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Tigrinya Vocabulary - Education

Hi Tigrinya learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will focus on education-related vocabulary. Learning a new language is similar to acquiring new knowledge in a field of study. Start by familiarizing yourself with the basic terminology and then move on to more complex concepts. Let's start!

Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson: Greetings & Food.

School Subjects

Learning about school subjects is essential when it comes to discussing education-related topics. Here are some common school subjects in Tigrinya:

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ወታደር	watadär	Mathematics
ሰነድ	sened	Physics
ምልክት	mil'əkit	Chemistry
ትምህርት	tməhəret	Education
ጥንታዊ	tnəta'wi	Geography
ናይ ኢትዮጵያ ሕጻናት	nay Ithiopia H̩ǝṣanat	Ethiopian History
ናይ ትግራይ ሕጻናት	nay Tigray H̩ǝṣanat	Tigrayan History

Dialogue:

• Person 1: እብ ስምዕ ኣብ ትምህርት ውልቕ ምስ ኳስ ተዛሪብካን? (Eb sim'ə'a ab tməhəret wl'əkums ms kasa təzaribəkun?) (What courses are you taking in education?)
• Person 2: ተባሂሉ ተናዲ ትምህርት ምልክት ናብ ሳዕስዒት ዘርዝራዊ ንምብራት መደብርካን ክምሃል ዝተረፈ ኣሎ። (Täbaḥilu tänadi tməhəret mil'əkit nay sa'es'iyat zirzrawi nəmbirat mädebrəkun kmhall zətäräfä alla.) (I am studying Mathematics, Chemistry, and Computer Science. It's challenging but fascinating.)

Degrees and schools

Knowing the different types of schools and degrees in Tigrinya-speaking regions will help you understand the culture better. Here are some useful expressions to help with that:

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ማሕበር	mahbar	Primary school
ሓደጋ ማሕበር	hadägga mahbar	Secondary school
ልዕሊ ትምህርት ትበል።	l'eli tməhəret təbel.	Bachelor of Education
ምሕረት ደብረ ትምህርት ትበል።	məh'ərt däbr tməhəret təbel.	Master of Education
ልዕሊ ዋና ሜሮኒ ትበል	l'eli wanä meroñi təbel	Bachelor of Arts
ምሕረት ደብረ ዋና ሜሮኒ ትበል	məh'ərt däbr wanä meroñi təbel	Master of Arts

Dialogue:

• Person 1: ክሑደጣ ትምህርት ተዛሪቡ ምንታት ንቁርብጥ ምስ ኣተወሳኦም? (K'hu'däta tməhəret təzaribu mnətat nqerbt'it ms atewəsä'om?) (What courses do you recommend for students going to college?)
• Person 2: በመስመር ፉንድ እንተዛሪቡ ማሕበርና፡ ተባሂሉ ሓደጋ ትምህርቶታትን እንዳዛ ሳምንታት ናብ ሽንቲ ዘተኣምልን ኣብ ትምህርት ምልክት ኣብ ሃገር ጸላእትና ዕለትን። (Bämsämär Fundi entazaräbu mahbarənä, täbaḥilu hadägga tməhəretotatən'nä andəzaz samintat nay shinti zətä'amlən ab tməhəret mil'əkit ab hagär ts'ala'atna elətna.) (To begin with, I recommend Primary and Secondary schools. Also, students going to college should have good knowledge of Mathematics, Physics, and English.)

Campus Facilities

Knowing the facilities that a campus provides is also important when discussing education-related topics. Here are some common terms to help with that:

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ቤት ስልጣን	bet silat'an	Dormitory
ቤተ መቕጽፎታት	betä mk'tsfotat	Library
መጠን ተንቀሳቃሽ	mätän tänqäsaqasha	cafeteria
ምዝኒነት ሳሕቲ	m'zninät sahti	Laboratory
ድባብ ዋንጫ	däbab wančha	Lecture Hall
ስልጣን ድንጋጌ	silat'an dəngagga	Housing Complex

Dialogue:

• Person 1: የድሕሪ መጠን ምንታት ብምሉእ ምስ ኣተወሳኦም? (Yädhri mätän mnətat bəmlu'e ms atewəsä'om?) (What facilities are available on campus?)
• Person 2: ቤት ስልጣንን ብቅርሺ ኣሎ። ኣብ ቤተ መቕጽጱ ድንጋጌ ተንቀሳቃሽ ስልጣን ኣሎና። (Bet silat'an bək'årəš allo. Ab betä mk'tsfu tänqäsaqasha, dəngagga, silat'an allo na) (We have a dormitory available. We also have a library, lecture hall, and cafeteria on campus.)

Schools and Education Idioms

Idioms are phrases or expressions that cannot be understood through the literal meaning of their words. Like many languages, Tigrinya also has some idiomatic expressions related to schools and education. Here are some examples:

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ኣየ ክብል ዓምዲ እንተሞ ዘሎ ዝመሓዘምሉ ተመሳሳይ	Ayä k'bl amt'iwo zlo zmehazm'ulum tämässasi	The student who discusses is the one who knows well.
ኣሕዋተይ ወድቃይ ኣብጃሕር ክትዕድፍ ኣለዎ	Ah'watay wädqay abjah'r k't'edf alla'wo	The educated know everything that happens around them.
ይጽምራዒ ኣብ ዘሎ ኣዘውትን ምኑፍ ምንዳብ ቲዘውሪ	Yṣmärägi abzlo azwätn n'mnuf mnədb tizwər	The one who will come later should catch up on what we've discussed earlier.

Dialogue:

• Person 1: ኣቶ ኣስመር ቨርነት ዝተፈፀመ ገጽ ወይ ዝተዓደሙ ፍትሕን ይሃበሉ ኣለኹ? (Ato Asmer Bernät zetäfesätmu gäts'e wä zetä'ädäm'u ft'hen yḥablu alla'ku?) (Mr. Asmer, do you have any tips for comprehending a text that is difficult to understand?)
• Person 2: ይስም፤ ናቕሬታ ኣይደርስ ኣብ ጦርነት ድማ ድንፍ ብፎቶ ንፍትሕን። (Ysm, näqäreta ayders ab joränät däma dənf bəfot'o nft'hen.) (Well, it is said that the meaning of a text is not diluted in the depths of difficulty. You just need to study it harder.)

Examinations

In Tigrinyan culture, the education system emphasizes examinations, which represent a key milestone in a student's learning process. Below are some words and phrases that are relevant to this theme:

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ተዛሪቡ	təzaribu	Take Exam
ተዘየ	t'zeyä	Study
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