Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya
ስዕመት
ነቲ ህጻን ይስዕሞ።
s‘met
neti htsan y‘s‘mo.
kiss
He kisses the baby.
ሓዊ
እቲ ሓላፊ ካብ ስራሕ ኣባሪርዎ ኣሎ።
hawi
eti halafi kab sirah abarirwo alo.
fire
The boss has fired him.
ምጥቃስ
እቲ ሓላፊ ካብ ስራሕ ከም ዘባረሮ ጠቒሱ።
məṭḳas
ʾəti ḥalafi kab srāḥ kəm zəbarəro ṭəḳəsu.
mention
The boss mentioned that he will fire him.
ለውጢ
ብሰንኪ ለውጢ ክሊማ ብዙሕ ተቐይሩ እዩ።
läwʿäṭi
bäsənki läwʿäṭi kələma bəzuḥ täqäyiru ʾəyu.
change
A lot has changed due to climate change.
ምሉእ ብምሉእ
ነቲ ከቢድ ዕማም ፈጺሞምዎ ኣለዉ።
mlu‘ bmlu‘
neti kibid imam fetsimomwo alew.
complete
They have completed the difficult task.
ኣልዕል
ካብ መሬት ገለ ነገር ኣልዒላ።
ʾalʿəl
kab mərət gəle negar ʾalʿila.
pick up
She picks something up from the ground.
ክብደት ሰብነት ምጉዳል
ብዙሕ ክብደቱ ኣጉዲሉ እዩ።
kəbdət səbnət məgudal
bəzuħ kəbdətu agudilu əyu.
lose weight
He has lost a lot of weight.
ኣንጻሩ ሓሶት
እቲ ሓወልቲ ኣሎ - ልክዕ ኣብ መንጽር እዩ ዘሎ!
an-tsaru hasot
eti hawel-ti a-lo - lek-e ab men-tser eyu ze-lo!
lie opposite
There is the castle - it lies right opposite!
ምጥቃም
መዓልታዊ ፍርያት መመላኽዒ ትጥቀም።
mt‘qaam
me‘alitawi fryat memelah‘ee tit‘qem.
use
She uses cosmetic products daily.
ዕላል
ብዙሕ ግዜ ምስ ጎረቤቱ ይዕልል።
ʿəläl
bəzuḥ gəzä məs goräbtu yəʿələl.
chat
He often chats with his neighbor.
ብእግሪ ምኻድ
ኣብ ጫካ ምጉዓዝ ይፈቱ።
bi‘igri mekh‘ad
ab chaka megu‘az yefetu.
walk
He likes to walk in the forest.