Looking for practical Aymara to Tamazight phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Aymara phrase first, then the Tamazight translation (Tamazight) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Tamazight.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kamisaki
Azul(azul)
Yuspagara
Tanemmirt(tanemmirt)
Wali q'uchu
Sbah lkhir(sbah lkhir)
Wali ch'isi
Nhar lkhir(nhar lkhir)
Wali ch'uxña
Mrahba(mrahba)
Wali saraq
Lila saïda(lila saïda)
Jichhüru
Nqra wul(nqra wul)
Sumaq q'ipi
Besslama(besslama)
Kunjam jumar uñt'ay?
Mekka isem-ik?(mekka isem-ik)
Nayra uñt'ay John
Isem-iyi John(isem-iyi John)
Kunjam jumaraki?
Mekka tzemre?(mekka tzemre)
Jumar ch'amañchiri
Safi nniḍen(safi nniḍen)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Jumax inglés habla?
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?(tzziɣ ad tḥeddar gef l'anglais)
Nayax hindi janiwa
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer(ur tḥeddar gef l'hindi d-ɣer)
Nayax janiwa qhawqha
Ur nḥemmer(ur nḥemmer)
Aqham jach'a qhawqha
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
¿Akan qhawqha?
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?(ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ)
¿Kunjam phisqa?
Wul is tazart?(wul is tazart)
¿Kunjam jach'a uruqama?
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Wakiñani
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Jikisiñani
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
Qhawqha
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
¿Kunjam jach'a?
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Maya tiket, aqham
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
¿Kunjam jach'a?
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Nayax janiwa
Nek d-ɣer(nek d-ɣer)
¿Kunjam SIM karta alwa?
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Jisa
Ih
Aka
Ula
Janiwa
Mekkan
Nayraqatawa
Nekni d ameqran
Janiwa nayraqatani
Ula d ameqran
Suma jach'a
Ala yid ihi
Kunjam qhawqha?
Ma yid ihi?
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Nayax ch'amañchiriwa
Nekni d tazmert
Jikisiñani
Ssa ad tzemregh
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri
Nekni d ameksa
Aka janiwa
Ula d tazmert
Yayk'iri
Tawuri
Jach'a q'ipiri
Aslema n tazmert
K'uchu jach'a q'ipiri
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Kunjam jach'a qhant'asiña?
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?(wulaw n tizi n taddart)
¿Kunjam bus qhant'asiña?
Wulaw n tizi n bus?(wulaw n tizi n bus)
¿Kunjam qhant'asiña?
Mara tizi?(mara tizi)
¿Kunjam tiempo jach'a?
Aman yebda?(aman yebda)
¿Aka jach'a wayna?
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?(ihi, d wayen n tazmert)
Jichha jach'a
Ihi, d amezwaru(ihi, d amezwaru)
Jichha ch'iqhi
Ihi, d tazmert(ihi, d tazmert)
¿Kama mapan qhant'asiñani?
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?(ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt)
Aka qhant'asi, por favor
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît(ssa di tazmert)
¿Kunjam tiempo jach'a?
Mara yebda?(mara yebda)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kunjamasti?
Iḥed nniḍen?(iḥed nniḍen)
Akham janiwa
Aḍu yella aḥil(aḍu yella aḥil)
Kunjam jach'a?
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?(ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen)
Tarjeta q'ipisi?
Nekki nḥed n wigi?(nekki nḥed n wigi)
Nayra pachpa mesa munta
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus(nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus)
Cuenta, por favor
Iḍeḍ, lla yella(iḍeḍ, lla yella)
Serviciokta janiwa?
Ma yella tazrigt?(ma yella tazrigt)
Vegetariano nayani
Nekki d vegetarian(nekki d vegetarian)
Janiwa spicita comida
Ula d akken, lla yella(ula d akken, lla yella)
Aka jach'a
Aḍu yella amezruy(aḍu yella amezruy)
Menú q'ipisi?
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt?(nekki nḥeb tazrigt)
Agua un q'asa, por favor
Aḍu n waman, lla yella(aḍu n waman, lla yella)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Janiwa policía uñt'ayäta
Ssi l-police(ssi l-police)
Janiwa ambulancia uñt'ayäta
Ssi l-ambulance(ssi l-ambulance)
Doctor amuyt'aya
Nekkin doctor(nekkin doctor)
Sumaña
Nekkin yid(nekkin yid)
Pichqa q'alañani
Nekkin agdud n tazart(nekkin agdud n tazart)
¿Kunjam hospital jach'a?
Wul is-sid n uḍar?(wul is-sid n uḍar)
Aka ch'iqhiwa
Ihdden hna(ihdden hna)
Nayax pasaporte janiwa
Rraḍt pasport-i(rraḍt pasport-i)
¿Akan janiwa hotel uñt'ayäta?
Ma tssi l-hotel-i?(ma tssi l-hotel-i)
Ayuq!
Ayd!(ayd)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Jikisiñani
Aḥlan, tḥemmleḍ(Ahlan, thammled)
Jikisiñani ch'iqhiñani
Neddu yid n tazmert(Neddu id n tazmert)
Kunjamasti tiempo munas?
Mā yid tḥemmleḍ?(Ma id thammled?)
Nayax reportu jichhurañani
Nekka ad ssin yid n tazmert lḥeqq(Nekka ad ssin id n tazmert lhaqq)
¿Nayax ch'iqhiñani?
Nekka nḥeddru g tomorrow?(Nekka nhedru g tomorrow?)
Aka archivo ch'iqhiñani
S'il te plaît, ḥeḍḍa yid n file(Sil te plait, hedha id n file)
Yuspagara jach'a tiempo
Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt(Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt)
Nayax jach'a ch'iqhiñani
Nekka nḥemmel ad nḥeddru s'k(Nekka nhemel ad nhedru s'k)
¿Kunjamasti akham ch'iqhiñani?
Ma tḥemmleḍ aḥḍar yid?(Ma thammled ahdar id?)
Nayax jichhurañani
Nekka ad nḥemmel ḍi s'k(Nekka ad nhemel di s'k)
Plazo jichhisi viernes
Tazmert n timeḍi d Friday(Tazmert n timidi d Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.