Vocabulary

Learn Verbs – Tigrinya

ትጽቢት
ሓፍተይ ቆልዓ ትጽበ ኣላ።
tsibit
haftey kol‘a ts‘be ala.
expect
My sister is expecting a child.
ለውጢ
ብሰንኪ ለውጢ ክሊማ ብዙሕ ተቐይሩ እዩ።
läwʿäṭi
bäsənki läwʿäṭi kələma bəzuḥ täqäyiru ʾəyu.
change
A lot has changed due to climate change.
ቀለም
እታ መኪና ሰማያዊ ቀለም ይቕባእ ኣሎ።
q‘elem
eta mekina semayawi q‘elem yiq‘be‘a alo.
paint
The car is being painted blue.
ጽሩይ
ክሽነ ትጽርዮ።
ṣǝrūy
kǝšǝnǝ tṣǝryo.
clean
She cleans the kitchen.
ሽፋን
ጸጉራ ትሽፍን።
shifan
tsugura tishifn.
cover
She covers her hair.
ምጥቃም
መዓልታዊ ፍርያት መመላኽዒ ትጥቀም።
mt‘qaam
me‘alitawi fryat memelah‘ee tit‘qem.
use
She uses cosmetic products daily.
መርምሩ
ኣብዚ ቤተ ፈተነ ናሙና ደም ይምርመር።
mermiru
abzi bete fetene namuna dem yimrermir.
examine
Blood samples are examined in this lab.
ኣእትዉ
ባቡር ትሕቲ መሬት ገና ናብቲ ጣብያ ኣትዩ ኣሎ።
aʾətu
babur təḥti məraṭ gəna nabti ṭabya ʾatiyu ʾalo.
enter
The subway has just entered the station.
ምፍጣር
ንምድሪ መን ፈጢርዋ?
mifṭar
men mdri men feṭirwa?
create
Who created the Earth?
ናይ ምዃን
ሰበይተይ ናተይ እያ።
nay mi‘ʿan
sebeytey natəy eya.
belong
My wife belongs to me.
መልሲ
ኩሉ ግዜ መጀመርታ እያ ትምልስ።
mel‘si
kulu gez‘e mejemerta eya timlis.
reply
She always replies first.
ዘሊሉ ኣብ ልዕሊ
እቲ ኣትሌት ነቲ ዕንቅፋት ክዘልል ኣለዎ።
zelilu ab le‘li
iti ‘atlet neti ‘enqefat kezell alewo.
jump over
The athlete must jump over the obstacle.