Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya
ተንጠልጢሉ
ክልቲኦም ኣብ ጨንፈር ተሰቒሎም ኣለዉ።
tǝnṭǝlti‘lu
kǝlti‘om ab ćǝnfǝr tsǝkoloṃ alu.
hang
Both are hanging on a branch.
ምቁራጽ
ካብ ሕጂ ጀሚረ ሽጋራ ምትካኽ ከቋርጽ ደልየ ኣለኹ!
məqʿuras
kab həji gəmirə šəgarə mtəkaħ kəqʿaras dəley ʾaləku!
quit
I want to quit smoking starting now!
ክገድፉ ይደልዩ
ካብ ሆቴላ ክትወጽእ ትደሊ።
k‘gedfu yideluyu
kab hotel‘a kitewo‘ts‘e t‘deli.
want to leave
She wants to leave her hotel.
መልሲ
ኩሉ ግዜ መጀመርታ እያ ትምልስ።
mel‘si
kulu gez‘e mejemerta eya timlis.
reply
She always replies first.
ደው ምባል
እታ ሰበይቲ ንሓንቲ መኪና ደው ትብል።
daw məbal
əta səbeytī nḥantī mək‘na daw təbl.
stop
The woman stops a car.
ትኪ
ሻምብቆ የትክኽ።
tǝkī
šāmbǝqo yǝtkǝḳ.
smoke
He smokes a pipe.
ኣብ ዙርያኻ ምኻድ
ኣብታ ገረብ ይዘውሩ።
ab zuryákha m’kád
abtá géréb y’zéwíru.
go around
They go around the tree.
መጽናዕቲ
ኣብ ዩኒቨርሲተይ ብዙሓት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ እየን ዝመሃራ።
m‘snā‘ēti
āb yūnīvērsītēy bzuhāt dēkī ānstīyō yēn z‘m‘hārā.
study
There are many women studying at my university.
መንገዲ ሓደ ረኸብ
ኣብ ላቢሪን መንገደይ ጽቡቕ ጌረ ክረኽቦ እኽእል እየ።
m‘ng‘di ḥade r‘kh‘b
ab labirin m‘ng‘dey t‘sbuq g‘re k‘r‘kh‘bo ek‘l eye.
find one’s way
I can find my way well in a labyrinth.
ጭድርታ
ክትስማዕ እንተደሊኻ መልእኽትኻ ዓው ኢልካ ክትጭድር ኣለካ።
ʧədrta
kətsəmaʕ ʾəntədəlika məlʾəḥtka ʿaw ʾilka kətʧədr ʾaləka.
shout
If you want to be heard, you have to shout your message loudly.
ምድላው
ጥዑም ቁርሲ ተዳልዩ ኣሎ!
məd-lāw
ṭūm qūrsī tə-dāl-yū ālo!
prepare
A delicious breakfast is prepared!