Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

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

ብኽያት
እቲ ቆልዓ ኣብ ባኞ ይበኪ ኣሎ።
bəħəyat
ʔəti qolʕa ʔab baño yəbəki alə.
cry
The child is crying in the bathtub.

ቁርሲ ምብላዕ
ኣብ ዓራትና ቁርሲ ክንበልዕ ንመርጽ።
ḳǝrsi mbla‘
ab aṛatna ḳǝrsi kǝnblǝ‘ nmǝrṣ.
have breakfast
We prefer to have breakfast in bed.

ተመኩሮ
ብመጻሕፍቲ ጽውጽዋይ ኣቢልካ ብዙሕ ጀብሃታት ከተስተማቕር ትኽእል ኢኻ።
temekuro
b‘mesahfti ts‘wats‘way abilka bzuh jebhatat ktesemak‘ir tike‘il ikha.
experience
You can experience many adventures through fairy tale books.

ምክልኻል
ህጻናት ክሕለዉ ኣለዎም።
məkəl‘khal
ḥəsänat kəhələwom alom.
protect
Children must be protected.

ሰሰናዩ በል
እታ ሰበይቲ ተፋንያ።
säsnäyu bäl
ʾita säbäyti täfäñä.
say goodbye
The woman says goodbye.

ምቕላል
ንህጻናት ዝተሓላለኹ ነገራት ከተቃልሎም ኣለካ።
mǝkʼǝlal
nǝḥśānāt zǝtǝḥlālǝkǝ nǝgǝrāt kǝtǝqāllǝlǝm ǝllǝka.
simplify
You have to simplify complicated things for children.

ምውሳን
ኣየናይ ጫማ ከም እትኽደን ክትውስን ኣይትኽእልን’ያ።
mǝwsān
aye’nāy čāma kǝm ǝtkǝden kǝtǝwsǝn aytǝkǝ’ǝln’ya.
decide
She can’t decide which shoes to wear.

ዘሊልካ ውጻእ
ዓሳ ካብ ማይ ዘሊሉ ይወጽእ።
zelilka wusya
‘asa kab may zelilu yewuṣa.
jump out
The fish jumps out of the water.

ትጽቢት
ሓፍተይ ቆልዓ ትጽበ ኣላ።
tsibit
haftey kol‘a ts‘be ala.
expect
My sister is expecting a child.

ሕትመት
መጻሕፍትን ጋዜጣታትን ይሕተሙ ኣለዉ።
hitəmət
məsahəftən gäzətatən yəhətəmu aləw.
Books and newspapers are being printed.
