Vocabulary

Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ቁርሲ ምብላዕ
ኣብ ዓራትና ቁርሲ ክንበልዕ ንመርጽ።
ḳǝrsi mbla‘
ab aṛatna ḳǝrsi kǝnblǝ‘ nmǝrṣ.
have breakfast
We prefer to have breakfast in bed.
ደርብዮ
ኣብ ዝተደርበየ ቆርበት ባናና ይረግጽ።
dərbyo
ab zətədrəbəye qorəbt bənana yərgəts.
throw away
He steps on a thrown-away banana peel.
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.
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.
ብኽነት
ጸዓት ክባኽን የብሉን።
bikh‘net
tse‘at k‘bah‘kn yebilun.
waste
Energy should not be wasted.
ተሰኪምካ ምኻድ
ኣድጊ ከቢድ ጽዕነት ተሰኪማ ትኸይድ።
täsäkimkä məḫad
ʾädgi kəbəd ṣəʿnät täsäkima täḫəyd.
carry
The donkey carries a heavy load.
ኣልዕል
ኩሉ ኣፕል ክንልዓል ኣለና።
ʾalʿəl
kulu ʾapəl kənlʿal ʾalena.
pick up
We have to pick up all the apples.
ተርጉም
ኣብ መንጎ ሽዱሽተ ቋንቋታት ክትርጉም ይኽእል እዩ።
tergum
ab mengo shidushte qwanqwatat ktergum yikhal eyu.
translate
He can translate between six languages.
ምቅላስ
እቶም ስፖርተኛታት ኣብ ነንሕድሕዶም ይቃለሱ።
m‘qlas
etom sportegnat‘at ab n‘ḥ‘dḥ‘dom y‘q‘lasu.
fight
The athletes fight against each other.
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.
ምዝዋር
ቆልዑ ብሽክለታ ወይ ስኩተር ምዝዋር ይፈትዉ።
məzwär
qolu bəshäkläta wey səkutär məzwär yəftu.
ride
Kids like to ride bikes or scooters.
ሽፋን
ዕምባባታት ማይ ነቲ ማይ ይሽፍኖ።
shifan
‘mbabatat may neti may yishifno.
cover
The water lilies cover the water.