Tigrinya

The English word “hi” is translated into Tigrinya as ሰላም. ሰላም is the most common way to say “hi” or “hello” in Tigrinya.

The Tigrinya word for “girl” is ጓል. ጓል is used to refer to a young female person.

To say “hello, how are you?” in Tigrinya, you use ሰላም፡ ከመይ ኣለኻ፧.

የፍቅረኪ እየ is the Tigrinya phrase for “I like you”.

The Tigrinya word for ‘dad’ is ኣቦ. The word is used to refer to a father in an informal context.

The phrase “happy ashenda” in Tigrinya is እንቋዕ ናብ በዓል ኣሸንዳ ኣብጸሓኩም. This phrase is used as a formal holiday greeting during the Ashenda season.

The Tigrinya word for “stupid” is ደንቆሮ. The word is an adjective used to describe someone who is lacking in intelligence.

The English phrase “thank god” is translated into Tigrinya as እግዚኣብሔር ይመስገን.

The English word ‘go’ is translated into Tigrinya as ኪድ. ኪድ is used to express the action of moving through space, specifically from one place to another.

The word for mother in Tigrinya is ኣደ. ኣደ is a noun used to refer to a female human who has given birth to or is parenting a child.