Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ንታሕቲ ጠምቱ
ንታሕቲ ናብቲ ጎልጎል ትጥምት።
ntahtə tmətu
ntahtə nabti gogol tətəmət.
look down
She looks down into the valley.

ምጉሓፍ
እዞም ኣረጊት ናይ ጎማ ጎማታት ብፍሉይ ክጉሓፉ ኣለዎም።
məgəḥaf
ʾəzom ʾargit nay goma gomatat bfuluy kəgəḥafu ʾaləwom.
dispose
These old rubber tires must be separately disposed of.

ተታይዶ
ዓሳ ኩሉ ኣብ ውሕጢ ተታይዶ።
tɛtɑjdo
ʕɑsɑ kuːlu ʔɑb wɪħtɪ tɛtɑjdo.
appear
A huge fish suddenly appeared in the water.

ሕማቕ ምዝራብ
እቶም መማህርቲ ብዛዕባኣ ሕማቕ ይዛረቡ።
hima‘k mizerab
etom memahereti bezaye‘a hima‘k yezarebu.
talk badly
The classmates talk badly about her.

ንድሕሪት ምምላስ
ኣብ ቀረባ እዋን ዳግማይ ሰዓት ንድሕሪት ክንመልሳ ክንግደድ ኢና።
ndǝḥǝrǝt mǝmlǝs
ǝb qǝrǝba ǝwān dǝgmāy sǝ‘āt ndǝḥǝrǝt knmlǝsǝ kǝngǝd ǝnna.
set back
Soon we’ll have to set the clock back again.

ኣብዮም
እቲ ቆልዓ መግቡ ይኣቢ።
abǝyom
ǝti qol‘a mǝgbu yǝ‘a‘bi.
refuse
The child refuses its food.

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!

ንላዕሊ ስሓብ
እታ ሄሊኮፕተር ነቶም ክልተ ሰባት ንላዕሊ ትስሕቦም።
nəllaʿəli səħab
ʾəta həlikoptər nətom kəltə səbat nəllaʿəli təsəħbom.
pull up
The helicopter pulls the two men up.

መልስ
ተማሃርያ ጥዕናውን ተመልሳ።
mɛls
tɑmɑħɑrjɑ tʃʔɛnɑwən tɛmɛlsɑ.
answer
The student answers the question.

ንምርካብ
ፖሊስ ነቲ ገበነኛ ንምድላይ ይጽዕሩ ኣለዉ።
nǝmräkb
polīs näti gäbǝnägä nämdläy yǝṣǝʿäru ʾäläw.
search for
The police are searching for the perpetrator.

ፍቀድ
ለትውዒት ኣይክፍልን።
feqed
letew‘et aykfeln.
allow
One should not allow depression.
