Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

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

ናይ ሕማም ኖት ረኸብ
ካብ ሓኪም ናይ ሕማም ኖት ክወስድ ኣለዎ።
naɪ hɪ‘mam not rə‘xeb
kæb ha‘kim naɪ hɪ‘mam not kə‘wɛsd a‘lew.
get a sick note
He has to get a sick note from the doctor.

ምስ
ሓደ ሰብ ክዛረቦ ይግባእ፤ ኣዝዩ ጽምዋ’ዩ።
mes
hade seb kezarebo yigeba; atsiyu semwa‘oyu.
talk to
Someone should talk to him; he’s so lonely.

ንምርካብ
ፖሊስ ነቲ ገበነኛ ንምድላይ ይጽዕሩ ኣለዉ።
nǝmräkb
polīs näti gäbǝnägä nämdläy yǝṣǝʿäru ʾäläw.
search for
The police are searching for the perpetrator.

ምዝዋር
ብዝተኻእሎም መጠን ቅልጣፈ ይጋልቡ።
məzwär
bzətä‘älom mäṭän qəlṭafä yəgalbu.
ride
They ride as fast as they can.

ምጥቃስ
እቲ ሓላፊ ካብ ስራሕ ከም ዘባረሮ ጠቒሱ።
məṭḳas
ʾəti ḥalafi kab srāḥ kəm zəbarəro ṭəḳəsu.
mention
The boss mentioned that he will fire him.

ኣብዮም
እቲ ቆልዓ መግቡ ይኣቢ።
abǝyom
ǝti qol‘a mǝgbu yǝ‘a‘bi.
refuse
The child refuses its food.

ብኽነት
ጸዓት ክባኽን የብሉን።
bikh‘net
tse‘at k‘bah‘kn yebilun.
waste
Energy should not be wasted.

ትኪ
እቲ ስጋ ንኽዕቀብ ይትከኽ።
tǝkī
ǝti siga nkǝʕǝqb yǝtkǝḳ.
smoke
The meat is smoked to preserve it.

ጀምር
እቶም ተጓዓዝቲ ንግሆ ኣንጊሆም እዮም ጀሚሮም።
jmēr
ētom tgū’āzītī ng’ho āng’īhom eyom jemīrom.
start
The hikers started early in the morning.

ኣዕሩኽ ኩኑ
ክልቲኦም ኣዕሩኽ ኮይኖም ኣለዉ።
a‘əruḥ kunu
kəlti‘om a‘əruḥ koy‘nom alew.
become friends
The two have become friends.
