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Common Tigrinya Phrases
Essential Tigrinya (áľááá) phrases with pronunciation guides.
đGreetings & Basics
| English | Tigrinya | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | á°áá | se-LAM |
| Good morning | á°áá áś áá˛á፠| de-HAN do ha-DIR-ka |
| Good evening | á°áá áś ááá፠| de-HAN do we-IL-ka |
| Good night | á°áá áá¸áľ | se-NAY mi-SHET |
| How are you? | á¨áá áŁááť? | ke-MEY a-LE-kha |
| I'm fine, thank you | á˝áĄá áŁáášáŁ á¨ááá¨á፠| tsbu-Q a-LE-khu ye-qe-NYE-lka |
| What is your name? | áľá፠áá áá áá? | smi-KA men yi-BE-hal |
| My name is... | áľáá... áá áá | sme-Y... yi-BE-hal |
| Nice to meet you | ááááĽáŤ ááá°á | mf-LA-thka ha-GO-se-ni |
| Please | á ááť | be-JA-kha |
| Thank you | á¨ááá¨á፠| ye-qe-NYE-lka |
| You're welcome | áŁááľááá | ay-ti-HME-q |
| Yes | áĽá | i-WE |
| No | áŁááá | ay-FAL |
| Sorry | ááá¨áł | yi-qre-TA |
| Excuse me | ááá¨áł | yi-qre-TA |
| Goodbye | á°áá ááá | se-NAY gu-ZO |
| See you later | á¸ááá ááŤá¸áĽ | tse-NIH-na nra-KHEB |
| I don't understand | áŁáá°á¨áłááŠá | ay-te-re-DA-kh-kun |
| Do you speak English? | áĽááááá áľáá¨áĽ áś? | ing-LIZ-nya tza-REB do |
âď¸Travel
| English | Tigrinya | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where is the airport? | áááá áááᲠáŁá á áŁá? | me-AR-fo ne-FER-ti a-BEY a-LO |
| How much does this cost? | ááá°á áá áŁáá? | kn-DEY wa-GA a-LE-wo |
| I need a taxi | áłáᲠá¨áľáá¨á | tak-SI ye-dli-YE-ni |
| Where is the hotel? | áá´á áŁá á áŁá? | ho-TEL a-BEY a-LO |
| I have a reservation | áŚáł ááá áŁááš | bo-TA ha-ZI-ze a-LE-khu |
| Train station | ááľá áŁáĄá | md-BE ba-BUR |
| Bus stop | á°á ááŁá áŁáľ | dew mbal BAS |
| Ticket | áľáŹáľ | ti-KET |
| Passport | ááľáááľ | pas-PORT |
| Help! | áááá! | hag-ZE-ni |
| I'm lost | á áᤠáŁááš | tfe-FI-e a-LE-khu |
| Turn left | áἠá¸áá áááľ | na-B tse-GAM ml-ES |
| Turn right | áἠá¨áá áááľ | na-B ye-MAN ml-ES |
| Straight ahead | á áľááľ ááĽáł | qd-MIT qe-TTA |
| How far is it? | ááá°á ááá áŁá? | kn-DEY rhu-Q a-LO |
| Museum | ááá¨á | mu-ZI-yem |
| Beach | áŁá᪠áłáá | ba-HRI dar-GA |
| Hospital | ááľááłá | hos-pi-TAL |
| Pharmacy | áááᲠ| far-MA-si |
| Police station | áááľ áŁá˘áŤ | po-LIS ta-BI-ya |
đ˝ď¸Food & Dining
| English | Tigrinya | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| I'm hungry | á áᨠáŁááš | tme-YE a-LE-khu |
| I'm thirsty | á¸áᤠáŁááš | tse-MI-e a-LE-khu |
| The menu, please | áááá ááá˘áŁ á ááť | zr-ZR me-GBI be-JA-kha |
| Water | áá | MAY |
| Coffee | áĄá | BUN |
| Bread | áłáŚ | da-BO |
| Meat | áľá | sGA |
| Vegetarian | áľá ááá áá | sGA zey-be-L |
| Delicious | áĽáá | tUI-m |
| The bill, please | ááłáĽáŁ á ááť | hsa-B be-JA-kha |
| I am allergic to... | áŁááá áŁáá áŤáĽ... | a-ler-JI a-LE-ni kab... |
| No sugar | á˝áŽá áŁáá°áá | shko-R ay-DEL-n |
| Breakfast | ááᲠ| qur-SI |
| Lunch | ááá°áľ | frs-ET |
| Dinner | áá¸áľ ááᢠ| mSHET mg-BI |
| Restaurant | á¤áľ ááᢠ| bet me-GBI |
| Table for two | áá áááá° á°áĽ | me-ZA nkl-TE sEB |
| Beer | á˘áŤ | BI-ra |
| Wine | ááá | we-YNI |
| Dessert | áá á¨á˝áł | me-te-RESH-ta |
đ¨Emergency
| English | Tigrinya | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | áááá! | hag-ZE-ni |
| Call the police! | áááľ á¸áá! | po-LIS tseu-Q |
| I need a doctor | ááŞá á¨áľáá¨á | ha-KIM ye-dli-YE-ni |
| Fire! | áá! | ha-WI |
| Ambulance | áŁááĄáááľ | am-bu-LANS |
| I've been robbed | á°áŞááá | se-ri-QO-mni |
| I'm injured | áá°á áŁááš | qu-SE-le a-LE-khu |
| Emergency | á ášá˝ | ht-SUTS |
| Where is the hospital? | ááľááłá áŁá á áŁá? | hos-pi-TAL a-BEY a-LO |
| Lost passport | ááľáááľ á áᥠ| pas-PORT tfe-FI-u |
| I need help | ááá á¨áľáá¨á | ha-GEZ ye-dli-YE-ni |
| Danger | áá°á | ha-DE-ga |
| Stop! | á°á á á! | dew BEL |
| Thief! | á°áŤá! | se-RA-qi |
| I'm sick | ááá áŁááš | ha-MI-me a-LE-khu |
đźBusiness
| English | Tigrinya | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Good morning | á°áá áś áá˛á፠| de-HAN do ha-DIR-ka |
| I have a meeting | áŁáźáŁ áŁáá | a-KHE-ba a-LE-ni |
| Business card | áŤáᲠáá áľáŤá | kar-TI nay sRA-h |
| What is your email? | á˘ááá፠áĽááłá áŁá? | i-MEY-lka in-TAY a-LO |
| I work for... | áŁáĽ... áĽá°áá | ab... i-SER-h |
| Manager | ááá | ha-LA-fi |
| Meeting | áŁáźáŁ | a-KHE-ba |
| Office | á¤áľ á˝áááľ | bet tshf-ET |
| Budget | áŁááľ | ba-JET |
| Invoice | áááąáŤ | fak-TU-ra |
| Contract | ááá | wu-L |
| Deadline | áááłáĽáł áááľ | me-we-DA-ta e-LET |
| Partnership | á˝ááááľ | shrk-NET |
| Thank you for your time | ááááť á¨ááá¨á፠| ngze-KHA ye-qe-NYE-lka |
đ˘Numbers & Time
| English | Tigrinya | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| One | áá° | ha-DE |
| Two | ááá° | kl-TE |
| Three | á°ááľá° | se-LES-te |
| Four | áŁááŁáá° | ar-BA-te |
| Five | ááá˝á° | ha-MUSH-te |
| Six | á˝áąá˝á° | shu-DUSH-te |
| Seven | á¸ááá° | shew-A-te |
| Eight | á¸ááá° | she-MON-te |
| Nine | áľá˝áá° | tsh-A-te |
| Ten | áá°áá° | a-SER-te |
| Twenty | ááľáŤ | es-RA |
| Fifty | áááł | ham-SA |
| One hundred | ááĽá˛ | mi-I-ti |
| One thousand | á˝á | shih |
| What time is it? | á°ááľ ááá°á áŁá? | se-AT kn-DEY a-LO |
| Today | áá | LO-mi |
| Tomorrow | á˝áŁá | tsba-H |
| Yesterday | áľáá | tma-LI |
| Monday | á°áá | se-NUY |
| Friday | ááᢠ| ar-BI |
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