Time & Dates

1. Guyyaa tokko

   One day

   Usage

   Use to state a one-day duration.

2. Torban tokko

   One week

   Usage

   Use to state a one-week duration, e.g. length of stay. The spelling torbee also exists.

3. Ji'a tokko

   One month

   Usage

   Use to state a one-month duration. ji'a means month; baatii also exists.

4. Waggaa tokko

   One year

   Usage

   Use to state a one-year duration.

5. Sa'a tokko

   One hour

   Usage

   Use to state a duration of one hour.

6. Sa'a lama

   Two hours

   Usage

   Use to state a duration of two hours; change the number for other hours.

7. Daqiiqaa soddoma

   Thirty minutes

   Usage

   Use to state a duration of thirty minutes.

8. Wiixata

   Monday

   Usage

   Use to point to or state the day Monday.

9. Kibxata

   Tuesday

   Usage

   Use to point to or state the day Tuesday.

10. Roobii

    Wednesday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Wednesday.

11. Kamisa

    Thursday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Thursday.

12. Jimaata

    Friday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Friday.

13. Sanbata

    Saturday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Saturday. One phrasebook writes it Sanbata Duraa.

14. Dilbata

    Sunday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the day Sunday.

15. Har'a

    Today

    Usage

    Use to point to or state today. The ' is a glottal stop and must not be dropped.

16. Boru

    Tomorrow

    Usage

    Use to point to or state tomorrow. The shorter form bor also appears in dictionaries.

17. Kaleessa

    Yesterday

    Usage

    Use to point to or state yesterday.

18. Amma

    Now

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the present moment.

19. Ganama

    Morning

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the morning.

20. Waaree

    Around noon

    Usage

    Use for the midday period. The afternoon is Waaree booda.

21. Galgala

    Evening

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the evening.

22. Halkan

    Night

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the night.

23. Halkan walakkaa

    Midnight

    Usage

    Use to point to or state midnight.

24. Guyyaa guyyaan

    Every day

    Usage

    Use to say that something happens every day.

25. Torban torbaniin

    Every week

    Usage

    Use to say that something happens every week.

26. Ji'a ji'aan

    Every month

    Usage

    Use to say that something happens every month.

27. Torban kana

    This week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state this week.

28. Torban dhufu

    Next week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state next week.

29. Torban darbe

    Last week

    Usage

    Use to point to or state last week.

30. Ji'a kana

    This month

    Usage

    Use to point to or state this month.

31. Ji'a dhufu

    Next month

    Usage

    Use to point to or state next month.

32. Ji'a darbe

    Last month

    Usage

    Use to point to or state last month.

33. Waggaa kana

    This year

    Usage

    Use to point to or state this year.

34. Waggaa dhufu

    Next year

    Usage

    Use to point to or state next year.

35. Waggaa darbe

    Last year

    Usage

    Use to point to or state last year.

36. Sanbataa fi Dilbata

    Weekend

    Usage

    Use to point to or state the weekend; it names Saturday and Sunday together.

37. Amajjii

    January

    Usage

    Oromo news writes Gregorian dates with these month names, e.g. Onkoloolessa 3, 2026.

38. Guraandhala

    February

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news.

39. Bitootessa

    March

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news.

40. Ebla

    April

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news.

41. Caamsaa

    May

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news.

42. Waxabajjii

    June

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news.

43. Adoolessa

    July

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news.

44. Hagayya

    August

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news.

45. Fulbaana

    September

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news. Fuulbana is a variant spelling.

46. Onkoloolessa

    October

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news.

47. Sadaasa

    November

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news.

48. Muddee

    December

    Usage

    The Gregorian month in the form used for dates in Oromo-language news.

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