Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ዓመት ምድጋም
እቲ ተምሃራይ ዓመት ደጊሙ ኣሎ።
‘amet midig‘gam
iti temharay ‘amet degimu alo.
repeat a year
The student has repeated a year.

ኣገልግሉ
ኣኽላባት ንዋናታቶም ምግልጋል ይፈትዉ።
ǝgǝlgǝlu
ǝ‘ǝlǝbat nwanǝtatǝm mǝgǝlgǝl yǝftǝwu.
serve
Dogs like to serve their owners.

ፍለጥ
ብዙሕ መጻሕፍቲ ዳርጋ ብኣእምሮኣ እያ ትፈልጦ።
feleTi
bezuH meSaHefeti daraga be‘aemro‘a eya tefleTo.
know
She knows many books almost by heart.

ንምርኣይ
ገንዘቡ ከርኢ ይፈቱ።
nəmrʾay
gənəzbu krəʾ yəfətu.
show off
He likes to show off his money.

ምሕጻብ
ሳእኒ ምሕጻብ ኣይፈቱን’የ።
mih‘ts‘ab
sa‘eni mih‘ts‘ab ayfetun‘ye.
wash up
I don’t like washing the dishes.

ድቃስ
እቲ ህጻን ይድቅስ።
dǝqās
ǝti ḥśān yǝdǝqǝs.
sleep
The baby sleeps.

ድምጺ
ድምጻ ፍሉይ ይመስል።
dəmṣi
dəmṣa fuluy yəməsil.
sound
Her voice sounds fantastic.

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!

ንታሕቲ ጠምቱ
ንታሕቲ ናብቲ ጎልጎል ትጥምት።
ntahtə tmətu
ntahtə nabti gogol tətəmət.
look down
She looks down into the valley.

ሕሰብ
ኣብ ቸስ ብዙሕ ክትሓስብ ኣለካ።
həsəb
ab ches bəzuḥ kəthəsb aləka.
think
You have to think a lot in chess.

ዕላል
ብዙሕ ግዜ ምስ ጎረቤቱ ይዕልል።
ʿəläl
bəzuḥ gəzä məs goräbtu yəʿələl.
chat
He often chats with his neighbor.
