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Lesson 4 of 10

Counting to ten in Tigrinya

One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. 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.

The town of Keren among the hills of Eritrea
Counting to ten
10 words Β· 20 seconds each Β· 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Voice of Clam, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

All 10 Tigrinya phrases in this lesson

αˆ“α‹°HAH-deh
One
αŠ­αˆα‰°KIL-teh
Two
αˆ°αˆˆαˆ΅α‰°seh-LES-teh
Three
αŠ£αˆ­α‰£α‹•α‰°ar-BAH-teh
Four
αˆ“αˆ™αˆ½α‰°hah-MOOSH-teh
Five
αˆ½α‹±αˆ½α‰°shih-DOOSH-teh
Six
αˆΈα‹α‹“α‰°shew-AH-teh
Seven
αˆΈαˆžαŠ•α‰°sheh-MON-teh
Eight
α‰΅αˆ½α‹“α‰°tish-AH-teh
Nine
α‹“αˆ°αˆ­α‰°AH-ser-teh
Ten

Where Tigrinya is spoken

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