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Most Common Afar Words
Qafar af
Essential Afar vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ineh | person | EE-neh |
| mana | house | MA-na |
| cee | water | che |
| caano | food / milk | CHA-no |
| gorof | work | GO-rof |
| gidaado | road / path | gi-DA-do |
| magaca | name | ma-GA-ca |
| ina | son / child | EE-na |
| abbaa | father | AB-ba |
| hadhaa | mother | had-HA |
| degel | land / country | DE-gel |
| geed | tree | ged |
| doobe | river | DO-be |
| asayta | lake / area name | a-SAY-ta |
| marro | friend | MAR-ro |
| habaqo | night | ha-BA-qo |
| gadda | day / sun | GAD-da |
| lacag | money | LA-cag |
| buug | book | bug |
| dab | fire | dab |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| doh | to go | doh |
| yoh | to come | yoh |
| soo | to eat | so |
| dhug | to drink | dhug |
| ulo | to sleep | OO-lo |
| ark | to see | ark |
| cod | to say / speak | cod |
| aqoon | to know | a-QOON |
| shaqo | to work | SHA-qo |
| gado | to buy | GA-do |
| baro | to learn | BA-ro |
| maqal | to hear | ma-QAL |
| raado | to want / search | RA-do |
| ordo | to run | OR-do |
| fadhiiso | to sit | fad-HII-so |
| tago | to stand | TA-go |
| gargaaro | to help | gar-GA-ro |
| sii | to give | si |
| helo | to find / get | HE-lo |
| samee | to do / make | sa-ME |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| weyn | big | weyn |
| yar | small | yar |
| fiican | good | FEE-can |
| xun | bad | khun |
| cusub | new | COO-sub |
| gabow | old | GA-bow |
| cad | white | cad |
| madow | black | MA-dow |
| cas | red | cas |
| qabow | cold | QA-bow |
| kulul | hot | KOO-lul |
| adag | hard / difficult | A-dag |
| fudud | soft / easy | FOO-dud |
| badan | many | BA-dan |
| yar | few / a little | yar |
| dheer | tall / long | dher |
| gaaban | short | GA-ban |
| macaan | sweet | ma-CAN |
| xooggan | strong | KHOG-gan |
| qurxoon | beautiful | qur-KHOON |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hadda | now | HAD-da |
| berri | tomorrow | BER-ri |
| shalay | yesterday | SHA-lay |
| halkan | here | HAL-kan |
| halkaas | there | hal-KAS |
| hormar | already | HOR-mar |
| mar walba | always | mar WAL-ba |
| aad | very | ad |
| oo kaliya | only | o ka-LEE-ya |
| sidoo kale | also / too | si-DO KA-le |
| degdeg | quickly | DEG-deg |
| tartiib | slowly | tar-TIB |
| wadajir | together | wa-da-JEER |
| sababtoo | because | sa-BAB-to |
| haddii | if | HAD-di |
| laakiin | but | LA-kin |
| iyo | and | EE-yo |
| marka | when / then | MAR-ka |
| horta | first | HOR-ta |
| kadib | after / later | KA-dib |