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