Language/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[edit | edit source]
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 |
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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[edit | edit source]
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 |
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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[edit | edit source]
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 |
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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[edit | edit source]
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 |
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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[edit | edit source]
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 |
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ተዛሪቡ | təzaribu | Take Exam |
ተዘየ | t'zeyä | Study |
ምንታት ተዛሪቡ ኣለዎ? | mnətat t
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