Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ንምርኣይ
ገንዘቡ ከርኢ ይፈቱ።
nəmrʾay
gənəzbu krəʾ yəfətu.
show off
He likes to show off his money.

ተስፋ ምቑራጽ
እዚ ይኣክል፡ ተስፋ ንቖርጽ ኣለና!
t’esfa m’quráts
ézí yak’l: t’esfa n’qor’ts aléna!
give up
That’s enough, we’re giving up!

ኣቓልቦ ሃብዎ
ሓደ ሰብ ንናይ ትራፊክ ምልክታት ኣቓልቦ ክህብ ኣለዎ።
āqālbo hābwo
ḥāde sēb n‘nāy trāfīk milk‘tāt āqālbo khēb ālēwo.
pay attention to
One must pay attention to traffic signs.

ተመሊከ
ብድሕረምሽሽ ብዋን ምግዳፋር ተመሊከ።
tɛmɛlɪkɛ
bɪdɪħrɛmɪʃʃɪ bwan mɪgdɑfɑr tɛmɛlɪkɛ.
arrive
Many people arrive by camper van on vacation.

ኣጉልሕ
ብሜክኣፕ ኣዒንትኻ ጽቡቕ ጌርካ ከተጉልሕ ትኽእል ኢኻ።
agul‘h
b‘mek‘ap a‘entka tsubuq gerka ket‘gul‘h tke‘l ika.
emphasize
You can emphasize your eyes well with makeup.

መንገዲ ምምላስ ሓደ ሰብ ረኸብ
ናይ ምምላስ መንገደይ ክረክብ ኣይክእልን’የ።
m‘ng‘di m‘mlas ḥade seb r‘kh‘b
nay m‘mlas m‘ng‘dey k‘r‘kh‘b a‘k‘ln‘y‘e.
find one’s way back
I can’t find my way back.

ዕላል
ተምሃሮ ኣብ እዋን ክፍሊ ክዕልሉ የብሎምን።
ʿəläl
täməharo ʾab ʾäwan käfli kəʿəllu yəblomən.
chat
Students should not chat during class.

ተቓውሞ ተቓውሞ
ሰባት ኣንጻር በደል ተቓውሞኦም የስምዑ።
təqawəmo təqawəmo
säbat anṣar bədəl təqawəmo‘om yəsm‘iu.
protest
People protest against injustice.

ደፋር
ናብ ማይ ክዘልል ኣይደፍርን’የ።
dəfar
nəb may kəzəll ʔaydəfərən‘ye.
dare
I don’t dare to jump into the water.

ደው በል
ድሕሪ ደጊም ባዕላ ደው ክትብል ኣይትኽእልን እያ።
dēw bel
d’hrī dēgīm bā’lā dēw ktībl āyk’ēln’ya.
stand up
She can no longer stand up on her own.

ክፉት
በጃኻ ነዛ ቆርቆሮ ክትከፍተለይ ትኽእል ዲኻ?
kǝfǝt
bǝǰaka nǝza qorqoro kǝtkǝftǝlǝy tǝkhǝl dǝka?
open
Can you please open this can for me?
