Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

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

ርግጽ
ርግጽ ይፈትዉ እዮም፡ ግን ኣብ ናይ ጠረጴዛ ኩዕሶ ጥራይ።
rg‘ṣ
rg‘ṣ yf‘tew eyom, gn ab nay tr‘peza ku‘so tray.
kick
They like to kick, but only in table soccer.

ደው ምባል
እቲ ደያቢ እምባ ኣብ ጫፍ ደው ኢሉ ኣሎ።
dēw mbal
itī dayābī īmba ab chaf dēw īlu ālo.
stand
The mountain climber is standing on the peak.

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

ደው ምባል ኣብ
እቶም ሓካይም መዓልታዊ ኣብ ጥቓ እቲ ሕሙም ደው ይብሉ።
daw məbal ab
ətom ḥakāyīm mə‘alṭawī ab ṭ‘qa əti ḥumum daw yəblu.
stop by
The doctors stop by the patient every day.

ሸለል ምባል
እቲ ቆልዓ ንቃላት ኣዲኡ ሸለል ይብሎ።
shell mibal
iti qol‘aa nqalat adiu shell yiblo.
ignore
The child ignores his mother’s words.

ትኽክለኛ ክትመርጽ ከቢድ እዩ።
choose
It is hard to choose the right one.

ተስፋ ን
ኣብ’ቲ ጸወታ ዕድል ክረክብ ተስፋ እገብር ኣለኹ።
t‘sfa n
ab‘ti s‘w‘tā ‘ūdl k‘rk‘b t‘sfa ēgbr alēku.
hope for
I’m hoping for luck in the game.

ተረድኡ
ኣብ መወዳእታ እቲ ዕማም ተረዲኡኒ!
teredu
ab meweda‘ita eti imam teredu‘ini!
understand
I finally understood the task!

ተታይዶ
ዓሳ ኩሉ ኣብ ውሕጢ ተታይዶ።
tɛtɑjdo
ʕɑsɑ kuːlu ʔɑb wɪħtɪ tɛtɑjdo.
appear
A huge fish suddenly appeared in the water.

ተንጠልጢሉ
ክልቲኦም ኣብ ጨንፈር ተሰቒሎም ኣለዉ።
tǝnṭǝlti‘lu
kǝlti‘om ab ćǝnfǝr tsǝkoloṃ alu.
hang
Both are hanging on a branch.
