Looking for practical Basque to Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Basque phrase first, then the Tamazight (Tifinagh) translation (Tamazight (Tifinagh)) — 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 (Tifinagh).
Tip: when a Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Basque wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kaixo
ⵣⵓⵍ(zul)
Eskerrik asko
ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(nighin)
Egun on
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ(isin immus)
Arratsalde on
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Gabon
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Gabon
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Gero arte
ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(immus nighin)
Agur
ⵙⵉⵏⵉⵏ(sinin)
Zer du izena?
ⵉⵙ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ ⵅⵉⵙ?(is inis his?)
Nire izena John da
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵊⵓⵏ(is inis John)
Zer moduz?
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ?(is nighin?)
Pozten naiz zurekin
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(is nighin)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ingelesa hitz egiten al duzu?
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ?(amun issin inghilin?)
Hindia ondo ez dut hitz egiten
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵃⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ(amun issin Hindi inghilin)