | biyya | Our country is beautiful. Biyyi keenya bareedduu dha. |
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| world | اسم | addunyaa | The world is changing fast. Addunyaan saffisaan jijjiiramaa jirti. |
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| street | اسم | karaa | The street is long. Karaan sun dheeraa dha. |
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| room | اسم | kutaa | This room is clean. Kutaaleen kun qulqulluu dha. |
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| time | اسم | yeroo | Time goes very quickly. Yeroon baay'ee saffisaan darba. |
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| day | اسم | guyyaa | Today is a good day. Har'a guyyaa gaarii dha. |
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| night | اسم | halkan | The night is cold. Halkani sun qabbanaawaadha. |
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| morning | اسم | ganama | I walk every morning. Ani ganama hunda nan deema. |
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| evening | اسم | galgala | We drink tea each evening. Nuti galgala hunda shaayii dhugna. |
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| week | اسم | torban | A week has seven days. Torban tokko guyyaa torba qaba. |
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| month | اسم | ji'a | This month is very busy. Jiini kun baay'ee hojii qaba. |
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| year | اسم | waggaa | This year is important. Waggaan kun barbaachisaa dha. |
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| today | ظرف | har'a | I am happy today. Ani har'a gammadaa dha. |
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| tomorrow | ظرف | boru | We will travel tomorrow. Nuti boru imalla. |
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| yesterday | ظرف | kaleessa | He came yesterday evening. Inni kaleessa galgala dhufe. |
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| now | ظرف | amma | Please come here now. Maaloo amma as kottu. |
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| sun | اسم | aduu | The sun is hot. Aduun ho'aa dha. |
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| moon | اسم | ji'a | The moon is bright tonight. Jiini halkan kana ifaadha. |
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| star | اسم | urjii | A star shines above. Urjiin tokko gubbaa ni ibsa. |
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| sky | اسم | samii | The sky is blue. Samiin cuquliisa. |
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| earth | اسم | lafaa | The earth is our home. Lafti mana keenya. |
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| fire | اسم | ibidda | The fire is very hot. Ibiddi baay'ee ho'aa dha. |
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| water | اسم | bishaan | Water is very important. Bishaan baay'ee barbaachisaa dha. |
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| rain | اسم | rooba | The rain came suddenly. Roobni tasa dhufe. |
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| wind | اسم | qilleensa | The wind is strong today. Qilleensi har'a cimaa dha. |
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| tree | اسم | muka | That tree is very tall. Mukni sun baay'ee dheeraadha. |
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| flower | اسم | daraaraa | This flower is beautiful. Daraaraan kun bareedduu dha. |
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| mountain | اسم | gaara | The mountain is very high. Gaarri sun baay'ee ol dheerata. |
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| river | اسم | laga | The river flows quickly. Lagni saffisaan yaa'a. |
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| food | اسم | nyaata | The food is ready. Nyaanni qophaa'eera. |
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| bread | اسم | buddeena | I eat bread daily. Ani guyyaa guyyaatti buddeena nyaadha. |
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| rice | اسم | ruuzii | We cook rice tonight. Nuti halkan kana ruuzii bilcheessina. |
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| meat | اسم | foon | They eat meat often. Isaan yeroo baay'ee foon nyaatu. |
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| fish | اسم | qurxummii | We bought fresh fish. Nuti qurxummii haaraa bitne. |
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| egg | اسم | hanqaaquu | The egg is broken. Hanqaaquun cabeera. |
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| milk | اسم | aannan | The milk is warm. Aannanni laafaa ho'aa dha. |
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| fruit | اسم | fuduraa | Fruit is good for health. Fuduraan fayyaaaf gaarii dha. |
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| tea | اسم | shaayii | She drinks tea daily. Isheen guyyaa guyyaatti shaayii dhugdi. |
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| coffee | اسم | buna | Coffee smells very good. Bunni baay'ee gaarii urgaawa. |
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| head | اسم | mataa | My head hurts today. Mataan koo har'a na dhukkuba. |
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| eye | اسم | ija | Her eye is red. Ijji ishee diimaa dha. |
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| ear | اسم | gurra | My ear hears well. Gurri koo sirriitti dhaga'a. |
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| mouth | اسم | afaan | Open your mouth wide. Afaan kee bal'inaan bani. |
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| nose | اسم | funyaan | My nose is cold. Funyaani koo qabbanaawaadha. |
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| hand | اسم | harka | Wash your hand well. Harka kee sirriitti dhiqadhu. |
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| foot | اسم | miila | His foot is strong. Miilli isaa cimaa dha. |
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| heart | اسم | garaa | My heart is calm. Garaan koo tasgabbaa'aa dha. |
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| name | اسم | maqaa | Your name is beautiful. Maqaan kee bareedaa dha. |
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| book | اسم | kitaaba | This book is new. Kitaabni kun haaraa dha. |
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| word | اسم | jecha | That word is important. Jechi sun barbaachisaa dha. |
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| language | اسم | afaan | Language connects many people. Afaan namoota baay'ee wal qunnamsiisa. |
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| money | اسم | maallaqa | I need more money. Ani maallaqa dabalataa barbaada. |
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| work | اسم | hojii | Work is not easy. Hojiin salphaa miti. |
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| love | اسم | jaalala | Love brings peace home. Jaalalli mana nagaa fida. |
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| music | اسم | muuziqaa | I like this music. Ani muuziqaa kana jaalladha. |
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| story | اسم | seenaa | The story is very interesting. Seenaan sun baay'ee nama hawwata. |
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| way | اسم | karaa | This way is easier. Karaan kun salphaadha. |
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| thing | اسم | waan | This thing is useful. Wanti kun fayyadaa qaba. |
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| life | اسم | jireenya | Life is full of change. Jireenyi jijjiirama guutuu dha. |
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| door | اسم | balbala | The door is open. Balbalni banameera. |
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| table | اسم | minjaala | The table is clean. Minjaalli qulqulluu dha. |
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| chair | اسم | barcuma | This chair is small. Barcumni kun xiqqaa dha. |
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| car | اسم | konkolaataa | The car is new. Konkolaataan sun haaraa dha. |
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| good | صفة | gaarii | This food is good. Nyaanni kun gaarii dha. |
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| bad | صفة | hamaa | That water smells bad. Bishaan sun hamaa urgaawa. |
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| big | صفة | guddaa | Their house is big. Manni isaanii guddaa dha. |
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| small | صفة | xiqqaa | The room is small. Kutaan sun xiqqaa dha. |
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| new | صفة | haaraa | I bought a new book. Ani kitaaba haaraa bitadhe. |
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| old | صفة | moofaa | This chair is old. Barcumni kun moofaa dha. |
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| long | صفة | dheeraa | The road is long. Karaan sun dheeraa dha. |
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| short | صفة | gabaabaa | The story is short. Seenaan sun gabaabaa dha. |
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| high | صفة | ol'aanaa | That mountain is high. Gaarri sun ol'aanaa dha. |
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| low | صفة | gadaanaa | The table is low. Minjaalli sun gadaanaa dha. |
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| hot | صفة | ho'aa | The tea is hot. Shaayiin ho'aa dha. |
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| cold | صفة | qabbanaa'aa | The water is cold. Bishaanichi qabbanaa'aa dha. |
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| happy | صفة | gammadaa | The children are happy. Daa'imman gammadoo dha. |
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| sad | صفة | gaddaa | She feels sad today. Isheen har'a gadditi. |
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| beautiful | صفة | bareedaa | The flower is beautiful. Daraaraan sun bareedaa dha. |
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| easy | صفة | salphaa | This work is easy. Hojiin kun salphaa dha. |
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| hard | صفة | jabaa | This work is hard. Hojiin kun jabaa dha. |
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| fast | صفة | saffisaa | The car is fast. Konkolaataan sun saffisaa dha. |
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| slow | صفة | suuta | The old man walks slow. Dhiirri moofaan suuta deema. |
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| right | صفة | sirrii | Your answer is right. Deebiin kee sirrii dha. |
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| wrong | صفة | dogoggoraa | That answer is wrong. Deebiin sun dogoggoraa dha. |
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| important | صفة | barbaachisaa | Water is important for life. Bishaan jireenyaaf barbaachisaa dha. |
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| true | صفة | dhugaa | His story is true. Seenaan isaa dhugaa dha. |
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| full | صفة | guutuu | The cup is full. Xoofoon guutuu dha. |
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| empty | صفة | duwwaa | The room is empty. Kutaan sun duwwaa dha. |
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| young | صفة | dargaggoo | The boy is young. Ilmi sun dargaggoo dha. |
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| strong | صفة | cimaa | That man is strong. Dhiirri sun cimaa dha. |
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| weak | صفة | laafaa | He feels weak today. Inni har'a laafaa ta'e. |
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| red | صفة | diimaa | The flower is red. Daraaraan sun diimaa dha. |
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| blue | صفة | cuquliisa | The sky is blue. Samiin cuquliisa. |
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| green | صفة | magariisa | The tree is green. Mukni sun magariisa. |
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| yellow | صفة | keelloo | The flower is yellow. Daraaraan sun keelloo dha. |
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| black | صفة | gurraacha | The car is black. Konkolaataan sun gurraacha dha. |
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| white | صفة | adii | The milk is white. Aannanni adii dha. |
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| yes | حَرفُ نِداء | eeyyee | Yes, I understand now. Eeyyee, ani amma nan hubadha. |
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| no | حَرفُ نِداء | lakki | No, I do not know. Lakki, ani hin beeku. |
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| not | ظرف | hin | I am not ready. Ani qophaa'aa hin jiru. |
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| and | رابطة | fi | Tea and bread are ready. Shaayii fi buddeenni qophaa'aniiru. |
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| or | رابطة | ykn | Tea or coffee is fine. Shaayii ykn buna gaarii dha. |
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| but | رابطة | garuu | I am tired, but happy. Ani dadhabeera, garuu gammadaa dha. |
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| if | رابطة | yoo | If you come, call me. Yoo dhufte, na bilbili. |
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| because | رابطة | sababni isaas | I stayed home because rain fell. Ani mana ture sababni isaas roobni roobe. |
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| with | حرف جر | wajjin | I came with my friend. Ani hiriyyaa koo wajjin dhufe. |
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| without | حرف جر | malee | He left without money. Inni maallaqa malee deeme. |
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| for | حرف جر | dhaaf | This gift is for you. Kennaan kun siif dha. |
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| from | حرف جر | irraa | She came from school. Isheen mana barumsaa irraa dhufte. |
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| to | حرف جر | gara | We went to the city. Nuti gara magaalaatti deemne. |
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