Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

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

ደርፍ
እቶም ቆልዑ ደርፊ ይደርፉ።
dǝrf
ǝtǝm qolʕǝu dǝrfī yǝdrǝfu.
sing
The children sing a song.

ኣብ ዙርያኻ ምኻድ
ኣብታ ገረብ ይዘውሩ።
ab zuryákha m’kád
abtá géréb y’zéwíru.
go around
They go around the tree.

ምህናጽ
እቶም ቆልዑ ነዊሕ ግምቢ ይሰርሑ ኣለዉ።
miḥnäts
itom qol‘u nwiḥ gimbi yisärḥu älū.
build
The children are building a tall tower.

ደው በል
ድሕሪ ደጊም ባዕላ ደው ክትብል ኣይትኽእልን እያ።
dēw bel
d’hrī dēgīm bā’lā dēw ktībl āyk’ēln’ya.
stand up
She can no longer stand up on her own.

ምህራም
ኣብ ቴኒስ ንመጋጥምቱ ስዒሩ።
mihiram
ab tennis nmégatimtu séiru.
beat
He beat his opponent in tennis.

ቀለም
ኣእዳዋ ቀቢኣ ኣላ።
q‘elem
a‘edawa qebia ala.
paint
She has painted her hands.

ይምርኮስ
ዕዉር ስለዝኾነ ኣብ ናይ ደገ ሓገዝ እዩ ዝምርኮስ።
yəmrəkos
ʿəwr sələzəkonə ʾab nay dəgə ḥagəz ʾeyu zəmrəkos.
depend
He is blind and depends on outside help.

ዘሊሉ
ናብ ማይ ዘሊሉ ኣተወ።
zēlīlu
nab māy zēlīlu ātēw.
jump
He jumped into the water.

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.

ደፋር
ናብ ማይ ክዘልል ኣይደፍርን’የ።
dəfar
nəb may kəzəll ʔaydəfərən‘ye.
dare
I don’t dare to jump into the water.
