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Most Common Tigrinya Words
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Essential Tigrinya vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| แคแต | house | bet |
| แแญ | water | mai |
| แฃแแปแฝแซ | bread | himbasha |
| แแ | time | gze |
| แฐแฅ | person | seb |
| แแแแฒ | day | me-al-ti |
| แแแฒ | road / way | me-ge-di |
| แตแซแ | work | si-rah |
| แแแแฅ | money | gen-zeb |
| แจแฐแ | city | ke-te-ma |
| แคแต แตแแ แญแฒ | school | bet tim-hir-ti |
| แแฝแแ | book | mets-haf |
| แตแ | name | sim |
| แแแ | child | qol-a |
| แฃแแฉแฝ | friend | a-rukh |
| แแแข | food | meg-bi |
| แแแ | language | qwan-qwa |
| แแฌแต | earth / land | me-ret |
| แขแต | hand | id |
| แจแแข | dog | kel-bi |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| แแแ | to be | mi-khwan |
| แแปแต | to go | mi-khad |
| แแแปแฅ | to come | mi-mts-a |
| แแแซแฅ | to speak | mi-zrab |
| แแฅแแ | to eat | mi-bla |
| แแตแณแญ | to drink | mi-stai |
| แแญแฃแญ | to see | mi-ray |
| แแแแฅ | to know | mi-flat |
| แแฐแแญ | to want | mi-de-lai |
| แแแฅ | to give | mi-hab |
| แแแณแต | to take | mi-wsad |
| แแแฃแญ | to do | mi-gbar |
| แแแณแฅ | to think | mi-hsab |
| แแแฃแญ | to live | mi-nbar |
| แแแฃแฅ | to read | mi-nbab |
| แแฝแแ | to write | mi-tshaf |
| แแตแซแ | to work | mi-srah |
| แแแแ | to help | mi-hgaz |
| แแญแซแฅ | to find | mi-rkab |
| แแแ | to hold | mi-haz |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| แฝแกแ | good | tsbuq |
| แแแ | bad | hmaq |
| แแข | big | abi |
| แแฅแฝแถ | small | ni-ish-to |
| แแฒแฝ | new | ha-dish |
| แฃแจแแต | old | a-re-git |
| แฝแกแ แฝแแฅแ | beautiful | tsbuq |
| แ แแกแ | fast | ql-tuf |
| แแแต | slow | ugus |
| แแแ | long / tall | ne-wih |
| แแบแญ | short | ha-tsir |
| แแ | warm / hot | wa-i |
| แแแ | cold | qez-ha |
| แแซแ | strong | ha-yal |
| แแแ | easy | qe-lil |
| แธแฃแต | difficult | khe-bad |
| แฃแแณแฒ | important | a-ge-da-si |
| แแแญแ | interesting | ze-germ |
| แแแต | happy | hgus |
| แญแกแญ | expensive | kbur |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| แแ | now | hji |
| แแ | today | lo-mi |
| แฝแฃแ | tomorrow | tsbah |
| แตแแ | yesterday | ti-ma-li |
| แฃแฅแ | here | ab-zi |
| แฃแฅแก | there | ab-u |
| แ แแกแ | quickly | ql-tuf |
| แแแต แแแต | slowly | ugus ugus |
| แฝแกแ | well | tsbuq |
| แฃแแฉ | very | az-yu |
| แฅแแ | also / too | i-wun |
| แฃแญ | not / no | ai |
| แฅแ | yes | i-we |
| แตแฎ | already | di-ro |
| แแ | still / yet | ge-na |
| แฅแซแญ | only / just | trai |
| แฅแแ | really | bi-haqi |
| แฅแแ | a lot | bi-zuh |
| แแฉแฅ | a little | qu-rub |
| แแแฑ | immediately | ha-fi-su |