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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 Tachelhit, hello is ⴰⵣⵓⵍ (azul) and thank you is ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵉⵔⵜ (tanmirt). Here are 19 everyday Tachelhit phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Tachelhit · How to say thank you in Tachelhit · How to say goodbye in Tachelhit · How to say please in Tachelhit · How to say sorry in Tachelhit
| English | Tachelhit | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | ⴰⵣⵓⵍ the general Amazigh greeting, used across Morocco | azul |
| Goodbye | ⴰⵔ ⵜⵓⴼⴰⵜ literally 'until tomorrow'; also 'baslama' (from Arabic) | ar tufat |
| Please | ⵄⴰⴼⴰⴽ borrowed from Moroccan Arabic, universally used | ɛafak |
| Thank you | ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵉⵔⵜ | tanmirt |
| Yes | ⵢⴰⵀ also 'ih' | yah |
| No | ⵓⵀⵓ also 'oho' | uhu |
| Excuse me / Sorry | ⵙⵎⴻⵃ ⵉⵢⵉ | smeḥ iyi |
| Do you speak English? | ⵉⵙ ⵜⵙⵙⴰⵏⴻⴷ ⵜⴰⵏⴳⵍⵉⵣⵜ؟ to a man; 'tessaned' becomes 'tessaneḍ' for a woman addressee in some notations | is tessaned tanglizt? |
| I don't understand | ⵓⵔ ⴼⵀⵉⵎⴻⵖ | ur fhimeɣ |
| Please speak slowly | ⵄⴰⴼⴰⴽ ⵙⴰⵡⴻⵍ ⴱⵢⴰⵜⵉ ⴱⵢⴰⵜⵉ 'byati byati' = slowly, little by little | ɛafak sawel byati byati |
| How much is it? | ⵎⵉⵏⵛⴽ ⴰⵢⴰ؟ | minshk aya? |
| Where is the bathroom? | ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵍⵍⴰ ⵜⵓⵢⵢⴰⵔⵜ؟ approximate; local term for toilet varies | mani lla tuyyart? |
| I'd like this, please | ⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⴷ, ⵄⴰⴼⴰⴽ | riɣ ad, ɛafak |
| The bill, please | ⵍⵃⵙⴰⴱ, ⵄⴰⴼⴰⴽ loanword from Arabic | lḥsab, ɛafak |
| Where is …? | ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵍⵍⴰ …؟ put the place name in the gap | mani lla …? |
| Help! | ⵜⵉⵡⵉⵙⵉ! | tiwisi! |
| I need a doctor | ⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⵙⵙⵜⴰⵍⴽⵜⵓⵔ approximate; 'tabib' (doctor) is a common Arabic loanword | riɣ tabib |
| Call the police! | ⵖⵔ ⵍⴱⵓⵍⵉⵙ! loanword 'bulis' (police) from French via Arabic | ɣr lbulis! |
| Can you help me? | ⵜⵣⵎⵔⴻⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵢⵉ ⵜⵄⴰⵡⵏⴻⴷ؟ to a man; feminine form changes the verb ending | tezmred ad iyi tɛawned? |
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