Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ኣብ ዙርያኻ ምኻድ
ነዛ ገረብ ክትዘውራ ኣለካ።
ab zuryákha m’kád
néza géréb k’tzéwra aléka.
go around
You have to go around this tree.

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!

መጽናዕቲ
ኣብ ዩኒቨርሲተይ ብዙሓት ደቂ ኣንስትዮ እየን ዝመሃራ።
m‘snā‘ēti
āb yūnīvērsītēy bzuhāt dēkī ānstīyō yēn z‘m‘hārā.
study
There are many women studying at my university.

ንታሕቲ ጠምቱ
ብመስኮት ንገማግም ባሕሪ ንታሕቲ ክጥምት ይኽእል ነይረ።
ntahtə tmətu
bməskot nəgəməgm bahri ntahtə kətəmət yəkəl nayrə.
look down
I could look down on the beach from the window.

ኣብ ዙርያ ምጉዓዝ
ኣብ መላእ ዓለም ብዙሕ ተጓዒዘ’የ።
ab zuria mig‘az
ab mela‘alim bezuh teg‘ayze‘ye.
travel around
I’ve traveled a lot around the world.

ምእማን
ብዙሕ ግዜ ንጓላ ክትበልዕ ከተእምና ኣለዋ።
m‘ēmān
bzūḥ gzē ngālā ktēblē kētēmānā ālwā.
persuade
She often has to persuade her daughter to eat.

ምድጋፍ
ንሓሳብኩም ብሓጎስ ንደግፎ።
mədgaf
nḥasəbəkum bḥagos ndəgfo.
endorse
We gladly endorse your idea.

ፍታሕ
ንሓደ ጸገም ንምፍታሕ ከንቱ ይጽዕር።
fəṭaḥ
nəḥädä ṣägəm nəmfəṭaḥ kəntu yəṣəʕr.
solve
He tries in vain to solve a problem.

ምሕላፍ
ዓሳ ነባሪ ብክብደት ንዅሎም እንስሳታት ይበልጹ።
m‘ḥ‘lāf
ʿāsā n‘barī b‘k‘b‘det n‘ēlom ʾensīs‘tāt y‘bl‘ṣu.
surpass
Whales surpass all animals in weight.

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.

ሽፋን
ዕምባባታት ማይ ነቲ ማይ ይሽፍኖ።
shifan
‘mbabatat may neti may yishifno.
cover
The water lilies cover the water.
