Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ጨፍሊቕካ ኣውጽእ
ነቲ ለሚን ጨፍሊቓ ኣውጽኣቶ።
cheflīqka awṣ’i
nēti limin cheflīqā awṣ’āto.
squeeze out
She squeezes out the lemon.

ምልማድ
ህጻናት ኣስናኖም ምሕጻብ ክለምዱ ኣለዎም።
mɪl‘mad
hɪs‘anat as‘nænom mɪh‘t͡sab kələm‘du a‘lewom.
get used to
Children need to get used to brushing their teeth.

ኣእትዉ
ናብ ክፍሊ ሆቴል ይኣቱ።
aʾətu
nab kəfli hoṭel yəʾatu.
enter
He enters the hotel room.

ምዝዋር
ብዝተኻእሎም መጠን ቅልጣፈ ይጋልቡ።
məzwär
bzətä‘älom mäṭän qəlṭafä yəgalbu.
ride
They ride as fast as they can.

ክፍሊት
ብኢንተርነት ብክረዲት ካርድ እያ ትኸፍል።
kīflīt
b‘īnternēt bīkrēdīt kārd iyā tikēfl.
pay
She pays online with a credit card.

ምድግጋም
በጃኻ ከምኡ ክትደግሞ ትኽእል ዲኻ?
midig‘gam
bejak‘a kem‘u k‘tidgemo tik‘el dik‘a?
repeat
Can you please repeat that?

ኣብ ዙርያ ምጉዓዝ
ኣብ መላእ ዓለም ብዙሕ ተጓዒዘ’የ።
ab zuria mig‘az
ab mela‘alim bezuh teg‘ayze‘ye.
travel around
I’ve traveled a lot around the world.

ጥርጡር
ኣፍቃሪቱ ምዃና’ዩ ዝጥርጥር።
t‘rgūr
āfq‘ārītu m‘zānā‘yū z‘t‘rgūr.
suspect
He suspects that it’s his girlfriend.

ምእማን
ብዙሕ ግዜ ንጓላ ክትበልዕ ከተእምና ኣለዋ።
m‘ēmān
bzūḥ gzē ngālā ktēblē kētēmānā ālwā.
persuade
She often has to persuade her daughter to eat.

ቃላት ስኢንካ ግደፍ
እቲ ስግንጢር ቃላት ስኢኑ ይገድፋ።
qela‘aT se‘enka gedef
eti segnTeer qela‘aT se‘enu yiGedefa.
leave speechless
The surprise leaves her speechless.

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.
