Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ርአ
ብባይኖኩላር እያ ትጥምት።
rəʔa
bəbaynokula eya tətəmət.
look
She looks through binoculars.

ኣእትዉ
እቲ ቆጸራ ኣብ ካላንደረይ ኣእትየዮ ኣለኹ።
aʾətu
ʾiti ḳoṣəra ab kalandəray aʾətyeyo ʾələkhu.
enter
I have entered the appointment into my calendar.

ክትከይድ ኣለካ
ብህጹጽ ዕረፍቲ የድልየኒ ኣሎ፤ ክኸይድ ኣለኒ!
ktikēyd āleka
bhīṣūṣ ‘ereftī yedilyenī alō; kkēyd ālenī!
need to go
I urgently need a vacation; I have to go!

ቆሪጽካ
ንሰላጣ ድማ ነቲ ኩኩሜር ክትቆርጾ ኣለካ።
qorīsəka
nsəlaṭa dema nəti kʊkʊmēr kətəqorəso aləka.
cut up
For the salad, you have to cut up the cucumber.

ቀለም
እታ መኪና ሰማያዊ ቀለም ይቕባእ ኣሎ።
q‘elem
eta mekina semayawi q‘elem yiq‘be‘a alo.
paint
The car is being painted blue.

ምምዕባል
ሓዱሽ ስትራቴጂ ይምዕብሉ ኣለው።
m‘m‘e‘bal
hadush s‘trat‘eji yim‘e‘bilu alow.
develop
They are developing a new strategy.

ምድላው
ጥዑም መግቢ የዳልዉ።
məd-lāw
ṭūm məgēbī yə-dā-lū.
prepare
They prepare a delicious meal.

ጥርጡር
ኣፍቃሪቱ ምዃና’ዩ ዝጥርጥር።
t‘rgūr
āfq‘ārītu m‘zānā‘yū z‘t‘rgūr.
suspect
He suspects that it’s his girlfriend.

ሓዊ
ሓላፊየይ ካብ ስራሕ ኣባሪሩኒ።
hawi
halafiyei kab sirah abariruni.
fire
My boss has fired me.

ነቐፍ
እቲ ሓላፊ ነቲ ሰራሕተኛ ይነቕፎ።
neḳef
iti ḥalafi neti seraḥtegna yeneḳfo.
criticize
The boss criticizes the employee.

ምህናጽ
እቶም ቆልዑ ነዊሕ ግምቢ ይሰርሑ ኣለዉ።
miḥnäts
itom qol‘u nwiḥ gimbi yisärḥu älū.
build
The children are building a tall tower.
