Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

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.

ሽፋን
ገጻ ትሽፍን።
shifan
gesa tishifn.
cover
She covers her face.

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!

ምግምጋም
ኣፈፃፅማ እቲ ትካል ይግምግም።
miggigam
afets‘ats‘ma iti tik‘al yigiggim.
evaluate
He evaluates the performance of the company.

ኣጉልሕ
ብሜክኣፕ ኣዒንትኻ ጽቡቕ ጌርካ ከተጉልሕ ትኽእል ኢኻ።
agul‘h
b‘mek‘ap a‘entka tsubuq gerka ket‘gul‘h tke‘l ika.
emphasize
You can emphasize your eyes well with makeup.

ምልማድ
ህጻናት ኣስናኖም ምሕጻብ ክለምዱ ኣለዎም።
mɪl‘mad
hɪs‘anat as‘nænom mɪh‘t͡sab kələm‘du a‘lewom.
get used to
Children need to get used to brushing their teeth.

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.

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.

ምግዓዝ
ብዙሕ ምንቅስቓስ ጥዕና ዘለዎ’ዩ።
miggāz
bzuḥ menqesqes t‘ena zelew‘oyu.
move
It’s healthy to move a lot.

ን
ንጽቡቕ ነጥብታቱ ድማ ኣበርቲዑ ይሰርሕ ነይሩ።
n
n’tsubuk net’btatu dema aber’tiyu ys’rh nayru.
work for
He worked hard for his good grades.

ግብሪ
ትካላት ብዝተፈላለየ መንገዲ ግብሪ ይኽፈላ።
gibri
tik’alat bəztəfalaləye məngədi gibri yəkhəfəla.
tax
Companies are taxed in various ways.
