Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

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

ስሕበት
ንሱ ድማ ነቲ ስልዝ ይስሕቦ።
səhəbət
näsu dima näti silz yəshəbo.
pull
He pulls the sled.

ኣብ ኢድካ ኣለዎም
ህጻናት ኣብ ኢዶም ናይ ጁባ ገንዘብ ጥራይ እዩ።
ab ǝdka alwoṃ
ḥǝṣanat ab ǝdom nay juba gǝnzǝb ṭǝray yǝyǔ.
have at disposal
Children only have pocket money at their disposal.

ኣእትዉ
እታ መርከብ ናብ ወደብ ትኣቱ ኣላ።
aʾətu
ʾəta mərkəb nab wədeb təʾatu əlla.
enter
The ship is entering the harbor.

ምምርዓው
ትሕቲ ዕድመ ቆልዑ ክምርዓዉ ኣይፍቀድን እዩ።
məmrə‘aw
təhti ‘ədmə qol‘u kəmrə‘aw ayfəḳədən əyu.
marry
Minors are not allowed to be married.

ምህዳም
ወድና ካብ ገዛ ክሃድም ደለየ።
məḫdäm
wädänä kab gäza kḥädm däläye.
run away
Our son wanted to run away from home.

ምህራም
ወለዲ ንደቆም ክሃርሙ የብሎምን።
mihiram
weldi ndeqom kharmu yebelomn.
beat
Parents shouldn’t beat their children.

ኣእትዉ
ናብ ክፍሊ ሆቴል ይኣቱ።
aʾətu
nab kəfli hoṭel yəʾatu.
enter
He enters the hotel room.

የድሊ
ጽምኢ’ዩ፡ ማይ የድልየኒ’ዩ!
yedilī
ts‘me‘yu; māy yedilyen‘yu!
need
I’m thirsty, I need water!

ንቕድሚት ምግልባጥ
ንሱ ድማ ገጹ ክገጥመና ተገልበጠ።
nkudmit miglibat
nsu dima gesu kgetmena tgelbet.
turn around
He turned around to face us.

ግብሪ
ትካላት ብዝተፈላለየ መንገዲ ግብሪ ይኽፈላ።
gibri
tik’alat bəztəfalaləye məngədi gibri yəkhəfəla.
tax
Companies are taxed in various ways.
