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Tigrinya Vocabulary and Sentenses

How do you say hello and goodbye in Tigrinya?

Here is a collection of useful phrases in Tigrinya (ትግርኛ), also spelled Tigrigna, an Ethiopic language spoken in Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia.

Those basic phrases that will useful when you meet new people.

English	Tigrinya	Pronunciation
Hi!	ቻው!	chawi!
Hi!	ሰላም! ሃለው	selami! halewi
Hello !	ከመይ ዊዕልኩም!	kemeyi wī‘ilikumi!
How is it going ?	ከመይ ከ?	kemeyi ke?
Goodbye !	ኣብ ክልኣይ ርክብና ( ድሓን ኩን)!	abi kili’ayi rikibina ( diḥani kuni)!
See you soon !	ክሳብ ድሓር!	kisabi diḥari!

English	Tigrinya	Pronunciation
Are you from Europe?	ካብ ኤውሮጳ ዲኹም መጺኹም?	kabi ēwirop’a dīẖumi mets’īẖumi?
Are you from America?	ካብ ኣመሪካ ዲኹም መጺኹም?	kabi amerīka dīẖumi mets’īẖumi?
Are you from Asia?	ካብ ኤስያ ዲኹም መጺኹም?	kabi ēsiya dīẖumi mets’īẖumi?
Which hotel are you staying at?	ኣበየናይ ሆተል ኢኹም ትቕመጡ?	abeyenayi hoteli īẖumi tiḵ’imet’u?

English	Tigrinya	Pronunciation
Since when are you here ?	ኣብዚ ክንደይ ጌርኩም?	abizī kinideyi gērikumi?
How long are you staying?	ንኽንደይ ክትጸንሑ ኢኹም?	niẖinideyi kitits’eniḥu īẖumi?
Are you enjoying yourself here?	ደስ ኢሉኩም ዶ ኣብዚ?	desi īlukumi do abizī?
Are you on vacation here?	ኣብዚዲኹም ዕርፍቲ ትገብሩ?	abizīdīẖumi ‘irifitī tigebiru?

English	Tigrinya	Pronunciation
Please come see me!	ንዓይ ብጽሑኒ እንዶ!	ni‘ayi bits’iḥunī inido!
Here is my address.	እዚ ኣድራሻይ እዩ።	izī adirashayi iyu።
Could we see each other tomorrow?	ጽባሕ ክንራኸብ ዲና?	ts’ibaḥi kiniraẖebi dīna?
I'm sorry, but I already have something planned.	ይቕሬታ፣ ሓደ መደብ ገይረ ኣሎኹ።	yiḵ’irēta፣ ḥade medebi geyire aloẖu።

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