Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya
ንሓድሕድኩም ተጠማመቱ
ንነዊሕ እዋን ንሓድሕዶም ተጠማመቱ።
nhadhdəkum tətaməmatu
nnəwih ewan nhadhdədom tətaməmatu.
look at each other
They looked at each other for a long time.
ግብሪ
ትካላት ብዝተፈላለየ መንገዲ ግብሪ ይኽፈላ።
gibri
tik’alat bəztəfalaləye məngədi gibri yəkhəfəla.
tax
Companies are taxed in various ways.
ምድጋፍ
ንሓሳብኩም ብሓጎስ ንደግፎ።
mədgaf
nḥasəbəkum bḥagos ndəgfo.
endorse
We gladly endorse your idea.
ምግታእ ምውስዋስ ኣካላት
ብዙሕ ገንዘብ ከውጽእ ኣይክእልን’የ፤ ልጓም ክገብር ኣለኒ።
migt‘aew miwsawas akalat
b‘zuh genzeb kowts‘ey ayke‘eln‘ye; lgom kegber aleni.
exercise restraint
I can’t spend too much money; I have to exercise restraint.
ናይ ሕማም ኖት ረኸብ
ካብ ሓኪም ናይ ሕማም ኖት ክወስድ ኣለዎ።
naɪ hɪ‘mam not rə‘xeb
kæb ha‘kim naɪ hɪ‘mam not kə‘wɛsd a‘lew.
get a sick note
He has to get a sick note from the doctor.
ንላዕሊ ርአ
ዘይትፈልጦ፡ ንላዕሊ ክትጥምት ኣለካ።
nəla‘əli rə‘a
zəyətifəlto: nəla‘əli kətiṭmət aləka.
look up
What you don’t know, you have to look up.
ጥርጡር
ኣፍቃሪቱ ምዃና’ዩ ዝጥርጥር።
t‘rgūr
āfq‘ārītu m‘zānā‘yū z‘t‘rgūr.
suspect
He suspects that it’s his girlfriend.
ክገድፉ ይደልዩ
ካብ ሆቴላ ክትወጽእ ትደሊ።
k‘gedfu yideluyu
kab hotel‘a kitewo‘ts‘e t‘deli.
want to leave
She wants to leave her hotel.
ክፉት
እቲ ሴፍ በቲ ምስጢራዊ ኮድ ክኽፈት ይኽእል።
kǝfǝt
ǝti sǝf bǝti mǝštǝraw kod kǝkfǝt yǝkhǝl.
open
The safe can be opened with the secret code.
ምሕጻብ
ሳእኒ ምሕጻብ ኣይፈቱን’የ።
mih‘ts‘ab
sa‘eni mih‘ts‘ab ayfetun‘ye.
wash up
I don’t like washing the dishes.
መጽናዕቲ
እተን ኣዋልድ ብሓባር ክመሃራ ይፈትዋ እየን።
m‘snā‘ēti
ēten āwāld b‘ḥābār k‘m‘hārā y‘f‘tēwa yēn.
study
The girls like to study together.