Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya
ትጽቢት
ሓፍተይ ቆልዓ ትጽበ ኣላ።
tsibit
haftey kol‘a ts‘be ala.
expect
My sister is expecting a child.
ቆሪጽካ
ቁራጽ ስጋ ቆሪጸ።
qorīsəka
quraṣ səga qorəsə.
cut off
I cut off a slice of meat.
መደረ ሃብ
እቲ ፖለቲከኛ ኣብ ቅድሚ ብዙሓት ተምሃሮ መደረ ይህብ ኣሎ።
mə‘dere hab
ɪtɪ polɪ‘tɪkægnæ ab kɪd‘mi bəzuhat təmə‘haro mə‘dere yə‘hab a‘lo.
give a speech
The politician is giving a speech in front of many students.
ምስ
ሓደ ሰብ ክዛረቦ ይግባእ፤ ኣዝዩ ጽምዋ’ዩ።
mes
hade seb kezarebo yigeba; atsiyu semwa‘oyu.
talk to
Someone should talk to him; he’s so lonely.
ለውጢ
ብሰንኪ ለውጢ ክሊማ ብዙሕ ተቐይሩ እዩ።
läwʿäṭi
bäsənki läwʿäṭi kələma bəzuḥ täqäyiru ʾəyu.
change
A lot has changed due to climate change.
ምብጻሕ
ናይ ቀደም ዓርካ ይበጽሓ።
mbsaḥ
nay qedem ‘arka yibsaḥa.
visit
An old friend visits her.
ኣገልግሉ
ኣኽላባት ንዋናታቶም ምግልጋል ይፈትዉ።
ǝgǝlgǝlu
ǝ‘ǝlǝbat nwanǝtatǝm mǝgǝlgǝl yǝftǝwu.
serve
Dogs like to serve their owners.
ምሕጻብ
ሳእኒ ምሕጻብ ኣይፈቱን’የ።
mih‘ts‘ab
sa‘eni mih‘ts‘ab ayfetun‘ye.
wash up
I don’t like washing the dishes.
ኣብዮም
እቲ ቆልዓ መግቡ ይኣቢ።
abǝyom
ǝti qol‘a mǝgbu yǝ‘a‘bi.
refuse
The child refuses its food.
የድሊ
ጎማ ንምቕያር ጃክ የድልየካ።
yedilī
gōmā nmqiyār jak yedilyekā.
need
You need a jack to change a tire.
ዘሊሉ
ናብ ማይ ዘሊሉ ኣተወ።
zēlīlu
nab māy zēlīlu ātēw.
jump
He jumped into the water.