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Common Tigrinya Phrases
Everyday Tigrinya words and sentences with English meaning and pronunciation
About Tigrinya: Tigrinya is a Semitic language spoken by over 7 million people, primarily in Eritrea and the Tigray region of Ethiopia. It is one of the official languages of Eritrea. Tigrinya uses the ancient Ge'ez (Ethiopic) script and has a rich oral and literary tradition.
👋 Tigrinya Greetings
English Tigrinya Pronunciation
Hello / Peace ሰላም Selam Good morning ጽቡቕ ንጉሆ Ṣbuq nguho Good afternoon ጽቡቕ ቀትሪ Ṣbuq qetri Good evening ጽቡቕ ምሸት Ṣbuq mišet Good night ጽቡቕ ለይቲ Ṣbuq leyti How are you? ከመይ ኣለኻ? Kemey aläxa? I am fine ጽቡቕ ኣለኹ Ṣbuq aläxu Thank you የቐንየለይ Yeqenyeläy Welcome ብደሓን መጻእካ Bdäḥan mäṣaʾka Goodbye ሰላም ኩን Selam kun Sorry / Excuse me ይቅሬታ Yiqreta Please በጃኻ Bäjaxa Yes እወ Iwe No ኣይፋሉን Ayfälun
💬 Daily Use Phrases
English Tigrinya Pronunciation
What is your name? ስምካ መን ዩ? Simka men yu? My name is ... ስመይ ... ዩ Simäy ... yu Where are you from? ካበይ ዲኻ? Kabäy dixä? I don't understand ኣይተረዳእኩን Aytäredaʾkun Can you speak slowly? ቕድሕ ኢልካ ክትዛረብ ትኽእልዶ? Qdiḥ ilka ktzaräb tikʾäldo? How much does it cost? ክንደይ ዋጋ ኣለዎ? Kindäy waga aläwo? Where is the bathroom? መሕጸቢ ኣበይ ዩ? Mäḥṣäbi abäy yu? I am hungry ጠሚየ ኣለኹ Ṭämiye aläxu Call the doctor ዶክተር ጸዋዕ Doktär ṣäwaʿ Help me ሓግዘኒ Ḥagzeni I love you ይፈቱወካ ኣለኹ Yfätuwexa aläxu Good luck ዕድል ጽቡቕ ʿIdl ṣbuq
🔢 Tigrinya Numbers
Number Tigrinya Pronunciation
1 ሓደ Ḥade 2 ክልተ Kilte 3 ሰለስተ Seleste 4 አርባዕተ Arbaʿte 5 ሓሙሽተ Ḥamušte 6 ሽዱሽተ Šdušte 7 ሸውዓተ Šäwʿate 8 ሸሞንተ Šemonte 9 ትሽዓተ Tišʿate 10 ዓሰርተ ʿAsärte 20 ዕስራ ʿIsra 50 ሓምሳ Ḥamsa 100 ሚእቲ Miʾti 1000 ሽሕ Šiḥ
📅 Days & Months in Tigrinya
Days of the Week
English Tigrinya
Monday ሰኑይ Tuesday ሠሉስ Wednesday ረቡዕ Thursday ሓሙስ Friday ዓርቢ Saturday ቀዳም Sunday ሰንበት
Months
English Tigrinya
January ጥሪ February ለካቲት March መጋቢት April ሚያዝያ May ጉንበት June ሰኔ July ሓምለ August ነሓሰ September መስከረም October ጥቅምቲ November ሕዳር December ታሕሳስ
🌈 Colors in Tigrinya
English Tigrinya Pronunciation
Red ቀይሕ Qäyiḥ Blue ሰማያዊ Semayawi Green ለምለም Lämläm Yellow ቢጫ Biča White ጻዕዳ Ṣaʿda Black ጸሊም Ṣälim Orange ብርቱካናዊ Birtukanawy Pink ሮዛ Roza Purple ወይናዊ Wäynawi Brown ቡናዊ Bunawi
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