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Tigrinya → Vocabulary → 0 to A1 Course → Travel and Transportation → Modes of Transportation

In this lesson, we will learn Tigrinya vocabulary for various modes of transportation. It is essential to know these words if you are traveling to Eritrea or Ethiopia, or if you want to talk about transportation in Tigrinya. We will cover words for cars, buses, trains, airplanes, and bicycles.

Cars

Cars are a popular mode of transportation all over the world. Below are some Tigrinya words for cars.

Tigrinya Pronunciation English
መንጊድ men'gId car
ታሪኽ tariq street
ጣቢያ tabiya tire
ንልልስ nillas engine
ድምፃችን dim'sachin dashboard
ዋሉስ walus wheels

Here are some example sentences using the above words:

  • እንተ ኣብ ንሕና መንጊድ ተጀልዩም? (ente ab'nhna men'gId teczelyum?): Do you have a car in your hometown?
  • ኩብ ሕማቕ መንጊድ ገበረን (kub h'amaq men'gId gebberen): We bought a car yesterday.
  • ኣብ ባህላዊ ንልልስ ፍልልም (ab'halawi nillas fellum): The car's engine is broken.

Buses

Buses are the most common mode of public transportation in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Below are some Tigrinya words for buses.

Tigrinya Pronunciation English
ኣሞት amot bus
ምዘን mizan fare
ኣባላት abalat passengers
ሻንታማ shen'tama conductor
ሽርሗ shirho seat

Here are some example sentences using the above words:

  • ይኽነት ኣሞት ኣብ ቀይሕ ክልክልታትና ከንቢብሎም ኢና (yekhnet amot ab kiH q'Hey kulkulatna'in): What type of bus do we need to take for the market?
  • መንክራባት ኣባላት በኣልና ወዮ? (menk'rabat abalat ba'alna wayo?): How many passengers are there in the bus?
  • ስቶ፡ ሻንታማዊ ኣሎ። (sto: shen'tamaawi alu): The conductor is here.

Trains

Trains are another popular mode of transportation in some parts of Eritrea and Ethiopia. Below are some Tigrinya words for trains.

Tigrinya Pronunciation English
ጸዋት shewat train
ባቕላት bakalat tracks
አንታይ antay platform
ሞድሪ modri engine
ምስራቕ ms'raq ticket

Here are some example sentences using the above words:

  • ጸዋት ማለት ኣይደልም (shewat malet aiydelm): The train is not coming today.
  • ባቕላት ወዲ ከንቢቢኻ (bakalat wedi kunbibeha): The tracks are old.
  • ምናሄ ምስራቕ ምንጥላዓን (minahae ms'raq mints'tilaa'an): Where can I buy a train ticket?

Airplanes

Airplanes are the most common mode of long-distance transportation in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Below are some Tigrinya words for airplanes.

Tigrinya Pronunciation English
በዓል ba'al airplane
መንገድ menged airport
ሱዳን sudan pilot
ታሪክ tarik runway
ምልኪት melk'it luggage

Here are some example sentences using the above words:

  • በዓል ኣብ ምንባብ እዩ? (ba'al ab menbab eyu?): Is there an airplane at the airport?
  • ሻቢያዊ ሱዳን ለካ? (shabiyaawi sudan leka?): Where is the Sudanese pilot?
  • ታሪክ ካብ ዝርዝሩ ገለባ (tarik kab zrzhrug gebelba): The runway is busy today.

Bicycles

Bicycles are a common mode of transportation in rural areas of Eritrea and Ethiopia. Below are some Tigrinya words for bicycles.

Tigrinya Pronunciation English
ትንሳሊ t'nsalli bicycle
ዋልዲ wal'di pedals
ብርትኺ brt'ki brake
ዕንባ enba chain
ሓደ h'ade handlebars

Here are some example sentences using the above words:

  • ትንሳሊ ኣብ ምሽኢት ሕማቕ ለንዲ ኢና (t'nsalli ab h'shimaq h'ammen lid ina): Do they have bicycles in the market?
  • ተዛሪ ዋልዲ ተግባሮም (tezar'i wal'di tegabaram): The pedals are broken.
  • ሓደ ዘይምበር ፍቕሪ ኣይገብረይን (h'ade zeymber fk'ri aiygebreyna): The handlebars are too high.

Conclusion

In this lesson, we have learned Tigrinya vocabulary for various modes of transportation, such as cars, buses, trains, airplanes, and bicycles. You can use the words we've learned to talk about transportation in Tigrinya, and they will be helpful if you are traveling to Eritrea or Ethiopia. In the next lesson, we will learn useful phrases for travel, such as asking for directions, booking accommodations, and navigating public transportation.

Table of Contents - Tigrinya Course - 0 to A1


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


Other Lessons


Sources


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