Looking for practical Ga to Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Ga 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 Ga 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.
Oyiwa
ⵣⵓⵍ(zul)
Medasi
ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(nighin)
Meda wo akye
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ(isin immus)
Meda wo aha
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Meda wo nkyɛn
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Meda wo da
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Yɛbɛhyia bio
ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(immus nighin)
Nante yie
ⵙⵉⵏⵉⵏ(sinin)
Wo din de sɛn?
ⵉⵙ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ ⵅⵉⵙ?(is inis his?)
Me din de John
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵊⵓⵏ(is inis John)
Ɛyɛn sɛn?
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ?(is nighin?)
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ me ne wo bɔ nkɔmmɔ
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(is nighin)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Wɔyɛ English?
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ?(amun issin inghilin?)
Mɛnkɔ Hindi yie
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵃⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ(amun issin Hindi inghilin)