Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya
ምምሃር
ንውላዳ ምሕንባስ ትምህሮ።
məmhər
nəwlada məhənbas təmhiro.
teach
She teaches her child to swim.
ክብደት ሰብነት ምጉዳል
ብዙሕ ክብደቱ ኣጉዲሉ እዩ።
kəbdət səbnət məgudal
bəzuħ kəbdətu agudilu əyu.
lose weight
He has lost a lot of weight.
ጣዕሚ
እዚ ናይ ብሓቂ ጽቡቕ ጣዕሚ ኣለዎ!
ta’əmi
əzi nay bəhaqi tsubuk ta’əmi aləwo!
taste
This tastes really good!
ደው ምባል
እታ ፖሊስ ነታ መኪና ደው ኣቢላታ።
daw məbal
əta pōlīs nəta mək‘na daw abilata.
stop
The policewoman stops the car.
ኣእትዉ
እቲ ቆጸራ ኣብ ካላንደረይ ኣእትየዮ ኣለኹ።
aʾətu
ʾiti ḳoṣəra ab kalandəray aʾətyeyo ʾələkhu.
enter
I have entered the appointment into my calendar.
ምእማን
ብዙሕ ግዜ ንጓላ ክትበልዕ ከተእምና ኣለዋ።
m‘ēmān
bzūḥ gzē ngālā ktēblē kētēmānā ālwā.
persuade
She often has to persuade her daughter to eat.
ተስፋ ን
ኣብ’ቲ ጸወታ ዕድል ክረክብ ተስፋ እገብር ኣለኹ።
t‘sfa n
ab‘ti s‘w‘tā ‘ūdl k‘rk‘b t‘sfa ēgbr alēku.
hope for
I’m hoping for luck in the game.
መጽናዕቲ
እተን ኣዋልድ ብሓባር ክመሃራ ይፈትዋ እየን።
m‘snā‘ēti
ēten āwāld b‘ḥābār k‘m‘hārā y‘f‘tēwa yēn.
study
The girls like to study together.
ንድሕሪት ምምላስ
ኣብ ቀረባ እዋን ዳግማይ ሰዓት ንድሕሪት ክንመልሳ ክንግደድ ኢና።
ndǝḥǝrǝt mǝmlǝs
ǝb qǝrǝba ǝwān dǝgmāy sǝ‘āt ndǝḥǝrǝt knmlǝsǝ kǝngǝd ǝnna.
set back
Soon we’ll have to set the clock back again.
ጉዕዞ
ብኤውሮጳ ምጉዓዝ ንፈቱ።
gu‘uzo
beurope mig‘az neftu.
travel
We like to travel through Europe.
ቃላት ስኢንካ ግደፍ
እቲ ስግንጢር ቃላት ስኢኑ ይገድፋ።
qela‘aT se‘enka gedef
eti segnTeer qela‘aT se‘enu yiGedefa.
leave speechless
The surprise leaves her speechless.