1
ኣነ ንግሆ እትንስእ።
Āne nəgḥo ətənsəʾ.
I wake up in the morning.
2
ኣነ ካብ ዓራተይ እትንስእ።
Āne kab ʿāratey ətənsəʾ.
I get up from my bed.
3
ኣነ ንጹሕ ማይ እሕጸብ።
Āne nəṣuḥ māy əḥṣab.
I wash with clean water.
4
ኣነ ኣፈይ እሕጸብ።
Āne āfey əḥṣab.
I wash my mouth.
5
ኣነ ስኒይ እሕጸብ።
Āne səniy əḥṣab.
I brush my teeth.
6
ኣነ ክዳነይ እለብስ።
Āne kədāney əlbas.
I put on my clothes.
7
ኣነ ናብ ክሽነ እኸይድ።
Āne nab kəšne əxeyd.
I go to the kitchen.
8
ኣነ ሻሂ እሰት።
Āne šāhi əsāt.
I drink tea.
9
ኣነ ባኒ እበልዕ።
Āne bāni əbālʿ.
I eat bread.
10
ኣነ ስድራቤተይ እርኢ።
Āne sədrābety ərʾi.
I see my family.
11
ኣቦይ ቡን ይሰት።
Āboy bun yəsāt.
My father drinks coffee.
12
ኣደይ ጸባ ትሰት።
Ādey ṣābā təsāt.
My mother drinks milk.
13
ሓወይ እንቋቝሖ ይበልዕ።
Ḥāwey ənqʷāqʷḥo yəbālʿ.
My brother eats an egg.
14
ሓብተይ ፍረ ትበልዕ።
Ḥābtəy fəre təbālʿ.
My sister eats fruit.
15
ንሕና ብሓባር ንበልዕ።
Nəḥna bəḥābar nəbālʿ.
We eat together.
16
ኣነ ናብ ቤት ትምህርቲ እኸይድ።
Āne nab bet təmhərti əxeyd.
I go to school.
17
ኣነ መጽሓፈይ እወስድ።
Āne məṣḥāfey əwsəd.
I take my book.
18
ኣነ ኣብ መንገዲ እኸይድ።
Āne ab māngādi əxeyd.
I walk on the road.
19
ኣነ ንመሓዙተይ እርኢ።
Āne nəməḥāzutey ərʾi.
I see my friends.
20
ንሕና ናብ ክፍሊ ንኸይድ።
Nəḥna nab kəfli nəxeyd.
We go to class.
21
መምህር ንሕና ይምህረና።
Məmhər nəḥna yəmhərenā.
The teacher teaches us.
22
ኣነ ቁምነገር እሰምዕ።
Āne qumnāgār əsāmʿ.
I listen to the lesson.
23
ኣነ ብእርሳስ እጽሕፍ።
Āne bəʾərsās əṣḥəf.
I write with a pencil.
24
ኣነ ስእሊ እስእል።
Āne səʾli əsʾəl.
I draw a picture.
25
ኣነ ንግሆ እወድእ።
Āne nəgḥo əwədʾ.
I finish in the morning.
26
ኣነ ናብ ቤት እምለስ።
Āne nab bet əmlas.
I return home.
27
ኣነ ምሳሕ እበልዕ።
Āne məsāḥ əbālʿ.
I eat lunch.
28
ኣነ ድሕሪ ምሳሕ እዓርፍ።
Āne dəḥri məsāḥ əʿārf.
I rest after lunch.
29
ኣነ ኣብ ገዛ እጻወት።
Āne ab gāzā əṣāwāt.
I play at home.
30
ኣነ ኩዕሶ እጻወት።
Āne kuʿso əṣāwāt.
I play ball.
31
ኣነ መጽሓፍ ኣንብብ።
Āne məṣḥāf ānbəb.
I read a book.
32
ኣነ ስእሊ እርኢ።
Āne səʾli ərʾi.
I look at pictures.
33
ኣደይ ምሳሕ ትሰርሕ።
Ādey məsāḥ təsərḥ.
My mother makes lunch.
34
ኣነ ንኣደይ እሕግዝ።
Āne nəʾādey əḥgəz.
I help my mother.
35
ንሕና ብሓባር ንሰርሕ።
Nəḥna bəḥābar nəsərḥ.
We work together.
36
ኣቦይ ካብ ስራሕ ይምለስ።
Āboy kab səraḥ yəmlas.
My father comes back from work.
37
ንሕና ምስ ኣቦይ ንዘራረብ።
Nəḥna məs āboy nəzārāb.
We talk with my father.
38
ኣነ ብዛዕባ መዓልተይ እዛረብ።
Āne bəzāʿbā məʿāltəy əzārāb.
I talk about my day.
39
ምስ ምሸት ንሕና ንበልዕ።
Məs məšāt nəḥna nəbālʿ.
In the evening we eat.
40
ኣነ ማይ እሰት።
Āne māy əsāt.
I drink water.
41
ኣነ ኣብ ሶፋ እቕመጥ።
Āne ab sofā əqəmāṭ.
I sit on the sofa.
42
ኣነ ቴለቪዥን እርኢ።
Āne televižən ərʾi.
I watch television.
43
ስድራቤተይ ምሳይ እያ።
Sədrābety məsāy əyā.
My family is with me.
44
ንሕና ብሓባር ንሕጎስ።
Nəḥna bəḥābar nəḥgos.
We are happy together.
45
ኣነ ክዳነይ እቕይር።
Āne kədāney əqəyr.
I change my clothes.
46
ኣነ ኣእዳወይ እሕጸብ።
Āne āʾdāwey əḥṣab.
I wash my hands.
47
ኣነ ናብ ዓራተይ እኸይድ።
Āne nab ʿāratey əxeyd.
I go to my bed.
48
ኣነ ዓራተይ እሰይር።
Āne ʿāratey əsāyr.
I make my bed.
49
ኣነ ጽባሕ እደሊ።
Āne ṣəbaḥ ədāli.
I want morning.
50
ኣነ ብሃድና እደቅስ።
Āne bəhādnā ədāqs.
I sleep peacefully.
51
ስድራቤተይ ኩላ ጽቡቕ እያ።
Sədrābety kulā ṣəbuq əyā.
My family is all good.
52
ኣነ ንስድራቤተይ እፈትው።
Āne nəsdərābety əfātəw.
I love my family.
53
ኣነ ንቤተይ እፈትው።
Āne nəbetey əfātəw.
I love my house.
54
ኣነ ንመሓዙተይ እፈትው።
Āne nəməḥāzutey əfātəw.
I love my friends.
55
መዓልተይ ጽብቕቲ እያ።
Məʿāltəy ṣəbəqti əyā.
My day is good.
56
ኣነ ንግሆ እትንስእ።
Āne nəgḥo ətənsəʾ.
I wake up in the morning.
57
ኣነ ነፍሲ ወከፍ መዓልቲ እሕጎስ።
Āne nāfsi wākāf məʿālti əḥgos.
I am happy every day.
58
ስድራቤተይ ምሳይ ትኸውን።
Sədrābety məsāy təxewn.
My family is with me.
59
ኣነ ብዛዕባ ጽባሕ እሓስብ።
Āne bəzāʿbā ṣəbaḥ əḥāsəb.
I think about tomorrow.
60
ኣነ ምስ ስድራቤተይ እትንስእ።
Āne məs sədrābety ətənsəʾ.
I wake up with my family.
📚 Study Guide: Tigrinya A1 Reading Notes
1. Grammar & Level Focus (CEFR A1 · Beginner)
This A1 Beginner Tigrinya story uses high-frequency everyday vocabulary, short clauses, and foundational present-tense sentence patterns. Focus on recognizing subject-verb order and core nouns related to Daily Life ️.
2. Key Expressions & Sentence Anchors
ኣነ ንግሆ እትንስእ።
I wake up in the morning.
ኣነ መጽሓፍ ኣንብብ።
I read a book.
ኣነ ምስ ስድራቤተይ እትንስእ።
I wake up with my family.
3. Comprehension & Active Recall Check
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