Looking for practical Latin to Tamazight phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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.
Tip: read the Tamazight line out loud three times, then cover the Latin side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Azul(azul)
Gratias tibi
Tanemmirt(tanemmirt)
Bonum mane
Sbah lkhir(sbah lkhir)
Bonum postmeridianum
Nhar lkhir(nhar lkhir)
Bonum vesperum
Mrahba(mrahba)
Bona nox
Lila saïda(lila saïda)
Vide te postea
Nqra wul(nqra wul)
Vale
Besslama(besslama)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Mekka isem-ik?(mekka isem-ik)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Isem-iyi John(isem-iyi John)
Quomodo es?
Mekka tzemre?(mekka tzemre)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Safi nniḍen(safi nniḍen)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?(tzziɣ ad tḥeddar gef l'anglais)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer(ur tḥeddar gef l'hindi d-ɣer)
Non intellego.
Ur nḥemmer(ur nḥemmer)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?(ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ)
Ubi est latrina?
Wul is tazart?(wul is tazart)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Dextra verte.
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Sinistra verte.
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
I ad rectum.
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
Quot est merces?
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
Estne longum a hic?
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Ego sum perditus.
Nek d-ɣer(nek d-ɣer)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Ih
Non
Ula
Fortasse
Mekkan
Consentio
Nekni d ameqran
Non consentio
Ula d ameqran
Bene sonat
Ala yid ihi
Quid censes?
Ma yid ihi?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Nekni d tazmert
Exspecta paulisper
Ssa ad tzemregh
Me paenitet
Nekni d ameksa
Nullum problema
Ula d tazmert
Felicitaciones
Tawuri
Felix natalis dies
Aslema n tazmert
Felix iter habeas
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?(wulaw n tizi n taddart)
Ubi est statio bus?
Wulaw n tizi n bus?(wulaw n tizi n bus)
Quae est suggestus?
Mara tizi?(mara tizi)
Quo tempore discedit?
Aman yebda?(aman yebda)
Estne haec via recta?
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?(ihi, d wayen n tazmert)
Prope est hic
Ihi, d amezwaru(ihi, d amezwaru)
Longius est ab hoc
Ihi, d tazmert(ihi, d tazmert)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?(ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt)
Siste hic, quaeso
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît(ssa di tazmert)
Quot tempus capit?
Mara yebda?(mara yebda)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
Iḥed nniḍen?(iḥed nniḍen)
Id nimis carum est.
Aḍu yella aḥil(aḍu yella aḥil)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?(ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen)
Possumne solvere charta?
Nekki nḥed n wigi?(nekki nḥed n wigi)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus(nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus)
Ratio, quaeso.
Iḍeḍ, lla yella(iḍeḍ, lla yella)
Estne servitium inclusum?
Ma yella tazrigt?(ma yella tazrigt)
Vegetarianus sum.
Nekki d vegetarian(nekki d vegetarian)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Ula d akken, lla yella(ula d akken, lla yella)
Hoc est deliciosum.
Aḍu yella amezruy(aḍu yella amezruy)
Possumne habere menu?
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt?(nekki nḥeb tazrigt)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
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.
Vocā polīciam
Ssi l-police(ssi l-police)
Vocā ambulantiam
Ssi l-ambulance(ssi l-ambulance)
Medicum mihi opus est
Nekkin doctor(nekkin doctor)
Māla mē sentio
Nekkin yid(nekkin yid)
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Nekkin agdud n tazart(nekkin agdud n tazart)
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Wul is-sid n uḍar?(wul is-sid n uḍar)
Hic dolet
Ihdden hna(ihdden hna)
Passum meum perdidī
Rraḍt pasport-i(rraḍt pasport-i)
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Ma tssi l-hotel-i?(ma tssi l-hotel-i)
Auxilium!
Ayd!(ayd)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Aḥlan, tḥemmleḍ(Ahlan, thammled)
Conventum constituamus
Neddu yid n tazmert(Neddu id n tazmert)
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Mā yid tḥemmleḍ?(Ma id thammled?)
Reportum hodie mittam
Nekka ad ssin yid n tazmert lḥeqq(Nekka ad ssin id n tazmert lhaqq)
Possumusne cras loqui?
Nekka nḥeddru g tomorrow?(Nekka nhedru g tomorrow?)
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
S'il te plaît, ḥeḍḍa yid n file(Sil te plait, hedha id n file)
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt(Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt)
Spero ad te laborare
Nekka nḥemmel ad nḥeddru s'k(Nekka nhemel ad nhedru s'k)
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Ma tḥemmleḍ aḥḍar yid?(Ma thammled ahdar id?)
Permitte me ad te redire
Nekka ad nḥemmel ḍi s'k(Nekka ad nhemel di s'k)
Terminatio est Veneris
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.