Oromo Numbers
Welcome to the sixth Oromo lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Oromo to help you practice your daily phrases.
| Cardinal and Ordinal - Oromo |
|---|
| one tokko |
| first tokkoffaa |
| two lama |
| second lammaffaa |
| three sadii |
| third sadaffaa |
| four afur |
| fourth arfaffaa |
| five shan |
| fifth shanaffaa |
| six jaa'a |
| sixth jaa'affaa |
| seven torba |
| seventh torbaffaa |
| eight saddeet |
| eighth saddeetaffaa |
| nine sagal |
| ninth saglaffaa |
| ten kudhan |
| tenth kurnaffaa |
| eleven kudhatokko |
| eleventh kudhatokkoffaa |
| twelve kudhalama |
| twelfth kudhalammaffaa |
| thirteen kudhasadii |
| thirteenth kudhasadaffaa |
| fourteen kudhafur |
| once al-tokko |
| fifteen kudhashan |
| twice al-lama |
| sixteen kudhajaa'a |
| Monday dafinoo / ojja duree |
| seventeen kudhatorba |
| Tuesday facaasaa |
| eighteen kudhasaddeet |
| Wednesday roobii |
| nineteen kudhasagal |
| Thursday kamisa |
| twenty digdama |
| Friday jimaata |
| seventy one torbaatami tokko |
| Saturday sambata xinnaa / sambata duraa |
| one hundred dhibba tokko |
| Sunday dilbata / sambata guddaa |
Numbers Grammar Rules
Oromo cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Oromo. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar + Rules - Oromo |
|---|
| I have three dogs [number + noun] saree sadii nqaba |
| my daughter has two cats [number + noun] intalli ko adurree lama qabdi |
| she speaks seven languages [verb + number] afaan torba dubbatti |
| my brother has one son [number + singular noun] obboleessi ko ilma tokko qaba |
| this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] kun barnota ko lammaffaadha |
| did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] kitaabicha saddaffaa dubbiftee? |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.
cow sa'a |
goat reettii |
donkey harree |
horse farda |
dog saree |
cat adurree |
mouse antuuta |
bird simbira |
Conversation in Oromo
Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
| English - Oromo |
|---|
| Where are you from? biyyi ke eessa? |
| I'm from the U.S biyyo ko usa |
| I'm American ani nama amaarikaaniti |
| Where do you live? essa jiraatta? |
| I live in the U.S biyya amaarikaani njiraadha |
| What do you do for a living? maal hojiin ke? |
| I'm a student ani barataadha |
Did you enjoy this lesson about numbers in Oromo? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions you have homepage. You can now check the next lesson below.
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