Vocabulary
Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ብመኪና ናብ ገዛኻ
ድሕሪ ምዕዳግ ክልቲኦም ብመኪና ናብ ገዝኦም ይኸዱ።
b‘mekina nab geza‘ka
dhri m‘edag kilt‘om b‘mekina nab gez‘om ykhedu.
drive home
After shopping, the two drive home.

ብባቡር ምኻድ
ናብኡ ብባቡር ክኸይድ እየ።
b’bábur m’kád
nabú b’bábur k’khéd eyye.
go by train
I will go there by train.

ምሕላፍ ብ
ክልቲኦም ኣብ ነንሕድሕዶም ይሓልፉ።
mihlaf bi
kilt‘om āb nēnhēdhōdom yihālfu.
pass by
The two pass by each other.

ምጥፋእ
እቲ ዕስለ ኣንበጣ ንብዙሓት ገዛውቲ የዕንዎም።
məṭfəʿ
ʾiti ʿəslə ʾambəṭa nəbəzuxat gəzawti yəʿənwonəm.
destroy
The tornado destroys many houses.

ምውሳን
ኣየናይ ጫማ ከም እትኽደን ክትውስን ኣይትኽእልን’ያ።
mǝwsān
aye’nāy čāma kǝm ǝtkǝden kǝtǝwsǝn aytǝkǝ’ǝln’ya.
decide
She can’t decide which shoes to wear.

ምኽንያት
ኣልኮላዊ መስተ ሕማም ርእሲ ከስዕብ ይኽእል።
məḳənyaṭ
ʾalkolawi mästä ḥəmam rʾäsi kəsʿäb yəḥʾäl.
cause
Alcohol can cause headaches.

ምምሃር
ንውላዳ ምሕንባስ ትምህሮ።
məmhər
nəwlada məhənbas təmhiro.
teach
She teaches her child to swim.

ቁርሲ ምብላዕ
ኣብ ዓራትና ቁርሲ ክንበልዕ ንመርጽ።
ḳǝrsi mbla‘
ab aṛatna ḳǝrsi kǝnblǝ‘ nmǝrṣ.
have breakfast
We prefer to have breakfast in bed.

ብእግሪ ምኻድ
ኣብ ጫካ ምጉዓዝ ይፈቱ።
bi‘igri mekh‘ad
ab chaka megu‘az yefetu.
walk
He likes to walk in the forest.

ምምዕባል
ሓዱሽ ስትራቴጂ ይምዕብሉ ኣለው።
m‘m‘e‘bal
hadush s‘trat‘eji yim‘e‘bilu alow.
develop
They are developing a new strategy.

ኣብ ኢድካ ኣለዎም
ህጻናት ኣብ ኢዶም ናይ ጁባ ገንዘብ ጥራይ እዩ።
ab ǝdka alwoṃ
ḥǝṣanat ab ǝdom nay juba gǝnzǝb ṭǝray yǝyǔ.
have at disposal
Children only have pocket money at their disposal.
