Music & Entertainment

1. Har'a halkan muuziqaan eessa jira?

   Where is there music tonight?

   Usage

   Use it to look for live music or a performance.

   Grammar Note

   har'a halkan = tonight, muuziqaan = music (subject), eessa jira = where is it. This sentence is composed from verified words with regular grammar; it is not copied from a source sentence. A native check is advisable.

2. Sirba Oromoo dhaggeeffachuu nan barbaada.

   I want to listen to Oromo music.

   Usage

   Tell people you want to hear local songs.

   Grammar Note

   sirba = song, dhaggeeffachuu = to listen, nan barbaada = I want to.

3. Sirba kana jaalladha.

   I like this song.

   Usage

   Jaalladha is the spelling BBC Afaan Oromoo uses; it says you like something.

   Grammar Note

   sirba = song, kana = this (object), jaalladha = I like.

4. Sirba kana naaf barsiisuu dandeessaa?

   Can you teach me this song?

   Usage

   Dandeessaa is the polite form, used for several people or someone you respect.

   Grammar Note

   naaf = for me, barsiisuu = to teach, dandeessaa = can you. This sentence is composed from verified words with regular grammar; it is not copied from a source sentence. A native check is advisable.

5. Sirbi sa'a meeqatti jalqaba?

   What time does the performance start?

   Usage

   Ask when a performance begins.

   Grammar Note

   sirbi = song/performance (subject), sa'a meeqatti = at what time, jalqaba = begins.

6. Tikeetii sirbaaf nan barbaada.

   I want a ticket for the concert.

   Usage

   Tikeetii is a loanword; sirbaaf means for the song or show. Tikeetii (ticket) is confirmed only in one travel phrasebook, which also writes it tikeeta in its sample sentences. A native check is advisable.

   Grammar Note

   tikeetii = ticket, sirbaaf = for the performance, nan barbaada = I want.

7. Muuziqaan kun baay'ee bareedaa dha.

   This music is very beautiful.

   Grammar Note

   muuziqaan kun = this music, baay'ee = very, bareedaa dha = is beautiful.

8. Meeshaa muuziqaa eessatti bitachuu nan danda'a?

   Where can I buy musical instruments?

   Usage

   Meeshaa muuziqaa comes from a travel phrasebook; confirm it with a local.

   Grammar Note

   meeshaa muuziqaa = musical instrument (literally music tool), eessatti = where.

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