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Welcome to our lesson on Telling Time in Tigrinya! Understanding how to tell time is a vital skill in any language, and it plays a crucial role in daily life. Whether you're planning a meeting, catching a bus, or simply checking how long until dinner, knowing how to express time in Tigrinya will enhance your communication skills and deepen your understanding of the culture.

In this lesson, we'll cover:

Basic Vocabulary: Essential words and phrases related to time.

Asking about Time: How to ask questions about the time.

Telling Time: How to express the time in hours and minutes.

Practice Scenarios: Exercises to reinforce your learning.

By the end of this lesson, you'll be equipped with the vocabulary and structures needed to confidently talk about time in Tigrinya. Let’s jump in!

Basic Vocabulary[edit | edit source]

Before we can tell time, we need to learn some key vocabulary. Below is a list of essential terms related to time in Tigrinya.

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ሰኣት	sä'at	hour
ዓለት	'alet	minute
ቀን	qän	day
ምሽት	mïshït	night
ጥዋት	t'wat	morning
ከረባ	k'ärba	afternoon
ወርሓ	wärha	week
ኣመት	'ämet	year
ነገር	nägär	clock
ቀደም	qädäm	before
ወይን	wäyin	after

Asking about Time[edit | edit source]

Now that we have the vocabulary, let’s learn how to ask about the time. The following phrases will be useful for inquiring about the time of day.

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ሰኣት ምን እየ?	sä'at mïn 'iyey?	What time is it?
ኣብ ምሽት ተሪፉ?	ab mïshït tärifü?	What time in the evening?
ዓለት ምን እየ?	'alet mïn 'iyey?	How many minutes?
ኣብ ቀን ከመይ እየ?	ab qän kämaiy 'iyey?	What time during the day?

Telling Time[edit | edit source]

When telling time in Tigrinya, we often use a structure that combines the hour and minutes. Here’s how it's generally structured:

For the hour: Use the word for hour (ሰኣት) followed by the numeral.

For the minutes: Use the word for minute (ዓለት) followed by the numeral.

Let's explore some examples:

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
1 ሰኣት	1 sä'at	1 o'clock
2 ሰኣት እዩ	2 sä'at 'iyu	It's 2 o'clock
3 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 10	3 sä'at 'ända 'alet 10	It's 3:10
4 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 30	4 sä'at 'ända 'alet 30	It's 4:30
5 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 45	5 sä'at 'ända 'alet 45	It's 5:45
6 ሰኣት ወይን 15	6 sä'at wäyin 15	It's 6:15
7 ሰኣት ወይን 5	7 sä'at wäyin 5	It's 7:05
8 ሰኣት ቀደም 20	8 sä'at qädäm 20	It's 8:20
9 ሰኣት ቀደም 10	9 sä'at qädäm 10	It's 9:10
10 ሰኣት ወይን 30	10 sä'at wäyin 30	It's 10:30

Practice Scenarios[edit | edit source]

Now that you are familiar with the vocabulary and structures, let’s practice! Here are some exercises to help reinforce your learning.

Exercise 1: Translate the following sentences into Tigrinya.[edit | edit source]

1. What time is it?

2. It’s 3:15.

3. What time in the afternoon?

4. It’s 5:30.

5. It’s 7:45.

Solutions:

1. ሰኣት ምን እየ?

2. 3 ሰኣት ወይን 15.

3. ኣብ ከረባ ተሪፉ?

4. 5 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 30.

5. 7 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 45.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct time.[edit | edit source]

1. 4 ሰኣት ቀደም ___.

2. 10 ሰኣት ወይን ___.

3. 2 ሰኣት ___.

4. 1 ሰኣት ወይን ___.

5. 9 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት ___.

Solutions:

1. 20

2. 10

3. 30

4. 15

5. 45

Exercise 3: Create sentences using the following times.[edit | edit source]

1. 6:00

2. 8:15

3. 11:30

4. 12:45

5. 3:05

Solutions:

1. 6 ሰኣት እዩ.

2. 8 ሰኣት ወይን 15.

3. 11 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 30.

4. 12 ሰኣት ቀደም 15.

5. 3 ሰኣት ወይን 5.

Exercise 4: Ask the time using Tigrinya phrases for the following situations.[edit | edit source]

1. At night.

2. In the morning.

3. In the afternoon.

4. During the day.

5. On the weekend.

Solutions:

1. ሰኣት ምን እየ? (ምሽት)

2. ሰኣት ምን እየ? (ጥዋት)

3. ሰኣት ምን እየ? (ከረባ)

4. ሰኣት ምን እየ? (ቀን)

5. ሰኣት ምን እየ? (ወርሓ)

Exercise 5: Match the Tigrinya time expressions with their English meanings.[edit | edit source]

1. ምሽት

2. ጥዋት

3. ከረባ

4. ቀን

5. ወርሓ

Solutions:

1. Night

2. Morning

3. Afternoon

4. Day

5. Week

Exercise 6: Write the time in Tigrinya for the following times.[edit | edit source]

1. 4:40

2. 1:10

3. 5:25

4. 8:50

5. 9:05

Solutions:

1. 4 ሰኣት ወይን 40.

2. 1 ሰኣት ወይን 10.

3. 5 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 25.

4. 8 ሰኣት ቀደም 10.

5. 9 ሰኣት ወይን 5.

Exercise 7: Listen to a native speaker (if available) and write down the time they say in Tigrinya.[edit | edit source]

Note: This exercise may require a real-time interaction with a speaker.

Exercise 8: Describe a daily routine using Tigrinya time expressions.[edit | edit source]

For example: "I wake up at 6:00."

Solutions will vary based on individual routines.

Exercise 9: Create a short dialogue asking and telling the time.[edit | edit source]

Example:

Person A: ሰኣት ምን እየ?

Person B: 3 ሰኣት እዩ.

Solutions will vary based on creativity.

Exercise 10: Use a clock to practice telling time in Tigrinya.[edit | edit source]

Draw a clock and label the hours and minutes in Tigrinya.

Solutions will vary based on the individual drawings.

Congratulations on completing the lesson! Practice regularly to improve your fluency in telling time in Tigrinya. Remember, the more you practice, the easier it will become.

Table of Contents - Tigrinya Course - 0 to A1[edit source]

Course Presentation

Greetings and Introductions

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Numbers and Time

Basic Sentence Structure

Common Verbs and Actions

Asking Questions

Food and Dining

Tigrinya Culture and Traditions

Nouns and Pronouns

Family and Relationships

Adjectives and Adverbs

Travel and Transportation

Geography and History

Sources[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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+Welcome to our lesson on '''Telling Time''' in Tigrinya! Understanding how to tell time is a vital skill in any language, and it plays a crucial role in daily life. Whether you're planning a meeting, catching a bus, or simply checking how long until dinner, knowing how to express time in Tigrinya will enhance your communication skills and deepen your understanding of the culture.
+In this lesson, we'll cover:
+* '''Basic Vocabulary''': Essential words and phrases related to time.
+* '''Asking about Time''': How to ask questions about the time.
+* '''Telling Time''': How to express the time in hours and minutes.
+* '''Practice Scenarios''': Exercises to reinforce your learning.
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+By the end of this lesson, you'll be equipped with the vocabulary and structures needed to confidently talk about time in Tigrinya. Let’s jump in!
 __TOC__
-In this lesson, you will learn how to tell time in Tigrinya. Telling time is an essential skill that will help you navigate Eritrea and Ethiopia. Additionally, you will learn how to ask and answer questions about the time of day and how to talk about hours and minutes.
+=== Basic Vocabulary ===
-== Vocabulary ==
+Before we can tell time, we need to learn some key vocabulary. Below is a list of essential terms related to time in Tigrinya.
-Before learning how to tell time, let's review the numbers from 1 to 10 in Tigrinya.
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Tigrinya !! Pronunciation !! English
 |-
-| ኣንድ || ənd || 1
+| ሰኣት || sä'at || hour
 |-
-| ስለስ || səlass || 2
+| ዓለት || 'alet || minute
 |-
-| ማርያም || maryam || 3
+| ቀን || qän || day
 |-
-| ርግብ || rəgb || 4
+| ምሽት || mïshït || night
 |-
-| ሓርበኛ || harəbəgna || 5
+| ጥዋት || t'wat || morning
 |-
-| ምስሓ || məsḥa || 6
+| ከረባ || k'ärba || afternoon
 |-
-| ምስራቅ || məsraḳ || 7
+| ወርሓ || wärha || week
 |-
-| ዘጠኝ || zet'ən || 8
+| ኣመት || 'ämet || year
 |-
-| ኣራተኛ || arətəgna || 9
+| ነገር || nägär || clock
 |-
-| ስምንት || smənt || 10
+| ቀደም || qädäm || before
+|-
+| ወይን || wäyin || after
 |}
-Now that you have reviewed the numbers, let's move on to telling time in Tigrinya.
+=== Asking about Time ===
-== Telling Time ==
+Now that we have the vocabulary, let’s learn how to ask about the time. The following phrases will be useful for inquiring about the time of day.
-To tell time in Tigrinya, we use the word "መደመር" (medemer), which means "time".
-=== Asking What Time It Is ===
+{| class="wikitable"
-To ask what time it is in Tigrinya, you can say "መደመር ኣብ ዘለዎ ሰዓት ነዎ?" (medemer ab zelewo se'at newo?). This question means "What time is it?"
-Here is a breakdown of the question:
+! Tigrinya !! Pronunciation !! English
-* "መደመር" (medemer) - time
+|-
-* "ኣብ" (ab) - at
-* "ዘለዎ" (zelewo) - this, now
-* "ሰዓት" (se'at) - hour
-* "ነዎ" (newo) - is
-In response, you can answer with the following:
+| ሰኣት ምን እየ? || sä'at mïn 'iyey? || What time is it?
-* "ኣቦ ኣብ ዘለዎ ሰዓት ..." (abo ab zelewo se'at ...) - It's ... o'clock now.
+|-
-Note that "ኣቦ" (abo) means "it is".
+| ኣብ ምሽት ተሪፉ? || ab mïshït tärifü? || What time in the evening?
-Here are some examples:
+|-
-* መደመር ኣብ ዘለዎ ሰዓት ነዎ? (medemer ab zelewo se'at newo?) - What time is it now?
+| ዓለት ምን እየ? || 'alet mïn 'iyey? || How many minutes?
-* ኣቦ ኣብ ዘለዎ ሰዓት ካልእ (abo ab zelewo se'at kalle?) - It's 1 o'clock.
-* ኣቦ ኣብ ዘለዎ ሰዓት ስልክ ከም ስልኩ 'ነዎ (abo ab zelewo se'at səlki kəm səlk'u newo) - It's 2:15.
-=== Talking About Hours ===
+|-
-To talk about hours in Tigrinya, we use "ሰዓት" (se'at), which means "hour".
-Here are some examples:
+| ኣብ ቀን ከመይ እየ? || ab qän kämaiy 'iyey? || What time during the day?
-* ኣቦ ሰዓት ፩ ከተማ ዘለዎ ካልእ (abo se'at 1 katama zelewo kalle) - It's 1 o'clock in the morning.
+|}
-* ኣቦ ሰዓት ፪ ከተማ ምስራቅ ዘለዎ ካልእ (abo se'at 2 katama məsraḳ zelewo kalle) - It's 7 o'clock in the evening.
-=== Talking About Minutes ===
+=== Telling Time ===
-To talk about minutes in Tigrinya, we use "ደቒቕ" (dek'ik), which means "minute".
-Here are some examples:
+When telling time in Tigrinya, we often use a structure that combines the hour and minutes. Here’s how it's generally structured:
-* ኣቦ ሰዓት ፸ ደቒቕ ካልእ (abo se'at 6 dek'ik kalle) - It's 6 minutes past the hour.
+* '''For the hour''': Use the word for hour (ሰኣት) followed by the numeral.
-* ኣቦ ሰዓት ፲፱ ደቒቕ ወዲ ሰዓት ፪ ካልእ (abo se'at 15 dek'ik we'di se'at 2 kalle) - It's 15 minutes to 2 o'clock.
-== Summary ==
+* '''For the minutes''': Use the word for minute (ዓለት) followed by the numeral.
-In this lesson, you learned how to tell time in Tigrinya, including how to ask and answer questions about the time of day and how to talk about hours and minutes. Keep practicing to become more confident in your Tigrinya skills!
+Let's explore some examples:
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Tigrinya !! Pronunciation !! English
+|-
+| 1 ሰኣት || 1 sä'at || 1 o'clock
+|-
+| 2 ሰኣት እዩ || 2 sä'at 'iyu || It's 2 o'clock
+|-
+| 3 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 10 || 3 sä'at 'ända 'alet 10 || It's 3:10
+|-
+| 4 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 30 || 4 sä'at 'ända 'alet 30 || It's 4:30
+|-
+| 5 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 45 || 5 sä'at 'ända 'alet 45 || It's 5:45
+|-
+| 6 ሰኣት ወይን 15 || 6 sä'at wäyin 15 || It's 6:15
+|-
+| 7 ሰኣት ወይን 5 || 7 sä'at wäyin 5 || It's 7:05
+|-
+| 8 ሰኣት ቀደም 20 || 8 sä'at qädäm 20 || It's 8:20
+|-
+| 9 ሰኣት ቀደም 10 || 9 sä'at qädäm 10 || It's 9:10
+|-
+| 10 ሰኣት ወይን 30 || 10 sä'at wäyin 30 || It's 10:30
+|}
+=== Practice Scenarios ===
+Now that you are familiar with the vocabulary and structures, let’s practice! Here are some exercises to help reinforce your learning.
+==== Exercise 1: Translate the following sentences into Tigrinya. ====
+. What time is it?
+. It’s 3:15.
+. What time in the afternoon?
+. It’s 5:30.
+. It’s 7:45.
+'''Solutions:'''
+. ሰኣት ምን እየ?
+. 3 ሰኣት ወይን 15.
+. ኣብ ከረባ ተሪፉ?
+. 5 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 30.
+. 7 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 45.
+==== Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct time. ====
+. 4 ሰኣት ቀደም ___.
+. 10 ሰኣት ወይን ___.
+. 2 ሰኣት ___.
+. 1 ሰኣት ወይን ___.
+. 9 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት ___.
+'''Solutions:'''
+. 20
+. 10
+. 30
+. 15
+. 45
+==== Exercise 3: Create sentences using the following times. ====
+. 6:00
+. 8:15
+. 11:30
+. 12:45
+. 3:05
+'''Solutions:'''
+. 6 ሰኣት እዩ.
+. 8 ሰኣት ወይን 15.
+. 11 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 30.
+. 12 ሰኣት ቀደም 15.
+. 3 ሰኣት ወይን 5.
+==== Exercise 4: Ask the time using Tigrinya phrases for the following situations. ====
+. At night.
+. In the morning.
+. In the afternoon.
+. During the day.
+. On the weekend.
+'''Solutions:'''
+. ሰኣት ምን እየ? (ምሽት)
+. ሰኣት ምን እየ? (ጥዋት)
+. ሰኣት ምን እየ? (ከረባ)
+. ሰኣት ምን እየ? (ቀን)
+. ሰኣት ምን እየ? (ወርሓ)
+==== Exercise 5: Match the Tigrinya time expressions with their English meanings. ====
+. ምሽት
+. ጥዋት
+. ከረባ
+. ቀን
+. ወርሓ
+'''Solutions:'''
+. Night
+. Morning
+. Afternoon
+. Day
+. Week
+==== Exercise 6: Write the time in Tigrinya for the following times. ====
+. 4:40
+. 1:10
+. 5:25
+. 8:50
+. 9:05
+'''Solutions:'''
+. 4 ሰኣት ወይን 40.
+. 1 ሰኣት ወይን 10.
+. 5 ሰኣት እንደ ዓለት 25.
+. 8 ሰኣት ቀደም 10.
+. 9 ሰኣት ወይን 5.
+==== Exercise 7: Listen to a native speaker (if available) and write down the time they say in Tigrinya. ====
+''Note: This exercise may require a real-time interaction with a speaker.''
+==== Exercise 8: Describe a daily routine using Tigrinya time expressions. ====
+''For example: "I wake up at 6:00."''
+'''Solutions will vary based on individual routines.'''
+==== Exercise 9: Create a short dialogue asking and telling the time. ====
+''Example:''
+* Person A: ሰኣት ምን እየ?
+* Person B: 3 ሰኣት እዩ.
+'''Solutions will vary based on creativity.'''
+==== Exercise 10: Use a clock to practice telling time in Tigrinya. ====
+''Draw a clock and label the hours and minutes in Tigrinya.''
+'''Solutions will vary based on the individual drawings.'''
+Congratulations on completing the lesson! Practice regularly to improve your fluency in telling time in Tigrinya. Remember, the more you practice, the easier it will become.
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+* [https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary Tigrinya Vocabulary]
+* [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tigrinya Tigrinya Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster]
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Basic Vocabulary[edit | edit source]

Asking about Time[edit | edit source]

Telling Time[edit | edit source]

Practice Scenarios[edit | edit source]

Exercise 1: Translate the following sentences into Tigrinya.[edit | edit source]

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct time.[edit | edit source]

Exercise 3: Create sentences using the following times.[edit | edit source]

Exercise 4: Ask the time using Tigrinya phrases for the following situations.[edit | edit source]

Exercise 5: Match the Tigrinya time expressions with their English meanings.[edit | edit source]

Exercise 6: Write the time in Tigrinya for the following times.[edit | edit source]

Exercise 7: Listen to a native speaker (if available) and write down the time they say in Tigrinya.[edit | edit source]

Exercise 8: Describe a daily routine using Tigrinya time expressions.[edit | edit source]

Exercise 9: Create a short dialogue asking and telling the time.[edit | edit source]

Exercise 10: Use a clock to practice telling time in Tigrinya.[edit | edit source]

Table of Contents - Tigrinya Course - 0 to A1[edit source]

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