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Tigrinya Vocabulary - Geography

Hi Tigrinya learners! 😊

In this lesson, we are going to learn Tigrinya vocabulary related to geography. Understanding geography is important as it helps us understand the world we live in. With the words and phrases we learn in this lesson, we can describe different places, landmarks, and features of the earth. Let's get started!

Basic Geography Vocabulary

Here are some basic geography-related words in Tigrinya:

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ዓንድ	aend	Land
ክንዲይ	kindiy	Country
ሕግስት	higsisti	Continent
ነቕስት	neqisti	Ocean
ሰሜናዊ ቀን	semenawwi qen	Equator
ዝሓለፈ ቀን	zehalef qen	Prime Meridian

Dialogue:

• Person 1: ክንዲይ ኣሎ? (kindiy alow) (What country is this?)
• Person 2: ኤርትራ ኣይኮነን። (Eritrea aykonen) (This is Eritrea.)

Landforms

A landform is a natural feature of the earth's surface. Here are some Tigrinya vocabulary related to landforms:

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ተራሊ	tareli	Mountain
ንሕራ	nHara	River
ጭጋግ	ch'agaga	Valley
ዓቕማት	aqmat	Plain
ባቢ	babi	Hill

Dialogue:

• Person 1: ኣብ ተራሊ ምስ ምእተዋ ምባል ነዉ? (ab tarli msI me'tewa m'bal na'eu) (What is the name of this mountain?)
• Person 2: ዓዲ ንሕራ ዘረባ ነዉ። (Adi nHara zerba na'eu) (That is the river valley.)

Bodies of Water

Bodies of water are widespread across the earth. Here are some Tigrinya words related to water bodies:

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ቀይሕ	q'iyh	Lake
ባሕሪ	bahri	Sea
ባርሕሳ	barhisa	Ocean
ዕንባባ	enbaba	Bay
ምእዚኦም	mezizom	Waterfall

Dialogue:

• Person 1: እዚ ባርሕሳ ነዉ? (ezi barhisa na'eu) (What ocean is this?)
• Person 2: ኢያሱ ባርሕሳ ነዉ። (Iyasu barhisa na'eu) (This is the Red Sea.)

Landmarks

Landmarks are important and recognizable features of a place. Here are some Tigrinya words for landmarks:

Tigrinya	Pronunciation	English
ጥቅምቲ እምባር	tk'umti embare	National park
ዓርቢ	arbi	Cliff
ቕስሳት	q'ssat	Castle
ነተርዕ	net'ere	Bridge
ኣስማት ጉዳይ	asmat guday	Statue

Dialogue:

• Person 1: ኣብ ቕስሳት ምስ ዓዲ ነዉ? (ab q'ssat msI Adi na'eu) (What castle is that?)
• Person 2: ዓዲ ቕስሳት ጢሞቴናዝ ነዉ። (Adi q'ssat T'imotanaz na'eu) (That is the castle of T'imotanaz.)

Remember, practicing Tigrinya with native speakers is essential for improving your language skills. You can find native speakers on Polyglot Club and ask them any questions to improve your Tigrinya vocabulary. You can also check out more vocabulary lessons on the Vocabulary page.

I hope you enjoyed this lesson on Tigrinya Geography vocabulary. Feel free to comment if you have any questions or suggestions! 😊

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Sources

• Tigrinya Vocabulary - Geography
• Tigrinya - by MorrisAlper - Memrise