Tigrinya phrasebook

Basics

; Hello. : (selam)
; How are you? : Kemay al'eka? (to men) ከኣለKemay al'eki? (to women)
; Fine, thank youእየ. (Dehan-iye, yekenyelay)
; What is your name? : Men'shimka (for men) Men'shimki (for women)
; My name is ______ . : (Shimay ___ iyu)
; Nice to meet you. : ጽቡ(Tsubu leyla)
; Please. : bejahaበጀኻ (to men) bejahi (to women)
; Thank you. : (yekenyeley)
; You're welcome. : ገንዘብካ (to men) ገንዘብኪ (to women) ( )
; Yes. : እወ. ('Eweh)
; No. : ኣይኮነን. ( )
; Excuse me. (getting attention) : ይቅሬታ ግበረለይ! (to men) ይቅሬታ ግበርለይ! (to women) ( )
; I'm sorry. : ይቅሬታ! (to men) ኣይትሓዘለይ (to women) ( )
; Goodbye : ሰ (Dehan-koon)
; Where are you from? (country of origin) : ካበይ መጺኻ ? (to men) ካበይ መጺኺ ? (to women) ( )
; I can't speak Tigrinya. : ትግርኛ ኣይፈልጥን. ( )
; Do you speak English? : Inglizenya tizarabdo (for men) Inglizenya tizarabido (for women)
; Is there someone here who speaks English? : እንግሊዝኛ ዝዛረብ ሰብ ይርከብዶ? ( ?)
; Help! : (Hagezeni!)
; Good morning. : kemay'haderkaደሓንዶ ሓዲርካ (to men) kemay haderkiሓንዶ (for women)
; Good afternoon. : ከመይ ውዒልካ (to men) ከመይ ውዒልኪ (to women) ( )
; Good evening. : ከመይ ኣምሲኻ (to men) ከመይ ኣምሲኺ (to women) ( )
; Good night. : ልዋም ለይቲ ('Buruk leyti)
; I understand. :ተረድኣኒ (Teredi-uni)
; I don't understand. : ኣይተረድኣኒን ( )
; Where is the toilet? : (sha'ah abeylo?)

Problems

; Leave me alone. : Gedefenaግደፈኒ! (to men) በይነይ ግደፍGedefeni! (to women)
; Don't touch me! :ኣይቲተኒኪፈኒ. Aytetenikifeni
; I'll call the police. : ፖሊስ ጸውዕ! (to men) ፖሊስ ጸውዒ! (to women) ( .)
; Police! : ፖሊስ ! ( !)
; Stop! Thief! :( ! !)
; I need your help. :ሓገዝካ(for male) ሓገዝኪ(for female) የድልየኒ ዩ። Hagezika yediliyeni yu(speaking to male) / Hageziki yediliyeni yu(speaking to female).
; It's an emergency. : . ( .)
; I'm lost. :መንገዲ ጠፊእኒ። Megedi teFieni. ( .)
; I lost my bag. :ሳንጣይ ጠፊእኒ. SanTay tefieni.
; I lost my wallet. : . ( .)
; I'm sick. :ተጸሊእኒ ኣሎ፣ ሓሚመ. TseliEni alo/ Hamime.
; I've been injured. : ማህሰይቲ ኣሎኹ ( .)
; I need a doctor. : (ኣነ) ሓኪም የድሊየኒ ኣሎ ( .)
; Can I use your phone? :ሰሊኪኪ ካ ተለፎንኪ ካ ኣጥቅመኒ። Silkiki / Telefoniki AteQimeni (toward female), Silkika AtetiQimeni(toward male)

Numbers

; 1 : ሓደ (hade)
; 2 : ክልተ (kilitey)
; 3 : ሰለስተ (seleste)
; 4 : ኣርባዕተ (arbaete)
; 5 : ሓሙሽተ (hamushte)
; 6 : ሽዱሽተ (shudushte)
; 7 : ሸውዓተ (shewa'ate)
; 8 : ሸሞንተ (shemonte)
; 9 : ትሽዓተ (tishe'ate)
; 10 : ዓሰርተ ('aserte)
; 11 : ዓሰርተ ሓደ (aserte hade)
; 12 : ዓሰርተ ክልተ (aserte kilitey)
; 13 : ዓሰርተ ሰለስተ ( )
; 14 : ዓሰርተ ኣርባዕተ ( )
; 15 : ዓሰርተ ሓሙሽተ ( )
; 16 : ዓሰርተ ሽዱሽተ ( )
; 17 : ዓሰርተ ሸውዓተ ( )
; 18 : ዓሰርተ ሸሞንተ ( )
; 19 : ዓሰርተ ትሽዓተ ( )
; 20 : ዕስራ (esra)
; 21 : ዕስራን ( )
; 22 : ዕስራን ( )
; 23 : ዕስራን ( )
; 30 : ዕስራን (selasa)
; 40 : ኣርባዓ (arba'a)
; 50 : ሓምሳ (hamsa)
; 60 : ስሳ (susa)
; 70 : ሰብዓ (seb'a)
; 80 : ሰማንያ (semanya)
; 90 : ተስዓ (tes'a)
; 100 : ሚእቲ (meetee)
; 200 : ክልተ ሚእቲ ( )
; 300 : ሰለስተ ሚእቲ ( )
; 1,000 : ሽሕ (sheh or elfi)
; 2,000 : ክልተ ሽሕ ( )
; 1,000,000 : ሚልዮን ( )
; 1,000,000,000 : ቢልዮን ( )
; 1,000,000,000,000 : ( )
; number _____ (train, bus, etc.) : ( )
; half : ፍርቂ ( )
; less : ዝወሓደ ( )
; more : ዝበዝሐ ( )

Time

; now : ሕጂ(hiji)
; later : ደሓር ( )
; before : ( )
; morning : ንጉሆ ( )
; afternoon : መዓልቲ ( )
; evening : ምሸት ( )
; night : ለይቲ ( )

Clock time

; one o'clock AM : ( )
; two o'clock AM : ( )
; noon : ( )
; one o'clock PM : ( )
; two o'clock PM : ( )
; midnight : ( )

Duration

; _____ minute(s) : _____ ደቒቕ ( )
; _____ hour(s) : ሰዓት ( )
; _____ day(s) : _____ መዓልቲ ( )
; _____ week(s) : _____ ሰሙን ( )
; _____ month(s) : _____ ወርሒ ( )
; _____ year(s) : _____ ዓመት ( )

Days

; today : ሎሚ (lomi)
; yesterday : ትማሊ ( )
; tomorrow : ጽባሕ ( )
; this week : ( )
; last week : ( )
; next week : ኣብ ዝመጽእ ሰሙን ( )
; Sunday : ሰንበት ( )
; Monday : ሰኑይ ( )
; Tuesday : ሰሉስ ( )
; Wednesday : ረቡዕ ( )
; Thursday : ሓሙስ ( )
; Friday : ዓርቢ ( )
; Saturday : ቀዳም ( )

Months

; January : ጥሪ ( )
; February : ለካቲት ( )
; March : መጋቢት ( )
; April : ሚያዝያ ( )
; May : ግንቦት ( )
; June : ሰነ ( )
; July : ሓምለ ( )
; August : ነሓሰ ( )
; September : መስከረም ( )
; October : ጥቅምቲ ( )
; November : ሕዳር ( )
; December : ታሕሳስ ( )

Writing time and date

Colors

; black : ጸሊም (ts’eleme )
; white : ጻዕዳ (tsa'ada)
; gray : ሕሙኽሽታይ ( )
; red : ቀይሕ ( )
; blue : ሰማያዊ ( )
; yellow : ቢጫ ( )
; green : ሓምላይ ( )
; orange : ሓምላይ ( )
; purple : ሊላ ( )
; brown : ቡናዊ ( )

Transportation

Bus and train

; How much is a ticket to _____? : ( )
; One ticket to _____, please. : ( )
; Where does this train/bus go? : ( )
; Where is the train/bus to _____? : ( )
; Does this train/bus stop in _____? : ( )
; When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : ( )
; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : ( )

Directions

; How do I get to _____ ? : ከመይ ገይረ ናብ ... ይኸይድ ? ( )
; ...the train station? : ( )
; ...the bus station? : መዕረፊ ኣውቶቡስ ( )
; ...the airport? : መዕረፊ ነፋሪት ( )
; ...downtown? : ( )
; ...the youth hostel? : ( )
; ...the _____ hotel? : ሆተል _____? ( )
; ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ( )
; Where are there a lot of... : ( )
; ...hotels? : ሆተላት ( )
; ...restaurants? : ቤትምግቢታት ( )
; ...bars? : ቤት መስተታት ( )
; ...sites to see? : ( )
; Can you show me on the map? : ( )
; street : ( )
; Turn left. : ንጸጋም ተጠወ ( )
; Turn right. : ንየማን ተጠወ ( )
; left : ( )
; right : ( )
; straight ahead : ( )
; towards the _____ : ( )
; past the _____ : ( )
; before the _____ : ( )
; Watch for the _____. : ( )
; intersection : መራኽቦ መንገዲ ( )
; north : ሰሜን ( )
; south : ደቡብ ( )
; east : ምብራቅ ( )
; west : ምዕራብ ( )
; uphill : ( )
; downhill : ( )

Taxi

; Taxi! : ( )
; Take me to _____, please. : ( )
; How much does it cost to get to _____? : ( )
; Take me there, please. : ( )

Lodging

; Do you have any rooms available? : መደቀሲ ክፍሊ ኣሎኻ ዶ? ( )
; How much is a room for one person/two people? : ንሓደ / ንክልተ ሰብ ክንደይ ይክፍል? ( )
; Does the room come with... : ኣብ እዚ ክፍሊ ... ይረክብዶ ( )
; ...bedsheets? : ( )
; ...a bathroom? : ባኞ ( )
; ...a telephone? : ተለፎን ( )
; ...a TV? : ቲቪ ( )
; May I see the room first? : ( )
; Do you have anything quieter? : ( )
; ...bigger? : ( )
; ...cleaner? : ( )
; ...cheaper? : ( )
; OK, I'll take it. : ( )
; I will stay for _____ night(s). : ( )
; Can you suggest another hotel? : ( )
; Do you have a safe? : መቐመጥ ገንዘብ ኣሎኻ ዶ ( )
; ...lockers? : ( )
; Is breakfast/supper included? : ( )
; What time is breakfast/supper? : ( )
; Please clean my room. : ( )
; Can you wake me at _____? : ( )
; I want to check out. : ( )

Money

; Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : ( )
; Do you accept British pounds? : ( )
; Do you accept Euros? : ( )
; Do you accept credit cards? : ( )
; Can you change money for me? : ( )
; Where can I get money changed? : ( )
; Can you change a traveler's check for me? : ( )
; Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : ( )
; What is the exchange rate? : ( )
; Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : ( )

Eating

; A table for one person/two people, please. : ( )
; Can I look at the menu, please? : ( )
; Can I look in the kitchen? : ( )
; Is there a house specialty? : ( )
; Is there a local specialty? : ( )
; I'm a vegetarian. : ( )
; I don't eat pork. : ( )
; I don't eat beef. : ( )
; I only eat kosher food. : ( )
; Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) : ( )
; fixed-price meal : ( )
; a la carte : ( )
; breakfast : ቁርሲ ( )
; lunch : ምሳሕ ( )
; supper : ድራር ( )
; I want _____. : ደልየ ("_____ deliye")
; I want a dish containing _____. : ( )
; chicken : ደርሆ ( )
; beef : ስጋ ከብቲ ( )
; fish : ዓ("asa")
; ham : ስጋ ሓሰማ ( )
; sausage : ግዕዝም ( )
; cheese : ፎርማጆ ( )
; eggs : እንቋቑሖ ( )
; salad : ሳላጣ ( )
; (fresh) vegetables : ኣሕምልቲ ( )
; (fresh) fruit : ፍሩታ ( )
; bread : (bani )
; toast : ጥቡስ ባኒ ( )
; pasta : ማካሮኒ ( )
; spaghetti : ስፓገቲ ( )
; rice : ሩዝ ( )
; beans : ዓተር ( )
; Hamburger : ሃምበርገር ( )
; Orange : ኣራንሺ ( )
; Apple : ቱፋሕ ( )
; Banana : ባናና ( )
; Pineapple : ኣናናስ ( )
; Grapes : ወይኒ ( )
; May I have a glass of _____? : ጥርሙዝ ... ሃበኒ በጀኹም ( )
; May I have a cup of _____? : ኩባያ ... ሃበኒ በጀኹም ( )
; May I have a bottle of _____? : ጥርሙዝ ... ሃበኒ በጀኹም ( )
; coffee : ቡን ( )
; tea (drink) : ሻሂ ("shahi")
; milk : ጸባ ("tsaba")
; juice : ጽማቝ ( )
; (bubbly) water : ማዕድናዊ ማይ ( )
; (still) water : ማይ(mai)
; beer : ቢራ ( )
; wine : ነቢት ( )
; May I have some _____? : ( )
; salt : ( )
; black pepper : ( )
; butter : ( )
; Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server): ( )
; I'm finished. : ( )
; It was delicious. : (du'um )
; Please clear the plates. : ( )
; The check, please. : ( )

Bars

; Do you serve alcohol? : ( )
; Is there table service? : ( )
; A beer/two beers, please. : ( )
; A glass of red/white wine, please. : ( )
; A pint, please. : ( )
; A bottle, please. : ( )
; _____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please. : ( )
; whiskey : ( )
; vodka : ( )
; rum : ( )
; water : ( )
; club soda : ( )
; tonic water : ( )
; orange juice : ( )
; Coke (soda) : ( )
; Do you have any bar snacks? : ( )
; One more, please. : ( )
; Another round, please. : ( )
; When is closing time? : ( )
; Cheers! : ( )

Shopping

; Do you have this in my size? : ( )
; How much is this? : ክንደይ’ዩ ዋግኡ እዚ? ( )
; That's too expensive. : ( )
; Would you take _____? : ( )
; expensive : ክቡር ( )
; cheap : ሕሱር ( )
; I can't afford it. : ( )
; I don't want it. : እዚ ኣይደልን ( )
; You're cheating me. : ( )
; I'm not interested. : (..)
; OK, I'll take it. : ( )
; Can I have a bag? : ( )
; Do you ship (overseas)? : ( )
; I need... : ኣነ .... የድሊየኒ ኣሎ ( )
; ...toothpaste. : መሕጸብ ስኒ ( )
; ...a toothbrush. : ( )
; ...tampons. : . ( )
; ...soap. : ሳሙና ( )
; ...shampoo. : ሻምፑ ( )
; ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) : ኣስፕሪን ( )
; ...cold medicine. : ( )
; ...stomach medicine. : ... ( )
; ...a razor. : መላጸ ( )
; ...an umbrella. : ጽላል ( )
; ...sunblock lotion. : ( )
; ...a postcard. : ( )
; ...postage stamps. : ቲምብር ( )
; ...batteries. : ( )
; ...writing paper. : ወረቐት ( )
; ...a pen. : ፕሮ ( )
; ...English-language books. : ( )
; ...English-language magazines. : ( )
; ...an English-language newspaper. : ( )
; ...an English-English dictionary. : ( )

Driving

; I want to rent a car. : ( )
; Can I get insurance? : ( )
; stop (on a street sign) : ( )
; one way : ( )
; yield : ( )
; no parking : ( )
; speed limit : ( )
; gas (petrol) station : ( )
; petrol : በንዚን ( )
; diesel : ( )

Authority

; I haven't done anything wrong. : ( )
; It was a misunderstanding. : ( )
; Where are you taking me? : ( )
; Am I under arrest? : ( )
; I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : ( )
; I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : ( )
; I want to talk to a lawyer. : ( )
; Can I just pay a fine now? : ( )