Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ደው በል
ድሕሪ ደጊም ባዕላ ደው ክትብል ኣይትኽእልን እያ።
dēw bel
d’hrī dēgīm bā’lā dēw ktībl āyk’ēln’ya.
stand up
She can no longer stand up on her own.

ስርዝ ድልዝ
ነቲ ዝሃቦ መግለጺ ኣስሚሩሉ።
sirz dilz
neti zehabo megleṣi asmirululu.
underline
He underlined his statement.

ቀሪብኩም ምጹ
እቶም ቀንዴል ኣብ ነንሕድሕዶም ይቀራረቡ ኣለዉ።
qǝribkum mǝsu
ǝtom qǝndǝl ʾab nǝnǝḫǝdḫǝdom yǝqǝrarǝbu ʾǝlow.
come closer
The snails are coming closer to each other.

ምሕላፍ
ዓሳ ነባሪ ብክብደት ንዅሎም እንስሳታት ይበልጹ።
m‘ḥ‘lāf
ʿāsā n‘barī b‘k‘b‘det n‘ēlom ʾensīs‘tāt y‘bl‘ṣu.
surpass
Whales surpass all animals in weight.

ኣገልግሉ
እቲ ኣገልጋሊ ነቲ መግቢ የቕርቦ።
ǝgǝlgǝlu
ǝti ǝgǝlgālǝ nǝti mǝgbǝ yǝ‘ǝrbǝwo.
serve
The waiter serves the food.

ባንክሮት ምኻድ
እቲ ቢዝነስ ኣብ ቀረባ እዋን ክኽሰት ይኽእል እዩ።
bánk’rot m’kád
etí bíznes ab qeréba ewwan k’késet y’k’él eyú.
go bankrupt
The business will probably go bankrupt soon.

ዕላል
ብዙሕ ግዜ ምስ ጎረቤቱ ይዕልል።
ʿəläl
bəzuḥ gəzä məs goräbtu yəʿələl.
chat
He often chats with his neighbor.

ቀለም
ኣእዳዋ ቀቢኣ ኣላ።
q‘elem
a‘edawa qebia ala.
paint
She has painted her hands.

ንላዕሊ ስሓብ
እተን ታክሲታት ኣብቲ መዕረፊ ስሒበን ኣለዋ።
nəllaʿəli səħab
ʾətən tak‘sitat ʾabti məʿrəfi səħəbən ʾaləwa.
pull up
The taxis have pulled up at the stop.

ድምጺ
ሓደ ንሓደ ሕጹይ ይድግፍ ወይ ይቃወም።
d‘mzi
ḥade naḥade ḥtsuy yidgf wey yqawem.
vote
One votes for or against a candidate.

ምጥቃም
መዓልታዊ ፍርያት መመላኽዒ ትጥቀም።
mt‘qaam
me‘alitawi fryat memelah‘ee tit‘qem.
use
She uses cosmetic products daily.
