Daily use common Oromo Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Oromo language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Oromo sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Oromo translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Oromo language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Oromo language quickly and also play some Oromo word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Oromo.

Oromo sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Oromo language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	baga nagaan dhufte
Thanks	galatoomi
Good	gaarii
Enjoy	bashannani
Fine	nagaa
Congratulations	baga gammaddan
I hate you	si jibba
I love you	sin jaalladha
I’m in love	im jaalala keessa jira
I’m sorry	Dhiifama
I’m so sorry	im so dhiifama
I’m yours	im kan kee
Thanks again	ammas galatoomaa
How are you	akkam jirta
I am fine	An nagaa kooti
Take care	of eeggadhu
I miss you	Sin yaade
You're nice	youre namatti tola
That’s terrible	thats suukaneessaadha
That's too bad	thats too bad
That's too much	thats too much
See you	nagaatti
Thank you	galatoomaa
Thank you sir	galatoomi obbo
Are you free	bilisoomtee jirtaa
No problem	rakkoo hin qabu
Get well soon	dafii fayyi
Very good	baay'ee gaarii
Well done	gaarii goote
What’s up	akkam jirta
I can't hear you	si dhaga'uu hin danda'u
I can't stop	i cant dhaabuu hin danda'u
I know	beeka
Good bye	nagaatti
Good idea	yaada gaarii
Good luck	carraa gaarii
You are late	harkifattee jirta
Who is next?	eenyutu itti aanee jira
Who is she?	isheen eenyu
Who is that man?	namni sun eenyu
Who built it?	kan ijaare
They hurt	ni miidhu
She got angry	jettee aarte
She is a teacher	isheen barsiisaa dha
She is aggressive	isheen aggaammii qabdi
She is attractive	isheen nama hawwatuudha
She is beautiful	bareedduudha
She is crying	jettee boo'aa jirti
She is happy	isheen gammaddeetti
No way!	gonkumaa hin ta''u
No worries	yaaddoo hin qabu
No, thank you	lakki galatoomi

I'm so happy	im baay'ee gammade
I'm hungry	im beela'eera
I'm able to run	im fiiguu danda'a
I agree	ani walii gala
I can swim	i dambalii nan danda'a
I can't come	i dhufuu hin danda'u
He got angry	jedhee aaree
He was alone	kophaa isaa ture
He was brave	jabaa ture
He likes to swim	dambalii ni jaallata
Don't be angry	hin aarin
Don't be sad	hin gaddinaa
Don't cry	hin boo'inaa
Come in	koottaa
Come on	kottu
Can you come?	dhufuu dandeessaa
Can I help?	gargaaruu danda'aa
Can I eat this?	kana nyaachuu danda'aa
Can I help you?	si gargaaruu danda'aa
Can I see?	arguu danda'aa
Are you going?	deemaa jirtaa
Are you hungry?	beeloftee jirtaa
Are you mad?	maraattee jirtaa
Are you serious?	cimtuu jirtaa
Are you sleeping?	rafaa jirtuu
Can you do this?	kana gochuu ni dandeessaa
Can you help me?	na gargaaruu dandeessaa
Can you tell me?	natti himuu dandeessaa
Come on tomorrow	bor koottaa
Come quickly	dafii koottaa
Could I help you?	si gargaaruu danda'aa ture
Could you tell me?	natti himuu dandeessaa
Do not disturb!	hin jeeqin
Do you hear me?	na dhageessa
Do you smoke?	ni tamboo xuuxuu
Have you eaten?	ati nyaattee jirtaa
Have you finished?	xumurtee jirtaa
He can run fast	saffisaan fiiguu danda’a
He began to run	jedhee fiiguu jalqabe
He did not speak	hin dubbanne
His eyes are blue	ijji isaa halluu diimaa qaba
His smile was good	kolfi isaa gaarii ture
How is your life?	jireenyi kee akkam
How is your family?	maatiin keessan akkam
I am a student	ani barattuudha
I am going to study	ani barachuuf deema
I am not a teacher	ani barsiisaa miti
I am sorry	dhiifama
I believe you	si nan amana
I can do this job	hojii kana hojjechuu nan danda'a
I can run faster	ani saffisaan fiiguu nan danda'a
I can’t believe it	i cant amanuu danda'a
It happens	ni ta'a

It is new	haaraa dha
It is a long story	seenaa dheeraa dha
It looks like an bird	simbirroo fakkaata
It really takes time	dhuguma yeroo fudhata
It was really cheap	dhuguma gatii salphaa ture
It was so noisy	akka malee sagalee guddaa qaba ture
It was very difficult	baayyee ulfaataa ture
It wasn't expensive	qaala'aa hin turre
It wasn't necessary	barbaachisaa hin turre
Let me check	mee haa ilaalu
Let me say	mee haa jedhu
Let me see	mee haa ilaalu
May I come in?	haa seenu
May I help you?	isin haa gargaaru
May I join you?	isin waliin haa ta'u
May I speak?	mee haa dubbadhu
May I eat this?	kana haa nyaadhu
My father is tall	abbaan koo dheeraa dha
My sister has a job	obboleettiin koo hojii qabdi
My sister is famous	obboleettiin koo beekamti
My wife is a doctor	haati manaa koo doktora dha
No, I'll eat later	booda nyaata dhukkubsataa hin jiru
Please come in	mee galaa
Please do that again	mee ammas akkas godhaa
Please give me	mee naaf kenni
She admired him	jettee isa dinqisiifatte
She avoids me	na irraa fagaatti
She came last	isheen dhumaa dhufte
She goes to school	mana barumsaa deemti
That house is big	manni sun guddaadha
That is a good idea	sun yaada gaarii dha
That is my book	sun kitaaba kooti
That is my son	sun ilma kooti
The dog is dead	sareen du'eera
The river is wide	lagni bal’aa dha
There is no doubt	shakkiin hin jiru
They are playing	taphachaa jiru
They are pretty	isaanis bareedduudha
They got married	wal fuudhan
They have few books	kitaabota muraasa qabu
They stopped talking	jedhanii dubbachuu dhiisan
This is my friend	kun hiriyaa kooti
This bird can't fly	simbirroon kun balali'uu hin dandeessu
This decision is final	murtoon kun kan dhumaa dha
This is my book	kun kitaaba kooti
This is my brother	kun obboleessa kooti
This is my daughter	kun intala kooti
This is not a joke	kun qoosaa miti
This is surprising	kun nama ajaa'ibsiisa
This river is beautiful	lagni kun bareedaadha
This story is true	seenaan kun dhugaadha
We are happy	gammadneerra
Will it rain today?	har'a ni rooba
Will you go on a trip?	imalaaf ni deemtaa

Will she come?	ni dhuftaa
Would you kill me?	silaa na ajjeestaa turte
Would you love me?	silaa na jaallatta turte
Would you come here?	asitti dhuftaa turte
You are a teacher	ati barsiisaa dha
You are very beautiful	baay'ee bareedduudha
You are very brave	baay'ee jabaadha
You broke the rules	seera cabsite
You love me	na jaallatta
you love me or not	na jaallattus na jaallattus
You make me happy	na gammachiifta
You may go	deemuun ni mala
You should sleep	rafuu qabda
You must study hard	cimtee barachuu qabda
Whose idea is this?	kan yaadni isaa kana
Thanks for your help	gargaarsa keessaniif galatoomaa
Thank you for coming	waan dhuftaniif galatoomaa
How about you	ati hoo
How is your family	maatiin keessan akkam
How to Say	akkamitti jechuu
Good morning	akkam bulte
Good afternoon	akkam ooltan
Good evening	akkam ooltan
Good night	halkan gaarii
Happy birthday	baga guyyaa dhaloota kee geesse
Happy Christmas	baga ayyaana masqalaa geessan
Happy new year	baga bara haaraa geessan
Good to see you	si arguun gaariidha
I don't like it	i dont like it
I have no idea	yaada tokkollee hin qabu
I know everything	waan hundumaa nan beeka
I know something	waan tokkon beeka
Thank you so much	baay'ee galatoomii
Thanks a million	galata miliyoona tokko
See you later	booda wal agarra
See you next week	torban dhufu wal argina
See you next year	bara dhufu wal argina
See you soon	dhiyootti wal nu ha agarsiisu
See you tomorrow	hanga boriitti nagaatti
Sweet dreams	abjuu bareedaa
I’m crazy about you	im maraadhe waa'ee kee
I'm crazy with you	im maraadhe si waliin
Nice to meet you	walbaruu keenyatti gammadeera
It's very cheap	its very cheap
Just a moment	yeroo muraasa qofa
Not necessarily	dirqama miti
That’s a good deal	thats waliigaltee gaarii dha
You're beautiful	youre bareedaadha
You're very nice	youre baay'ee namatti tola
You're very smart	youre baay'ee ogeessa
I really appreciate it	baay'een dinqisiifadha
I really miss you	dhuguma si dhabe

Hard sentences

What is your name	maqaan kee eenyu
Which is correct?	kan sirrii ta’e
Will you please help me?	mee na gargaarta
Will you stay at home?	mana ni turtaa
Do you need anything?	homaa si barbaachisa
Do you need this book?	kitaabni kun si barbaachisa
Are you feeling better?	miira gaarii sitti dhagahamaa jiraa
Are you writing a letter?	xalayaa barreessaa jirtaa
Come and see me now	kottaa amma na ilaalaa
Come with your family	maatii keessan waliin kottaa
I'm very busy this week	im torban kana baay'ee busy
There is a lot of money	maallaqni baay'eedha
They are good people	namoota gaarii dha
We need some money	qarshii tokko tokko nu barbaachisa
What is your destination?	bakki itti deemtu maali
What are you doing today?	har'a maal hojjechaa jirta
What are you reading?	maal dubbisaa jirta
What can I do for you?	maal siif gochuu danda'a
What is the problem?	rakkoon maali
What is the story?	seenaan maali
What is your problem?	rakkoon keessan maali
What was that noise?	sagaleen sun maal ture
When can we eat?	yoom nyaachuu dandeenya
When do you study?	yoom baratta
When was it finished?	yoom xumurame
How about your family	maatiin keessan akkam
Do you understand?	siif galeeraa
Do you love me?	ati na jaallattaa
Don't talk about work	waa'ee hojii hin dubbatinaa
How can I help you?	akkamittan isin gargaaruu danda'a
How deep is the lake?	haroon sun hammam gad fagoodha
I'm not disturbing you	im si hin jeeqne
I'm proud of my son	im ilma kootti boona
I'm sorry to disturb you	im dhiifama si jeequuf
Is something wrong?	jechuun waan dogoggoraa dha
May I open the door?	balbala haa banuuf
Thanks for everything	waan hundaaf galatoomaa
This is very difficult	kun baayyee ulfaataadha
This is very important	kun baay’ee barbaachisaa dha
Where are you from	eessaa dhufte
Do you have any idea	yaada qabduu
I love you so much	Baay'een si jaalladha
I love you very much	baay'een si jaalladha
I’m in love with you	im jaalala sitti qaba
I missed you so much	baay'een si dhabe
Let me think about it	mee itti haa yaadu
Thank you very much	baay'ee galatoomi
I can't stop thinking	i cant yaaduu dhiisuu
Will you stop talking?	haasa'uu ni dhiiftaa
Would you like to go?	deemuu ni barbaaddaa
Would you teach me?	silaa na barsiisaa turte

Where is your room?	kutaan keessan eessa jira
Where should we go?	eessa deemuu qabna
Where is your house?	manni kee eessa jira
Please close the door	mee balbala cufaa
She agreed to my idea	jettee yaada kootti walii galte
That boy is intelligent	mucaan sun sammuu qaba
It was a very big room	kutaa baayyee guddaa ture
He can swim very fast	baay’ee saffisaan dambali’uu danda’a
He accepted my idea	jedhee yaada koo fudhate
They loved each other	wal jaallatu turan
When will you reach?	yoom geessu
Where are you from?	eessaa dhufte
Where are you going?	eessa deemta
We love each other	wal jaalanna
We obeyed the rules	seera ni ajajamne
We started to walk	deemsa jalqabne
We will never agree	yoomiyyuu walii hin galle
We can make change	jijjiirama fiduu dandeenya
We cook everyday	guyyaa guyyaan nyaata bilcheessina
We enjoyed it	itti gammadne
What about you?	ati hoo
What are you doing?	maal hojjechaa jirta
What did you say?	maal jette
What do you need?	maaltu si barbaachisa
What do you think?	maal jettu
What do you want?	maal barbaadda
What happened?	waan ta'e
What is that?	maali sun
When was she born?	yoom dhalatte
When will we arrive?	yoom dhufna
Where are you?	eessa jirta
Where does it hurt?	eessatti nama dhukkubsa
Where is my book?	kitaabni koo eessa jira
Where is the river?	lagni eessa jira
Who broke this?	kan kana cabse
Why are you crying?	maaliif boossi
I can't see anything	homaa arguu hin danda'u
I disagree with you	ani si waliin walii hin galu
I like it very much	baay'een jaalladha
I need more time	yeroo dabalataa na barbaachisa
I want to sleep	i rafuu barbaada
I'm able to swim	im able to dambalii
I'm not a doctor	im doktora miti
I'm taller than you	im si caalaa dheeraa dha
I'm very sad	im baay'ee gadda
Is he a teacher?	inni barsiisaa dha
Is she married?	isheen heerumtee jirti
Is this book yours?	kitaabni kun kan keeti
Let's ask the teacher	barsiisaa haa gaafannu
Let's go out and eat	baanee haa nyaannu
Let's go to a movie	mee gara fiilmii haa deemnu

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	yaadni isaa fudhatama hin arganne
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	yaadonni inni dhiyeessan walgahii kana irratti fudhatamaniiru
How do you come to school?	akkamitti gara mana barumsaa dhufta
If I had money, I could buy it	osoon maallaqa qabaadhee bitachuu nan danda'a ture
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	yoo qalama ill barbaadde tokko siif liqeessaa
If he comes, ask him to wait	yoo dhufe akka eegu gaafadhu
If it rains, we will get wet	yoo roobni roobe ni jiidha
If I studied, I would pass the exam	osoon baradhee qormaata nan darba ture
My hair has grown too long	rifeensi koo garmalee dheerateera
My mother is always at home	haati koo yeroo hunda mana jirti
There are many fish in this lake	haroo kana keessa qurxummiin baay’eedha
There are many problems to solve	rakkoolee furuu qaban hedduudha
There are some books on the desk	kitaabonni tokko tokko deeskii irra jiru
There is nothing wrong with him	wanti isa mudate hin jiru
There was a sudden change in the weather	jijjiiramni qilleensaa tasa uumame
There was nobody in the garden	namni iddoo biqiltuu sana keessa hin turre
There was nobody there	namni achitti hin turre
There were five murders this month	ji'a kana keessa ajjeechaan shan raawwatameera
They admire each other	wal dinqisiifatu
They agreed to work together	waliin hojjechuuf waliigalan
They are both good teachers	lamaan isaaniiyyuu barsiisota gaarii dha
We want something new	waan haaraa barbaanna
We should be very careful	of eeggannoo guddaa gochuu qabna
When can I see you next time?	yeroo itti aanutti yoom si arguu danda'a
When did you finish the work?	yoom hojii xumurte
When will you harvest your wheat?	qamadii kee yoom sassaabda
Where do you want to go?	eessa deemuu barbaadda
Where is the pretty girl?	intalli bareedduu eessa jirti
Which food do you like?	nyaata kam jaallattu
Which is more important?	kan caalaatti barbaachisaa ta’e
Which one is more expensive?	isa kamtu qaala’aa dha
Which way is the nearest?	karaan kamtu dhiyoodha
Which is your favorite team?	kan garee jaallattudha
Which languages do you speak?	afaanota kam dubbatta
Which team will win the game?	garee kam tapha kana injifata
Why are you drying your hair?	maaliif rifeensa kee gogsitaa
Why are you late?	maaliif harkifatte
Why did you get so angry?	maaliif akkas aarte
Why did you quit?	maaliif dhiiste
Why don't you come in?	maaliif hin seentu

Why were you late this morning?	ganama kana maaliif harkifatte
Why are you so tired today?	har'a maaliif akkas dadhabde
Would you like to dance with me?	na waliin shubbisuu ni barbaaddaa
Would you come tomorrow?	boru dhuftaa turtee
You are always complaining	yeroo hunda iyyachaa jirta
Thanks for your explanation	ibsa keessaniif galatoomaa
Thanks for the compliment	galata nuuf kennitaniif galatoomaa
Thanks for the information	odeeffannoo nuuf kennitaniif galatoomaa
Thanks for your understanding	hubannaa keessaniif galatoomaa
Thank you for supporting me	waan na deeggartaniif galatoomaa
I really miss you so much	dhuguma baay'een si dhabe
Happy valentine’s day	baga guyyaa jaalalaa geessan
Whose decision was final?	kan murtoon isaa isa dhumaa ture
Whose life is in danger?	kan lubbuun isaa balaadhaaf saaxilame
You are a good teacher	ati barsiisaa gaarii dha
You can read this book	kitaaba kana dubbisuu dandeessu
You don't understand me	ati na hin hubattu
You have to study hard	cimtee barachuu qabda
Where do you have pain?	eessatti dhukkubbii qabda
They are both in the room	lamaan isaanii kutaa keessa jiru
That house is very small	manni sun baayyee xiqqaadha
Please give me your hand	mee harka kee naaf kenni
Please go to the school	mee mana barumsichaa dhaqi
Please sit here and wait	mee as taa'aa eegaa
Please speak more slowly	mee suuta jedhii dubbadhu
My father is in his room	abbaan koo kutaa isaa keessa jira
May I ask you something?	waa siin haa gaafadhu
May I ask you a question?	gaaffii tokkon si gaafachuu danda'a
Is the job still available?	hojiin ammallee jiruudha
I arrived there too early	dafee achi gahe
Do you have a family?	maatii qabdaa
Do you have any problem?	rakkoo qabdaa
Do you have any idea?	yaada qabduu
Did you finish the job?	hojii sana xumurtee
Did you like the movie?	fiilmii sana jaallatteettaa
Are we ready to go now?	amma deemuuf qophii taanee jirraa
Would you like to come?	dhufuu ni barbaaddaa
I don't speak very well	i baay'ee gaarii hin dubbadhu

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