Translate Tigrinya to English
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Common Tigrinya to English translations
| Tigrinya | English | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ሰላም | Hello | seh-LAHM | ||
| የቕንየለይ | Thank you | yeh-keh-nyeh-LAY | ||
| ሰላም | Goodbye | seh-LAHM | ||
| (Good morning) | Good morning | good MOR-ning | ||
| (Please) | Please | pleez | ||
| (How much?) | How much is this? | how much | ||
| (Bathroom?) | Where is the bathroom? | BAHTH-room | ||
| (I don't understand) | I do not understand | not understand | ||
| (Help me?) | Can you help me? | help mee | ||
| (Tea please) | I would like tea | tee pleez | ||
| (Bill please) | The bill, please | bil pleez | ||
| (Nice to meet you) | Nice to meet you | meet yoo | ||
| (Need doctor) | I need a doctor | DOK-ter | ||
| (Excuse me) | Excuse me | eks-KYOOZ mee |
Tips for Tigrinya to English translation
Tigrinya is a Semitic language spoken by about 9 million people in Eritrea and Ethiopia's Tigray region. It uses the Ge'ez script (Ethiopic), shared with Amharic.
Tigrinya has a complex verb morphology with root-and-pattern formation similar to Arabic and Hebrew.
The Ge'ez script is an abugida where each character represents a consonant-vowel combination.
Tigrinya has borrowed from Italian (Eritrean colonial period), Arabic, and Amharic.
About the Tigrinya language
Tigrinya is the working language of Eritrea and a major language in Ethiopia's Tigray region. The Tigrinya diaspora is significant in the US, Europe, and Middle East.
Eritrean and Ethiopian Tigrinya have some vocabulary differences but are mutually intelligible.
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