Unit 2: At a Restaurant

Unit 2 - Mana nyaataa

Afaan Oromo	English
Maal yaamta?	What do you order?
Foon loonii waaddamee fi ruza.	Roasted beef and rice.
Foon re'ee affeelamee fi buddeena.	Boiled mutton and bread.
Qurxummii akaawamee fi dinniccaa.	Fried fish and potatoes.
Killee akaawamee fi buddeena.	Fried eggs and bread.
Hulbat maraqaa fi buddeena.	Hulbat stew and bread.
Maali kuni?	What is this?
Kuni shayiidha.	This is tea.
Shayiin qabbanaawaa.	The tea is cold.

Grammar Focus: Noun - Number, Definitiveness

In Oromo plural forms of the nouns are rarely used. Plurality is shown by numerals, adjective of quality (like hedduu), a verb form or simply it can be deduced from the context. The suffixes of plural are -oota, -aan, -wan, and -en.

Definitiveness is marked by the suffix -icca (-ticca) for masculine and -ittii (-tittii) for feminine.