TIGRINYA HOMEPAGE
GREETINGS NOUNS COLORS BODY PARTS NUMBERS PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES VERBS
GREETINGS NOUNS COLORS BODY PARTS NUMBERS PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES VERBS
GREETINGS:
Good morning - kemey hadirka
Good night - dehan hederu
Good afternoon - dehan do weilkum
Good-bye - dehan kunu
Good evening - dehan do amsikum
Hello - selam
NOUNS:shem
Bird - eif
Cat - demu
Dog - kelby
Fish - assa
Horse - feress
Boy - wedi
Girl - gual
Man - sebay
Woman - sebeyty
Chair - wenber
House - geza
Table - terebeza
Boat - jelba
Bus - autobus
Car - mekina
Apple - tuffah
Bread - dabbo
Salad - selata
Typical fruit - nay kolla, frafra
Pants - sirre
Shoes - chama
Tree - oam
Water - mai
Thank you - yekenieley
You're welcome - genzebka
COLORS:
Black - selim
Blue - semaiawi
Brown - bunama
Green - quessi
Grey - hamukishtway
Orange - aranshi
Purple - purple
Red - keih
White - saada
Yellow - bicha
BODY PARTS:
Arm - kelssim
Ear - ezni
Eye(s) - aini
Finger - assabity
Foot - kebdi egri
Hand - ead
Head - reesi
Leg - egry
Mouth - aff
Nose - afencha
NUMBERS:
Zero - zero
One - hade
Two - kilite
Three - seleste
Four - arbaete
Five - hamushte
Six - shidushte
Seven - shewate
Eight - shemonte
Nine - teshaate
Ten - awserte
PRONOUNS:
I - anne
You - neseka
He - nessu
She - nessa
We - nehna
You - nessekum
They - nessuatom (nessom)
How - kemey
What - entay
When - meas
Where - abey
Who - men
ADJECTIVES:
Big -
Boring - aselehy
Dark - selmat
Deep - amire
Energetic - hayal
Fast - kiltuf
Important - tekamy
Interesting - deszebel
Large - abeye
Light - kelil ?
Hard - hayal
Heavy - kebid
Lazy - senef
Healthy - teui
Salty - chewama
Short - hassier
Sick - humum
Slow - kes mebal
Small -
Soft - leslus
Shallow - tilket
Sweet - teum
Unimportant - zeyedily
Tall - newih
Thick - sehuk
Thin - ketin
VERBS:
Be - mequan
Buy - megzae
Do - srah
Drink - s'tay
Eat - blaa'e
Find - rekeb
Go - mekad
Have - mehelaw
Like - meftaw
Love - fekery
Read - menbab
Run - guya
See - reaie
Sell - meshat/shete
Sing - derfy
Sleep - dekass
Smile - feshikta
Speak - zereba
Take - mewsad
Think - hassab
Throw - medebroy
Wait - medebay
Weight - kibdet
VARIOUS EXPRESSIONS:
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