Food & Drinks

1. ጣይታ ደልየ

   Tayta deliye

   I would like injera

   Usage

   Asks for injera, the staple flatbread. Eritreans call it ጣይታ, not the Amharic እንጀራ.

   Grammar Note

   ጣይታ is the Tigrinya name for injera (confirmed on Wikipedia and Wikidata).

2. ዝግኒ ደልየ

   Zigni deliye

   I would like zigni

   Usage

   Asks for zigni, the spicy stew.

   Grammar Note

   ዝግኒ is the Tigrinya spelling on Wikipedia and Wikidata; the alternative name is ቀይሕ ጸብሒ ("red stew").

3. ጸብሒ ሽሮ ደልየ

   Tsebhi shiro deliye

   I would like shiro stew

   Usage

   Asks for the meat-free chickpea stew, also eaten on fasting days.

   Grammar Note

   ጸብሒ = "stew", ሽሮ = ground pulses; the spelling follows Wikipedia's ጸብሒ ሽሮ.

4. ሕምባሻ ደልየ

   Himbasha deliye

   I would like himbasha bread

   Usage

   Asks for himbasha, the round leavened bread.

   Grammar Note

   ሕምባሻ is the Wikipedia spelling; the dictionary writes ሕንባሻ.

5. ባኒ ደልየ

   Bani deliye

   I would like bread

   Usage

   Asks for bread. ባኒ is wheat bread, not injera (ጣይታ).

   Grammar Note

   ባኒ is bread; the dictionary glosses it as "leavened bread".

6. ዝግኒ ኣሎዶ?

   Zigni alodo?

   Do you have zigni?

   Usage

   Asks if a dish is available; swap ዝግኒ for another dish name.

   Grammar Note

   ኣሎ ("there is") + -ዶ (question), attached directly to the word.

7. ቡን ደልየ

   Bun deliye

   I would like coffee

   Usage

   Asks for coffee.

   Grammar Note

   ቡን = coffee (Wikidata and the dictionary); it differs from Amharic ቡና.

8. ሻሂ ደልየ

   Shahi deliye

   I would like tea

   Usage

   Asks for tea.

   Grammar Note

   ሻሂ is attested in the dictionary, Wikivoyage and Tatoeba.

9. ጸባ ደልየ

   Tseba deliye

   I would like milk

   Usage

   Asks for milk.

   Grammar Note

   ጸባ is attested in the dictionary, Wikivoyage and Tatoeba.

10. ብኽብረትካ ማይ ሃበኒ

    Be-khibretka mai habeni

    Please give me water

    Usage

    Said to a man. To a woman: "ብኽብረትኪ ማይ ሃቢኒ".

    Grammar Note

    ሃበኒ is the imperative of ሃበ ("give") plus "to me".

11. ጥሙይ እየ

    Timuy iye

    I am hungry

    Usage

    Says you are hungry. The form is the same for a man or woman.

    Grammar Note

    ጥሙይ ("hungry") + እየ ("I am").

12. ጽሙእ እየ

    Tsimu'i iye

    I am thirsty

    Usage

    Says you are thirsty. The form is the same for a man or woman.

    Grammar Note

    ጽሙእ ("thirsty") + እየ ("I am").

13. እቲ ምግቢ ጥዑም እዩ

    Eti migbi tu'um iyu

    The food is delicious

    Usage

    Praises the food after a meal.

    Grammar Note

    እቲ ("the") + ምግቢ ("food") + ጥዑም ("delicious") + እዩ; same word order as Tatoeba's "እቲ ምግቢ ጥዑም ኣይንበረን".

14. ስጋ ኣይበልዕን እየ

    Sega aybel'in iye

    I don't eat meat

    Usage

    Use to avoid meat, for example on fasting days.

    Grammar Note

    ኣይበልዕን is the negative of በልዐ ("eat") in the ኣይ…ን frame.

15. ዓሳ ደልየ

    Asa deliye

    I would like fish

    Usage

    Asks for fish, mainly on the Red Sea coast.

    Grammar Note

    ዓሳ is spelled as in the dictionary.

16. ደርሆ ደልየ

    Derho deliye

    I would like chicken

    Usage

    Asks for chicken.

    Grammar Note

    ደርሆ is "chicken, rooster" in the dictionary.

17. እንቋቑሖ ደልየ

    Inqwaqhuho deliye

    I would like eggs

    Usage

    Asks for eggs.

    Grammar Note

    እንቋቑሖ is the dictionary spelling (ኣንቋቝሖ also appears).

18. ሩዝ ደልየ

    Ruz deliye

    I would like rice

    Usage

    Asks for rice.

    Grammar Note

    ሩዝ is the dictionary spelling (ራይስ also appears).

19. መረቕ ደልየ

    Mereq deliye

    I would like soup

    Usage

    Asks for soup.

    Grammar Note

    መረቕ is attested in the dictionary and Tatoeba; it ends in ቕ (U+1255).

20. ፍሩታ ደልየ

    Fruta deliye

    I would like fruit

    Usage

    Asks for fruit.

    Grammar Note

    ፍሩታ is a loanword attested in Tatoeba and the dictionary.

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