Help and emergencies in Tigrinya

The words you hope to never need. Play the ten Tigrinya words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

All 10 Tigrinya phrases in this lesson

ሓግዙኒ!hahg-ZOO-nee: Help!
ሓኪም ጸውዑhah-KEEM tsew-OO: Call a doctor
ፖሊስpoh-LEES: Police
ፋርማቻfar-mah-CHA: Pharmacy
ቤት ሕክምናbet hih-KIM-na: Hospital
መንገዲ ጠፊኡኒmen-GEH-dee teh-fee-OO-nee: I'm lost
ጽቡቕ ኣይስምዓንንtsih-BOOK ai-sim-AH-nin: I don't feel well
ተሰሪቑteh-seh-REE-koo: It was stolen
ህጹጽ ኩነታት እዩhi-TSOOTS koo-neh-TAT eh-YOO: It's an emergency
ግደፉኒgih-deh-FOO-nee: Leave me alone

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