Looking for practical Sinhala to Oromo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala phrase first, then the Oromo translation (Oromo) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Oromo.
Tip: read the Oromo line out loud three times, then cover the Sinhala side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
හෙලෝ
Akkam(Hello)
ස්තුතියි
Galatoomi(sthuthiyi)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Baga nagaan dhufte(subha udæsanak)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Baga nagaan dhufte galgala(subha paswaruk)
සුභ සවසක්
Baga nagaan dhufte(subha sawasak)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Baga halkan gaariidha(subha rathriyak)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Akkamitti si arguu(pasuwa hamuwemu)
ගුඩ් බයි
Nagaan buli(Goodbye)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Maqaan kee maali?(obagē nama kumakda)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Maqaan koo John dha(mage nama John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Akkam jirtu?(obata kohomada)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Siin wal arguu bareedaa(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Inni Afaan Ingiliffaa dubbataa?(Inni Afaan Ingiliffaa dubbataa?)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Ani Afaan Hindiin gaariidhaan dubbachuu hin dandeenye.(Mata hindi hondin katha karanna beha)