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Tigrinya / Pronunciation	English
ድልየት ኣሎና።	We want.
diliyeti alona።
ድልየት የብልናን።	We don't want to.
diliyeti yebilinani።
ፍርሒ ምህላው።	to fear
firiḥī mihilawi።
ኣነ ፍርሒ ኣሎኒ።	I am scared.
ane firiḥī alonī።
ኣነ ፍርሒ የብለይን።	I am not afraid.
ane firiḥī yebileyini።
ግዜ ምህላው	to have time
gizē mihilawi
ንሱ ግዜ ኣለዎ።	He has time.
nisu gizē alewo።
ንሱ ግዜ የብሉን።	He does not have time.
nisu gizē yebiluni።
መሰልቸው ምህላው	to be bored
meselichewi mihilawi
ንሳ ሰልቸይዋ ኣሎ ።	She is bored.
nisa selicheyiwa alo ።
ንሳ ኣይሰልቸዋን ።	She's not bored.
nisa ayiselichewani ።
ጥምየት ምህላው	to be hungry
t’imiyeti mihilawi
ጥምየት ኣለኩም ዶ?	Are you hungry ?
t’imiyeti alekumi do?
ጥምየት የብልኩምን ዲዩ?	Are you not hungry?
t’imiyeti yebilikumini dīyu?
ምጽማእ	to be thirsty
mits’ima’i
ንስኹም ጸሚኹም ።	They are thirsty.
nisiẖumi ts’emīẖumi ።
ንስኹም ኣይጸምኣኩምን ።	They are not thirsty.
nisiẖumi ayits’emi’akumini ።

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