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English to Tigrinya translation

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English to Tigrinya: everyday phrases

Common phrases from the Tigrinya course, each with a respelling — capitals mark the stressed syllable.

  • Helloሰላም
    Hello/seh-LAM/
  • Thank youየቐንየለይ
    Thank you/yeh-qan-yeh-LAY/
  • Welcomeእንቋዕ ደሓን መጻእካ
    Welcome/en-QWA deh-HAN meh-tsa-EH-ka/
  • Goodbyeደሓን ኹን
    Goodbye/deh-HAN hoon/
  • Yesእወ
    Yes/EH-weh/
  • Noኣይፋልን
    No/eye-FAH-lin/
  • Pleaseበጃኻ
    Please/beh-JA-kha/
  • Sorryይቕሬታ
    Sorry/yee-khee-REH-ta/
  • My name is Amaraስመይ ኣማራ እየ
    My name is Amara/SEE-may a-MA-ra EE-yeh/
  • What is your name?መን ኢዩ ስምካ?
    What is your name?/men EE-yoo SEEM-ka/
  • How are you?ከመይ ኣለኻ?
    How are you?/keh-MAY a-LEH-kha/
  • I am fineጽቡቕ ኣለኹ
    I am fine/tsee-BOOQ a-LEH-khoo/
  • Waterማይ
    Water/MY/
  • Foodምግቢ
    Food/meeg-BEE/
  • Friendዓርኪ
    Friend/AR-kee/
  • Houseገዛ
    House/GEH-za/
  • Oneሓደ
    One/HA-deh/
  • Twoክልተ
    Two/kil-TEH/
  • Threeሰለስተ
    Three/seh-LES-teh/
  • Fourኣርባዕተ
    Four/ar-ba-TEH/
  • Fiveሓሙሽተ
    Five/ha-MOOSH-teh/
  • How much is it?ብኽንደይ ኢዩ?
    How much is it?/bik-in-DAY EE-yoo/
  • Marketዕዳጋ
    Market/eh-DA-ga/
  • Waterማይ
    Water/MY/
  • I want to buyክገዝእ ደልየ
    I want to buy/kee-geh-ZEH deh-LEE-yeh/

What to know before you translate

About Tigrinya

Eritrea and northern Ethiopiaaround 9 million. Writing system: Ge'ez (Fidäl) syllabary.

  • Uses the same Ge'ez script family as Amharic, with some extra characters.
  • Ejective consonants are made with a sharp release of air.
  • Verb forms mark gender for both speaker and listener.

How accurate is it?

Translations are produced by an AI model, so treat long or legal text as a draft and check it with a speaker. Short everyday sentences — greetings, directions, family talk — are where it is strongest, and the pronunciation guide is written for English readers. Lesson audio is AI pronunciation audio, not a recording of a native speaker.