Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ትእዛዝ
ንባዕላ ቁርሲ ትእዝዝ።
tǝ’ǝzǝz
nǝba’la qursi tǝ’ǝzz.
order
She orders breakfast for herself.

ተሰኪምካ ምኻድ
ኣድጊ ከቢድ ጽዕነት ተሰኪማ ትኸይድ።
täsäkimkä məḫad
ʾädgi kəbəd ṣəʿnät täsäkima täḫəyd.
carry
The donkey carries a heavy load.

መወዳእታ
እቲ መስመር ኣብዚ እዩ ዝውዳእ።
məwədaʿṭa
ʾiti məsmər abzi əyu zəwədaʿ.
end
The route ends here.

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.

ክፉት
እቲ ሴፍ በቲ ምስጢራዊ ኮድ ክኽፈት ይኽእል።
kǝfǝt
ǝti sǝf bǝti mǝštǝraw kod kǝkfǝt yǝkhǝl.
open
The safe can be opened with the secret code.

ተስፋ ን
ኣብ’ቲ ጸወታ ዕድል ክረክብ ተስፋ እገብር ኣለኹ።
t‘sfa n
ab‘ti s‘w‘tā ‘ūdl k‘rk‘b t‘sfa ēgbr alēku.
hope for
I’m hoping for luck in the game.

ምምሃር
ንውላዳ ምሕንባስ ትምህሮ።
məmhər
nəwlada məhənbas təmhiro.
teach
She teaches her child to swim.

ይኽእል እዩ
እቲ ንእሽቶ ድሮ ነቲ ዕምባባታት ማይ ከስትዮ ይኽእል እዩ።
ykhəl eyu
əti nəsh’to dro nəti ’əmbabat may kəstyo ykhəl eyu.
can
The little one can already water the flowers.

ምጥፋእ
ኣላርም ሰዓት ኣጥፍኣቶ።
mtf‘
alarm se‘at atf‘ato.
turn off
She turns off the alarm clock.

ኣእትዉ
ባቡር ትሕቲ መሬት ገና ናብቲ ጣብያ ኣትዩ ኣሎ።
aʾətu
babur təḥti məraṭ gəna nabti ṭabya ʾatiyu ʾalo.
enter
The subway has just entered the station.

ተረድኡ
ሓደ ሰብ ብዛዕባ ኮምፒዩተራት ኩሉ ክርድኦ ኣይክእልን እዩ።
teredu
ḥade seb bza‘ba computerat kulu kirdo ayk‘elnen eyu.
understand
One cannot understand everything about computers.
