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Tigrinya keyboard: type Tigrinya in Ge'ez
Type Tigrinya with every letter it needs. Type the way it sounds in Latin letters and get Tigrinya in Ge'ez, with ቐ (Q), ኸ (K) and ዐ (`).
Tigrinya
A consonant takes the vowel after it: se ሰ, su ሱ, si ሲ, sa ሳ, sie ሴ, s ስ, so ሶ; sWa ሷ. Capitals for T ጠ, C ጨ, P ጰ, S ጸ, H ሐ, N ኘ, Z ዠ. :: ends a sentence (።). An apostrophe keeps letters apart (s'h ስህ).
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selamሰላምhello, peacekemey aleKaከመይ ኣለኻhow are you? (to a man)tgrNaትግርኛTigrinyaEveryday Tigrinya phrases
ሰላም
Hello (lit. peace)
type: selam
Source: common usage, needs native check
ከመይ ኣለኻ?
How are you?
Said to a man.
type: kemey aleKa?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ከመይ ኣለኺ?
How are you?
Said to a woman.
type: kemey aleKi?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ከመይ ኣለኹም?
How are you?
Polite, or to several people.
type: kemey aleKum?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ጽቡቕ ኣለኹ
I'm fine
type: tsbuQ aleKu
Source: common usage, needs native check
ከመይ ሓዲርካ?
Good morning (lit. how did you spend the night?)
Said to a man.
type: kemey Hadirka?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ከመይ ሓዲርኪ?
Good morning
Said to a woman.
type: kemey Hadirki?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ከመይ ውዒልካ?
Good afternoon (lit. how did you spend the day?)
Said to a man.
type: kemey w`ilka?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ከመይ ውዒልኪ?
Good afternoon
Said to a woman.
type: kemey w`ilki?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ደሓን ኩን
Goodbye (lit. be well)
Said to a man.
type: deHan kun
Source: common usage, needs native check
ደሓን ኩኒ
Goodbye
Said to a woman.
type: deHan kuni
Source: common usage, needs native check
ደሓን ሕደር
Good night
Said to a man.
type: deHan Hder
Source: common usage, needs native check
ደሓን ሕደሪ
Good night
Said to a woman.
type: deHan Hderi
Source: common usage, needs native check
እንቋዕ ብደሓን መጻእካ
Welcome
Said to a man.
type: InqWa` bdeHan metsaIka
Source: common usage, needs native check
እንቋዕ ብደሓን መጻእኪ
Welcome
Said to a woman.
type: InqWa` bdeHan metsaIki
Source: common usage, needs native check
የቐንየለይ
Thank you
type: yeQen'yeley
Source: common usage, needs native check
ብጣዕሚ የቐንየለይ
Thank you very much
type: bTa`mi yeQen'yeley
Source: common usage, needs native check
ይቕሬታ
Sorry / excuse me
type: yQrieta
Source: common usage, needs native check
በጃኻ
Please
Said to a man.
type: bejaKa
Source: common usage, needs native check
በጃኺ
Please
Said to a woman.
type: bejaKi
Source: common usage, needs native check
ጸገም የለን
No problem
type: tsegem yelen
Source: common usage, needs native check
ሽመይ ... እዩ
My name is ...
type: shmey ... Iyu
Source: common usage, needs native check
ሽምካ መን እዩ?
What is your name?
Said to a man.
type: shmka men Iyu?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ሽምኪ መን እዩ?
What is your name?
Said to a woman.
type: shmki men Iyu?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ካበይ ኢኻ?
Where are you from?
Said to a man.
type: kabey iKa?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ካበይ ኢኺ?
Where are you from?
Said to a woman.
type: kabey iKi?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ትግርኛ ቁሩብ እዛረብ
I speak a little Tigrinya
type: tgrnya qurub Izareb
Source: common usage, needs native check
እንግሊዝኛ ትዛረብ ዲኻ?
Do you speak English?
Said to a man.
type: Ingliznya tzareb diKa?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ኣይተረደኣንን
I don't understand
type: ayteredeann
Source: common usage, needs native check
እወ
Yes
type: Iwe
Source: common usage, needs native check
ኣይፋል
No
type: ayfal
Source: common usage, needs native check
ሕራይ
OK
type: Hray
Source: common usage, needs native check
እንታይ?
What?
type: Intay?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ኣበይ?
Where?
type: abey?
Source: common usage, needs native check
መዓስ?
When?
type: me`as?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ኣይፈልጥን
I don't know
type: ayfelTn
Source: common usage, needs native check
ሽቓቕ ኣበይ ኣሎ?
Where is the toilet?
type: shQaQ abey alo?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ኣውቶቡስ መዓስ ይብገስ?
When does the bus leave?
type: awtobus me`as ybges?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ክንደይ እዩ ዋጋኡ?
How much is it?
type: kndey Iyu wagau?
Source: common usage, needs native check
ክቡር እዩ
It's expensive
type: kbur Iyu
Source: common usage, needs native check
ማይ
Water
type: may
Source: common usage, needs native check
ቡን
Coffee
type: bun
Source: common usage, needs native check
ሻሂ
Tea
type: shahi
Source: common usage, needs native check
ሎሚ
Today
type: lomi
Source: common usage, needs native check
ጽባሕ
Tomorrow
type: tsbaH
Source: common usage, needs native check
የፍቅረኪ እየ
I love you
Said to a woman.
type: yefqreki Iye
Source: common usage, needs native check
የፍቅረካ እየ
I love you
Said to a man.
type: yefqreka Iye
Source: common usage, needs native check
ሓግዙኒ!
Help me!
type: Hagzuni!
Source: common usage, needs native check
ርሑስ በዓል
Happy holiday
type: rHus be`al
Source: common usage, needs native check
ርሑስ ሓድሽ ዓመት
Happy New Year
type: rHus Hadsh `amet
Source: common usage, needs native check
Type Tigrinya on your phone
- 01Install Bhala from Google Play and switch to the Bhala keyboard.
- 02Choose Tigrinya, and type.
- 03Mix in English in the same message — no switching keyboards.
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Questions
Is this Tigrinya keyboard free?
Yes. The online keyboard is free in any browser, and the Bhala keyboard for Android is free too, with no ads.
How do I type Tigrinya without installing Power Geez or Keyman?
Use this page: type how a word sounds in Latin letters and it appears in Ge'ez, ready to copy into any app. On Android, the Bhala keyboard does the same in every app.
How do I type a letter with no vowel, like ስ?
Type the consonant alone: s gives ስ. Add a vowel for the other forms: se ሰ, su ሱ, si ሲ, sa ሳ, sie ሴ, so ሶ.
Where is Tigrinya spoken?
Eritrea and Tigray, Ethiopia.
Which phones does it work on?
Android phones with Android 8.0 or newer, from Google Play.