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π€ Tigrinya Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Tigrinya learners! π
Do you want to learn how to say βHelloβ in Tigrinya?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If youβre planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Tigrinya, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Letβs get started! π€
Greetings
| English | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| selam: general greeting | α°αα |
| selamat: general greeting | α°ααα΅ |
| kemey haderka: morning greeting spoken to a man | α¨αα αα²αα« |
| kemey haderkum: formal morning greeting spoken to a man or group | α¨αα αα²αα©α |
| kemey haderki: morning greeting spoken to a woman | α¨αα αα²ααͺ |
| kemey haderkin: formal morning greeting spoken to a woman or group of women | α¨αα αα²ααα |
| dehando haderka: morning greeting spoken to a man, "have you slept well?" | α°αααΆ αα²αα« |
| dehando haderkum: formal morning greeting spoken to a man, "have you slept well?" | α΅αααΆ αα²αα©α |
| dehando haderki: morning greeting spoken to a woman, "have you slept well?" | α°αααΆ αα²ααͺ |
| dehando haderkin: formal morning greeting spoken to a woman or group of women | α°αααΆ αα²ααα |
| kemey we'ilka: afternoon greeting spoken to a man | α¨αα αααα» |
| kemey we'ilkum: formal afternoon greeting spoken to a man or group | α¨αα αααα©α |
| kemey we'ilki: afternoon greeting spoken to a woman | α¨αα ααααΊ |
| kemey we'ilken: formal afternoon greeting spoken to a woman | α¨αα ααααΊα |
| kemey amsika: evening greeting spoken to a man | α¨αα α£αα²α» |
| kemey amsikum: formal evening greeting spoken to a man or group | α¨αα α£αα²αΉα |
| kemey amsiki: evening greeting spoken to a woman | α¨αα α£αα²αΊ |
| kemey amsiken: formal evening greeting spoken to a woman or group of women | α¨αα α£αα²α½α |
| kemey aleka: how are you? spoken to a man | α¨αα α£αα» |
| kemey aleki: how are you? spoken to a woman | α¨αα α£ααΊ |
| kemey alekum: how are you? formal, spoken to a man | α¨αα α£ααΉα |
| kemey alekin: how are you? formal, spoken to a woman | α¨αα α£ααΊα |
| tzubuk: reply to α¨αα α£αα» and α¨αα α£ααΊ | α½α‘α |
| ezgher yimesgen: reply to α¨αα α£αα» and α¨αα α£ααΊ | α ααα£α₯αα ααα΅αα |
| ankwa bedahan masa'ekum: formal welcome greeting spoken to a man or a group | α₯ααα α₯α°αα αα»α₯α©α |
| ankwa bedahan masa'eka: welcome greeting spoken to a man | α₯ααα α₯α°αα αα»α₯α« |
| ankwa bedahan masa'eki: welcome greeting spoken to a woman | α₯ααα α₯α°αα αα»α₯αͺ |
| merhaba: welcome greeting | αααα£ |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Tigrinya lesson. π
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. β¨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/