| American English | Tigrinya |
|---|---|
| Hello | ሰላም |
| Good morning | ከመይ ሓዲርካ/ኪ |
| Good afternoon | ከመይ ውዒልካ/ኪر |
| Good evening | ከመይ ኣምሲኻ/ኺ |
| Yes | እወ |
| No | ኣይፋልን |
| Please | በጃኻ/ኺ |
| Thank you | የቐንየለይ |
| You are welcome | ገንዘብካ |
| Excuse me | ይቕሬታ ግበረለይ/ግበርለይ |
| I’m sorry | ይቕረታ |
| How are you? | ከመይ ኣለኻ? |
| What is your name? | ሽምካ/ኪ መን እዩ? |
| My name is... | ስመይ... |
| Nice to meet you | ጽቡቕ ሌላ |
| Goodbye | ደሓን ኩን/ኒ |
| Good night | ደሓን ሕደር/ሪ |