Language/Tigrinya/Vocabulary/Greetings

Tigrinya (ትግርኛ), also spelled Tigrigna, is an Ethiopic language spoken in Eritrea and in northern Ethiopia in the Tigray region.

Here are some basic phrases that will useful when you meet people.

sentences

English	Tigrinya	Pronunciation	Audio
Hello !	ሰላም! ሃለው	selami! halewi
Hello !	ከመይ ዊዕልኩም!	kemeyi wī‘ilikumi!
Hello !	ቻው!	chawi!
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!
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 ?
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?
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።

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language

http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/FR/FRTI/FRTI005.HTM