General information
Tamazight is a language spoken by approximately 5 million people in North Africa.
Countries where Tamazight is spoken: Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Spain (Ceuta, Melilla, Canary Islands), Tunisia
The official language is Tamazight in: Morocco
The national language is Tamazight in: Algeria, Mali, Niger
pronunciation
Vowels
- ⴰ (a)
- how
- ⴻ (e)
- how
- ⵉ (i)
- how
- ⵓ (u)
- how
Consonants
- ⴱ (b)
- how
- ⴳ (g)
- how
- ⴳⵯ (gʷ)
- how
- ⴷ (d)
- how
- ⴹ (ḍ)
- how
- ⴼ (f)
- how
- ⴽ (k)
- how
- ⴽⵯ (kʷ)
- how
- ⵀ (h)
- how
- ⵃ (ḥ)
- how
- ⵄ (ɛ)
- how
- ⵅ (x)
- how
- ⵇ (q)
- how
- ⵊ (j)
- how
- ⵍ (l)
- how
- ⵎ (m)
- how
- ⵏ (n)
- how
- ⵔ (r)
- how
- ⵕ (ṛ)
- how
- ⵖ (ɣ)
- how
- ⵙ (s)
- how
- ⵚ (ṣ)
- how
- ⵛ (c)
- how
- ⵜ (t)
- how
- ⵟ (ṭ)
- how
- ⵡ (w)
- how
- ⵢ (y)
- how
- ⵣ (z)
- how
- ⵥ (ẓ)
- how
Character combinations
Idioms
Basics
- Good day.
- ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵉⵏ (Tifawin)
- Hello. (informal)
- ⴰⵣⵓⵍ (Azul)
- How are you?
- ⴰⵎⴽ ⵜⵍⵍⵉⴹ? (Amek telliḍ?)
- Good thank you.
- ⵉⴳⵔⵔⵣ, ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ (Igerrez, tanemmirt)
- What's your name?
- ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵏⵏⴽ? (m), ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵏⵏⵎ? (w) (Isem-nnek? (m), Isem-nnem? (w))
- My name is ______ .
- ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵉⵏⵓ ______. (Isem-inu ______.)
- Nice to meet you.
- ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ. (Tamussni n lxir)
- You're welcome.
- ⵓⵍⴰⵛ ⴰⵖⵉⵍⵉⴼ (Ulac aɣilif)
- Thanks.
- ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ. (Tanemmirt )
- Here you go.
- ⵓⵍⴰⵛ ⴰⵖⵉⵍⵉⴼ (Ulac aɣilif)
- Yes.
- ⵉⵀ (You)
- No.
- ⵓⵀⵓ (Eagle owl)
- Sorry.
- ⵙⵙⵓⵔⴼ-ⵉⵢⵉ (Ssuref-iyi)
- Goodbye
- ⴰⵔ ⵜⵓⴼⴰⵜ (Ar tufat)
- Bye (informal)
- ⴰⵔ ⵜⵉⵎⵍⵉⵍⵉⵜ (Ar timlilit)
- I don't (hardly) speak tamazight.
- ⵓⵔ ⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵍⵖ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (Ur ssawaleɣ tamaziɣt)
- Do you speak German?
- ⵜⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵍⴹ ⵜⴰⵍⵎⴰⵏⵉⵜ? (Tessawaleḍ talmanite?)
- Does anyone here speak German?
- ⵢⵍⵍⴰ ⵡⵉⵏ ⴰⵢ ⵢⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵍⵏ ⵜⴰⵍⵎⴰⵏⵉⵜ ⴷⴰ? (Yella win ay yessawalen talmanit there?)
- Help!
- ⴰⴱⴱⵓⵀ! (Abbuh!)
- Attention!
- ⵖⵓⵔⴽ! (Ɣur-k!)
- Good Morning.
- ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵉⵏ (Tifawin)
- Good evening.
- ⵜⵉⵎⵏⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ (Timensiwin)
- Good night.
- ()
- Sleep well.
- ()
- I do not understand that.
- ⵓⵔ ⴼⵀⵉⵎⵖ ⴰⵢⴰ (Ur fhimeɣ aya)
- Where is the toilet?
- ⴰⵏⴷⴰⵝⵜ ⵜⵅⵅⴰⵎⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵔⴷⴰ? (Anda-tt texxamt n tarda?)
Problems
- Leave me in peace.
- ()
- Do not touch me!
- ()
- I'm calling the police.
- ()
- Police!
- ()
- Stop the thief!
- ()
- I need help.
- ()
- This is an emergency.
- ()
- I'm lost.
- ()
- I lost my bag.
- ()
- I lost my wallet.
- ()
- I'm sick.
- ()
- I'm injured.
- ()
- I need a doctor.
- ()
- Can I use your telephone?
- ()
numbers
- 0
- ⴰⵎⵢⴰ (Amya)
- 1
- ⵢⴰⵏ (Yan)
- 2
- ⵙⵉⵏ (Sin)
- 3
- ⴽⵕⴰⴹ (Kṛaḍ)
- 4
- ⴽⴽⵓⵥ (Kkuẓ)
- 5
- ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ (Semmus)
- 6
- ⵙⴹⵉⵚ (Sḍiṣ)
- 7
- ⵙⴰ (Sat)
- 8
- ⵜⴰⵎ (Tam)
- 9
- ⵜⵥⴰ (Tẓa)
- 10
- ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Mraw)
- 11
- ⵢⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Yan d mraw)
- 12
- ⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sin d mraw)
- 13
- ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Kṛaḍ d mraw)
- 14
- ⴽⴽⵓⵥ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Kkuẓ d mraw)
- 15
- ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Semmus d mraw)
- 16
- ⵙⴹⵉⵚ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sḍiṣ d mraw)
- 17
- ⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sa d mraw)
- 18
- ⵜⴰⵎ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Tam d mraw)
- 19
- ⵜⵥⴰ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Tẓa d mraw)
- 20
- ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ (Agnar)
- 21
- ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ (Agnar d yan)
- 22
- ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵙⵉⵏ (Agnar d sin)
- 23
- ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⴽⵕⴰⴹ (Agnar d kṛaḍ)
- 30
- ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Agnar d mraw)
- 40
- ⵙⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ (Sin wagrawen)
- 50
- ⵙⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sin wagrawen d mraw)
- 60
- ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ (Kṛaḍ wagrawen)
- 70
- ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Kṛaḍ wagrawen d mraw)
- 80
- ⴽⴽⵓⵥ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ (Kkuẓ wagrawen)
- 90
- ⴽⴽⵓⵥ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Kkuẓ wagrawen d mraw)
- 100
- ⵜⵉⵎⵉⴹⵉ (Timiḍi)
- 200
- ()
- 300
- ()
- 1000
- (agim / ifed)
- 2000
- (sin igiman / sin idfen)
- 1,000,000
- ()
- 1,000,000,000
- ()
- 1,000,000,000,000
- ()
- half
- (amnasf)
- Fewer
- (idrous)
- More
- (ogar / ieda inkkor)
time
- now
- (gilad)
- later
- (nokana / asra)
- before
- (ligh)
- (the morning
- (ifaw)
- afternoon
- ()
- Eve
- (tin yits)
- night
- (giit)
- today
- ⴰⵙⴰ (assa)
- yesterday
- ⴰⵙⵕⵜ (assirt)
- tomorrow
- ⴰⵙⴽⴰ (assca)
- this week
- ()
- last week
- (ddurt i ieeddan)
- next week
- (imalass dyuchkan)
Time
- an hour
- (yan nwass)
- two o'clock
- (sin nwass)
- noon
- ()
- thirteen o'clock
- (yan n giit)
- fourteen O `clock
- (sin n giit)
- midnight
- ()
Duration
- _____ minute (s)
- _____ ⵜⴰⵙⴷⵉⴷⵜ (s) _____ ⵜⴷⵇⵉⵇⵉⵏ (p) (_____Tasdidt (s) _____Tedqiqin (p))
- _____ hour (s)
- ()
- _____ day (s)
- (ass / usaan)
- _____ week (s)
- (ddurt / imalas)
- _____ month (s)
- (ayyur / ayyuren)
- _____ year (s)
- (aseggas / iseggasen)
Days
- Sunday
- ⴰⵙⴰⵎⴰⵙ (Asamas)
- Monday
- ⴰⵢⵏⴰⵙ (Aynas )
- Tuesday
- ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⵙ (Asinas)
- Wednesday
- ⴰⴽⵕⴰⵙ (Akṛas)
- Thursday
- ⴰⴽⵡⴰⵙ (Akvass)
- Friday
- ⴰⵙⵉⵎⵡⴰⵙ (Asimwas)
- Saturday
- ⴰⵙⵉⴹⵢⴰⵙ (Asiḍyas)
Months
- January
- ⵉⵏⵏⴰⵢⵔ (Innayr)
- February
- ⴱⵕⴰⵢⵕ (Bṛayṛ)
- March
- ⵎⴰⵕⵚ (Mars)
- April
- ⵉⴱⵔⵉⵔ (Ibrir)
- May
- ⵎⴰⵢⵢⵓ (Mayyu)
- June
- ⵢⵓⵏⵢⵓ (Yunyu)
- July
- ⵢⵓⵍⵢⵓⵣ (Yulyuz)
- August
- ⵖⵓⵛⵜ (Ɣuct)
- September
- ⵛⵓⵜⴰⵏⴱⵉⵔ (Cutanbir)
- October
- ⴽⵟⵓⴱⵕ (Kṭubṛ)
- November
- ⵏⵓⵡⴰⵏⴱⵉⵔ (Nuwanbir)
- December
- ⴷⵓⵊⵏⴰⴱⵉⵔ (Dujnabir)
Notation for date and time
For seasons
- The spring
- tafsut
- The summer
- Anbdu
- The autumn
- amwan
- The winter
- day rest
Colours
- black
- ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ (Aberkan)
- White
- (omlil)
- Gray
- ()
- red
- (azgag)
- blue
- (azerwal)
- yellow
- (awrag)
- green
- (azegzaw)
- orange
- ()
- purple
- (amdadi)
- brown
- (agahwi)
traffic
bus and train
- Line _____ (Train, bus, etc.)
- ()
- How much does a ticket to _____ cost?
- ()
- A ticket to _____, please.
- ()
- Where is this train / bus going?
- ()
- Where is the train / bus to _____?
- ()
- Does this train / bus stop in _____?
- ()
- When does the train / bus to_____ leave?
- ()
- When does this train / bus arrive in _____?
- ()
direction
- How do I get ... ?
- ()
- ...to the train station?
- ()
- ...to the bus stop?
- ()
- ...to the airport?
- ()
- ... to the city center?
- ()
- ... to the youth hostel?
- ()
- ...to the hotel?
- ()
- ... to the German / Austrian / Swiss consulate?
- ()
- Where are there many ...
- ()
- ... hotels?
- ()
- ... restaurants?
- ()
- ... bars?
- ()
- ...Tourist Attractions?
- ()
- Could you show me that on the map?
- ()
- road
- ()
- Turn left.
- ()
- Turn right.
- ()
- Left
- ()
- right
- ()
- straight
- ()
- to follow the _____
- ()
- after_____
- ()
- before the _____
- ()
- Look for _____.
- ()
- north
- ()
- south
- ()
- east
- ()
- west
- ()
- above
- ()
- below
- ()
taxi
- Taxi!
- ()
- Please drive me to _____.
- ()
- How much does a trip to _____ cost?
- ()
- Please take me there.
- ()
accommodation
- Do you have a free room?
- ()
- How much does a room cost for one / two people?
- ()
- Has it in the room ...
- ()
- ...a toilet?
- ()
- ...a shower?
- ()
- ...a telephone?
- ()
- ... a TV?
- ()
- Can I see the room first?
- ()
- Do you have something quieter?
- ()
- ... bigger?
- ()
- ... clean?
- ()
- ... cheaper?
- ()
- Ok I'll take it.
- ()
- I want to stay _____ night (s).
- ()
- Can you recommend another hotel?
- ()
- Do you have a safe?
- ()
- ...Lockers?
- ()
- Is breakfast / dinner included?
- ()
- What time is breakfast / dinner?
- ()
- Please clean my room.
- ()
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- ()
- I want to sign out.
- ()
money
- Do you accept euros?
- ()
- Do you accept Swiss Francs?
- ()
- Do you accept credit cards?
- ()
- Can you change money for me?
- ()
- Where can I change money?
- ()
- Can you change traveler checks for me?
- ()
- Where can I change traveler checks?
- ()
- What is the rate?
- ()
- Where is there an ATM?
- ()
eat
- A table for one / two people, please.
- ()
- Could I have the menu?
- ()
- Can i see the kitchen
- ()
- Is there a house specialty?
- ()
- Is there a local specialty?
- ()
- I'm vegetarian.
- ()
- I do not eat pork.
- ()
- I don't eat beef.
- ()
- I only eat kosher food.
- ()
- Can you cook it low fat?
- ()
- Menu of the day
- ()
- à la carte
- ()
- breakfast
- ()
- Having lunch
- ()
- with coffee (in the afternoon)
- ()
- Dinner
- ()
- I would like _____.
- ()
- I want table service _____.
- ()
- chicken
- ⵜⵢⴰⵣⵉⴹⵜ (Tyaziḍt)
- Beef
- ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵏⴰⵙⵜ (Tafunast)
- fish
- ⵉⵙⵍⵎⴰⵏ (Iselman)
- ham
- ()
- sausage
- ()
- cheese
- ⵜⴰⴽⵎⵎⴰⵔⵜ (Takemmart)
- Eggs
- ⵜⵉⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍⵉⵏ (Timellalin)
- salad
- ⵛⵛⵍⴰⴹⴰ (Cclaḍa)
- (fresh vegetables
- ⵜⵉⴷⴰⵍ (Tidal)
- (fresh fruits
- ⵉⴳⵓⵎⵎⴰ (Igumma)
- loaf
- ⴰⵖⵔⵓⵎ (Aɣrum)
- toast
- ()
- Pasta
- ()
- rice
- ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴽⵍ (Assicle)
- Beans
- ⵜⴰⴷⵍⴰⵅⵜ (Tadlaxt)
- Could I have a glass of _____?
- ()
- Could I have a bowl _____?
- ()
- Could I have a bottle of _____?
- ()
- coffee
- ⵜⴰⵖⵍⵓⵙⵜ (Taɣlust)
- tea
- ⴰⵜⴰⵢ (Atay )
- juice
- ⵉⵥⵎ (Iẓem)
- Mineral water
- ()
- water
- ⴰⵎⴰⵏ (Aman)
- beer
- ⵜⴰⴱⵢⵉⵔⵜ (Tabyirt)
- Red wine / white wine
- ()
- Could I have some _____?
- ()
- salt
- ⵜⵉⵙⵏⵜ (Tisent)
- pepper
- ⵢⵉⴼⵍⴼⵍ ⴰⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏ (Yifelfel aberkan)
- butter
- ⵓⴷⵉ (Udi)
- Sorry waiter? (Get the waiter's attention)
- ()
- I'm done.
- ⴰⵇⵍⵉⵢⵉ ⵡⵊⴷⵖ (Aql-iyi wejdeɣ)
- It was great.
- ()
- Please clear the table.
- ()
- Please do the math for me.
- ⵜⵜⵅⵉⵍⴽ, ⵔⵏⵓⵜ ⵖⵔ ⵍⵃⵙⴰⴱⵉⵏⵓ (Ttxil-k, rnu-t ɣer leḥsab-inu)
Bars
- Do you serve alcohol?
- ()
- Is there a table service?
- ()
- One beer / two beers please
- ()
- A glass of red / white wine, please.
- ()
- One glass, please.
- ()
- A bottle, please.
- ()
- whiskey
- ()
- Vodka
- ()
- rum
- ()
- water
- Aman ()
- soda
- ()
- Tonic water
- ()
- orange juice
- ()
- Coke
- ()
- Do you have any snacks?
- ()
- One more, please.
- ()
- Another round please.
- ()
- When do you close?
- ()
shop
- Do you have this in my size?
- ()
- How much is it?
- ()
- This is too expensive.
- ()
- Do you want to take _____?
- ()
- expensive
- ⵖⵍⴰⵢ (Ɣlay)
- cheap
- ⵔⵅⵉⵙ (Rxis)
- I can not afford that.
- ()
- I do not want it.
- ()
- You are cheating on me.
- ()
- I am not interested in it
- ()
- Ok I'll take it.
- ()
- Can i have a bag
- ()
- Do you have oversizes?
- ()
- I need...
- ⵃⵡⴰⵊⵖ (Ḥwajeɣ )
- ...Toothpaste.
- ⵡⵍⴽⴰⵥ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵖⵎⴰⵙ (Welkaẓ n tuɣmas)
- ...a toothbrush.
- ⵜⵙⵔⵏⴽⴰ (Tesrenka)
- ... tampons.
- ()
- ...Soap.
- ⵓⵚⴰⴱⵓⵏ (Uṣabun)
- ...Shampoo.
- ()
- ...Painkiller.
- ()
- ...Laxative.
- ()
- ... something against diarrhea.
- ()
- ... a razor.
- ()
- ...an umbrella.
- ()
- ...Suncream.
- ()
- ...a postcard.
- ()
- ... postage stamps.
- ()
- ... batteries.
- ()
- ... writing paper.
- ()
- ...a pen.
- ()
- ... German books.
- ()
- ... German magazines.
- ()
- ... German newspapers.
- ()
- ... a German-X dictionary.
- ()
Drive
- Can I rent a car?
- ()
- Can I get insurance?
- ()
- STOP
- ()
- one way street
- ()
- Give way
- ()
- No parking
- ()
- Top speed
- ()
- Gas station
- ()
- petrol
- ⵍⴳⴰⵣ (Lgaz)
- diesel
- ()
Authorities
- I did nothing wrong.
- ()
- That was a misunderstanding.
- ()
- Where are you taking me
- ()
- Am i arrested?
- ()
- I am a German / Austrian / Swiss citizen.
- ()
- I want to speak to the German / Austrian / Swiss embassy.
- ()
- I want to speak to the German / Austrian / Swiss consulate.
- ()
- I want to speak to a lawyer.
- ()
- Can't I just pay a fine?
- ()