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Phrases
Early draft: There was little reliable source material for this language, so some lines may be wrong. Check with a speaker before relying on them.
In Berber (Tamazight), hello is ⴰⵣⵓⵍ (azul) and thank you is ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ (tanemmirt). Here are 17 everyday Berber (Tamazight) phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Berber (Tamazight) · How to say thank you in Berber (Tamazight) · How to say goodbye in Berber (Tamazight) · How to say please in Berber (Tamazight) · How to say sorry in Berber (Tamazight)
| English | Berber (Tamazight) | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | ⴰⵣⵓⵍ informal, widely used greeting (Wikivoyage Berber phrasebook); in daily rural speech "s-salamu ɛlaykum" (peace be upon you) is at least as common — US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | azul |
| Goodbye | ⴰⵔ ⵜⵓⴼⴰⵜ Wikivoyage Berber phrasebook; "bslama" (Arabic loan) is also very common — US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | ar tufat |
| Please | ⵄⴰⴼⴰⴽ US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | ɛafak |
| Thank you | ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ Wikivoyage Berber phrasebook; "šukran" (Arabic loan) is also extremely common — US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | tanemmirt |
| Yes | ⵉⵀ Wikivoyage Berber phrasebook | ih |
| No | ⵓⵀⵓ Wikivoyage Berber phrasebook | uhu |
| Excuse me / Sorry | ⵙⴰⵎⵃⵉ US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | samḥi |
| Do you speak English? | ⵉⵙ ⵜⵙⴰⵡⴰⵍⴷ ⵜⴰⵏⴳⵍⵉⵣⵉⵜ? root "sawl" (speak) — US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | is tsawald tanglizit? |
| I don't understand | ⵓⵔ ⴼⵀⵉⵎⵖ US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | ur fhimɣ |
| Please speak slowly | ⵙⵜⵜⴰⵡⵉⵍ ⵄⴰⴼⴰⴽ US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | sttawil ɛafak |
| How much is it? | ⵛⵃⴰⵍ? US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | šḥal? |
| Where is the bathroom? | ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⴱⵉⵜ ⵍⵎⴰ ⵄⴰⴼⴰⴽ? literally "where is the water room" — US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | mani bit lma ɛafak? |
| I'd like this, please | ⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⴷ, ⵄⴰⴼⴰⴽ "riɣ" (I want) — US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | riɣ ad, ɛafak |
| The bill, please | ⵍⵃⵙⴰⴱ ⵄⴰⴼⴰⴽ US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | lḥsab ɛafak |
| Where is …? | ⵎⴰⵏⵉ …? US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | mani …? |
| Help! | ⵄⴰⵡⵏⵉ! literally "help me", root "ɛwn" — US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | ɛawni! |
| I need a doctor | ⵅⵚⵚⴰⵢⵉ ⴰⴹⴱⵉⴱ US Peace Corps Morocco, Tamazight Textbook (2007) | xṣṣayi aḍbib |
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