Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ልምምድ
መዓልታዊ ብስኬትቦርዱ ይለማመድ።
ləm-məd
məʿāl-tāwī bə-skēt-bōrdū yə-lə-māməd.
practice
He practices every day with his skateboard.

ምጅማር
ፍትሖም ከበግስዎ እዮም።
mijmaar
fit‘hom kebgswo eyom.
initiate
They will initiate their divorce.

ኣብ ኩሉ ጽሓፍ
እቶም ስነጥበባውያን ኣብ ምሉእ መንደቕ ጽሒፎም ኣለዉ።
ab kulu tshaf
etotom s’net’bbawyan ab mlu mndq tshfom alewu.
write all over
The artists have written all over the entire wall.

መደረ ሃብ
እቲ ፖለቲከኛ ኣብ ቅድሚ ብዙሓት ተምሃሮ መደረ ይህብ ኣሎ።
mə‘dere hab
ɪtɪ polɪ‘tɪkægnæ ab kɪd‘mi bəzuhat təmə‘haro mə‘dere yə‘hab a‘lo.
give a speech
The politician is giving a speech in front of many students.

ምድላው
ጥዑም መግቢ የዳልዉ።
məd-lāw
ṭūm məgēbī yə-dā-lū.
prepare
They prepare a delicious meal.

መንገዲ ሓደ ረኸብ
ኣብ ላቢሪን መንገደይ ጽቡቕ ጌረ ክረኽቦ እኽእል እየ።
m‘ng‘di ḥade r‘kh‘b
ab labirin m‘ng‘dey t‘sbuq g‘re k‘r‘kh‘bo ek‘l eye.
find one’s way
I can find my way well in a labyrinth.

ሓሶት
ሓደ ሓደ ግዜ ሓደ ሰብ ኣብ ህጹጽ ኩነታት ክሕሱ ኣለዎ።
hasot
hade hade gez hade seb ab hits-ts kun-tat ke-hsu a-lewo.
lie
Sometimes one has to lie in an emergency situation.

ንገደፍ ናብ
እቶም ወነንቲ ኣኽላባቶም ንዓይ ንእግሪ ይገድፉለይ።
ne gedef naB
etom weneNTi aKlabaTom ne‘aY negeri yigedefulay.
leave to
The owners leave their dogs to me for a walk.

መንገዲ ምምላስ ሓደ ሰብ ረኸብ
ናይ ምምላስ መንገደይ ክረክብ ኣይክእልን’የ።
m‘ng‘di m‘mlas ḥade seb r‘kh‘b
nay m‘mlas m‘ng‘dey k‘r‘kh‘b a‘k‘ln‘y‘e.
find one’s way back
I can’t find my way back.

ናብ
እታ ጓል ናብ ኣዲኣ ገጻ ትጎዪ።
näb
əta gäl näb ʾädiä gäṣṣa tgoyi.
run towards
The girl runs towards her mother.

ስዒቡ
እቲ ሓላዊ ላም ነቶም ኣፍራስ ይስዕብዎም።
səʿibu
ʾəti ħalawi lam nətom ʾafras yəsʿəbwom.
pursue
The cowboy pursues the horses.
