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===ትምህርቲ እንግሊዘኛ ብትግርኛ|| formal greetings || English in Tigrinya ...=== | ===ትምህርቲ እንግሊዘኛ ብትግርኛ|| formal greetings || English in Tigrinya ...=== | ||
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==Related Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary/Months-of-the-year|Months of the year]] | |||
* [[Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week|Days of the Week]] | |||
* [[Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]] | |||
* [[Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|How to Say Hello and Greetings]] | |||
* [[Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]] | |||
* [[Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary/Drinks|Drinks]] | |||
* [[Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary/Colors|Colors]] | |||
* [[Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary/Food|Food]] | |||
* [[Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Feelings and Emotions]] | |||
Revision as of 16:00, 26 February 2023
ቻው! Tigrinya Learners! 😃
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.
In this lesson, you will learn the basics of Tigrinya greetings and phrases that will come in handy in daily conversation. You will learn how each sentence is written and how it is pronounced by a native speaker.
From saying hello and goodbye to asking for directions and expressing gratitude, you will become familiar with the most common and useful Tigrinya sentences.
So, let's dive in and start learning!
Basic Sentences
| English | Tigrinya | Pronunciation | Audio |
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| Hi! | ቻው! | chawi! |
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| Hi! | ሰላም! ሃለው | selami! halewi |
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| Hello ! | ከመይ ዊዕልኩም! | kemeyi wī‘ilikumi! |
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| How is it going ? | ከመይ ከ? | kemeyi ke? |
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| Goodbye ! | ኣብ ክልኣይ ርክብና ( ድሓን ኩን)! | abi kili’ayi rikibina ( diḥani kuni)! |
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| See you soon ! | ክሳብ ድሓር! | kisabi diḥari! |
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| Are you from Europe? | ካብ ኤውሮጳ ዲኹም መጺኹም? | kabi ēwirop’a dīẖumi mets’īẖumi? |
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| Are you from America? | ካብ ኣመሪካ ዲኹም መጺኹም? | kabi amerīka dīẖumi mets’īẖumi? |
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| Are you from Asia? | ካብ ኤስያ ዲኹም መጺኹም? | kabi ēsiya dīẖumi mets’īẖumi? |
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| Which hotel are you staying at? | ኣበየናይ ሆተል ኢኹም ትቕመጡ? | abeyenayi hoteli īẖumi tiḵ’imet’u? |
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| Since when are you here ? | ኣብዚ ክንደይ ጌርኩም? | abizī kinideyi gērikumi? |
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| How long are you staying? | ንኽንደይ ክትጸንሑ ኢኹም? | niẖinideyi kitits’eniḥu īẖumi? |
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| Are you enjoying yourself here? | ደስ ኢሉኩም ዶ ኣብዚ? | desi īlukumi do abizī? |
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| Are you on vacation here? | ኣብዚዲኹም ዕርፍቲ ትገብሩ? | abizīdīẖumi ‘irifitī tigebiru? |
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| Please come see me! | ንዓይ ብጽሑኒ እንዶ! | ni‘ayi bits’iḥunī inido! |
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| Here is my address. | እዚ ኣድራሻይ እዩ። | izī adirashayi iyu። |
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| Could we see each other tomorrow? | ጽባሕ ክንራኸብ ዲና? | ts’ibaḥi kiniraẖebi dīna? |
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| I'm sorry, but I already have something planned. | ይቕሬታ፣ ሓደ መደብ ገይረ ኣሎኹ። | yiḵ’irēta፣ ḥade medebi geyire aloẖu። |
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