Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya
ርአ
ብባይኖኩላር እያ ትጥምት።
rəʔa
bəbaynokula eya tətəmət.
look
She looks through binoculars.
ሽፋን
ገጻ ትሽፍን።
shifan
gesa tishifn.
cover
She covers her face.
ሽፋን
ዕምባባታት ማይ ነቲ ማይ ይሽፍኖ።
shifan
‘mbabatat may neti may yishifno.
cover
The water lilies cover the water.
ምጥቃም
መዓልታዊ ፍርያት መመላኽዒ ትጥቀም።
mt‘qaam
me‘alitawi fryat memelah‘ee tit‘qem.
use
She uses cosmetic products daily.
ምቕራብ
ንሳ ድማ ነቲ ዕምባባታት ማይ ክትህቦ ዕድመ ኣቕረበትሉ።
mǝqrab
nǝsa dǝma nǝti ǝmbǝḅaṭaṭ may kǝthǝbo ǝdǝmǝ aqrǝbtǝlu.
offer
She offered to water the flowers.
ሕሰብ
ኣብ ቸስ ብዙሕ ክትሓስብ ኣለካ።
həsəb
ab ches bəzuḥ kəthəsb aləka.
think
You have to think a lot in chess.
ጣዕሚ
እዚ ናይ ብሓቂ ጽቡቕ ጣዕሚ ኣለዎ!
ta’əmi
əzi nay bəhaqi tsubuk ta’əmi aləwo!
taste
This tastes really good!
ኣቓልቦ ሃብዎ
ሓደ ሰብ ንናይ ትራፊክ ምልክታት ኣቓልቦ ክህብ ኣለዎ።
āqālbo hābwo
ḥāde sēb n‘nāy trāfīk milk‘tāt āqālbo khēb ālēwo.
pay attention to
One must pay attention to traffic signs.
ስራሕ
ካብ ወዲ ተባዕታይ ዝሓሸ ስራሕ እያ ትሰርሕ።
srah
kab wedi teba’tay z’hashe srah eya ts‘rah.
work
She works better than a man.
ምውሳን
ኣየናይ ጫማ ከም እትኽደን ክትውስን ኣይትኽእልን’ያ።
mǝwsān
aye’nāy čāma kǝm ǝtkǝden kǝtǝwsǝn aytǝkǝ’ǝln’ya.
decide
She can’t decide which shoes to wear.
ርግጽ
ኣብ ማርሻል ኣርትስ ጽቡቕ ጌርካ ክትረግጽ ክትክእል ኣለካ።
rg‘ṣ
ab marshal art‘s tsbuq gerka ktrg‘ṣ kt‘kel aleka.
kick
In martial arts, you must be able to kick well.