Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ምፍጣር
መስሓቕ ስእሊ ክፈጥሩ ደልዮም።
mifṭar
meshak se‘li kefṭiru delyom.
create
They wanted to create a funny photo.

ምቅላስ
እቶም ስፖርተኛታት ኣብ ነንሕድሕዶም ይቃለሱ።
m‘qlas
etom sportegnat‘at ab n‘ḥ‘dḥ‘dom y‘q‘lasu.
fight
The athletes fight against each other.

ምፍላጥ
ጓኖት ኣኽላባት ንሓድሕዶም ክፋለጡ ይደልዩ።
mɪf‘læt
gwan‘ot a‘khlæbat nəhæd‘hadom kəfælæ‘tu yə‘delɪju.
get to know
Strange dogs want to get to know each other.

ትኪ
ሻምብቆ የትክኽ።
tǝkī
šāmbǝqo yǝtkǝḳ.
smoke
He smokes a pipe.

ክፉት ግደፍ
መስኮት ክፉት ገዲፉ ንሰረቕቲ ይዕድም!
kefuT gedef
meskoT kefuT gedefu ne sereQti yey‘dem!
leave open
Whoever leaves the windows open invites burglars!

ሽፋን
እቲ ቆልዓ ንርእሱ ይሽፍን።
shifan
iti qol‘a ner‘eso yishifn.
cover
The child covers itself.

ውሕስነት
መድሕን ሓደጋታት ኣብ ዘጋጥመሉ እዋን ሓለዋ ውሕስነት ይህብ።
w‘hs‘net
m‘dh‘n had‘gatat ab z‘gat‘melu ewan halew w‘hs‘net y‘hab.
guarantee
Insurance guarantees protection in case of accidents.

ንላዕሊ ስሓብ
እተን ታክሲታት ኣብቲ መዕረፊ ስሒበን ኣለዋ።
nəllaʿəli səħab
ʾətən tak‘sitat ʾabti məʿrəfi səħəbən ʾaləwa.
pull up
The taxis have pulled up at the stop.

ድቃስ ኣብ
ኣብ መወዳእታ ንሓንቲ ለይቲ ክድቅሱ ይደልዩ።
dǝqās ǝb
ǝb mǝwǝdaʕǝta nǝḥāntī lǝytī kǝdǝqsu yǝdǝlyǝ.
sleep in
They want to finally sleep in for one night.

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

ምጉያይ ጀምር
እቲ ኣትሌት ጉያ ክጅምር ቀሪቡ ኣሎ።
mguyāy jmēr
itī āt’lēt guyā kj’mēr qērībū ālo.
start running
The athlete is about to start running.
