Looking for practical Malagasy to Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Malagasy 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: pick five Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salama
ⵣⵓⵍ(zul)
Misaotra
ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(nighin)
Salama maraina
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ(isin immus)
Salama tolakandro
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Salama hariva
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Alina tsara
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Hizara indray
ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(immus nighin)
Veloma
ⵙⵉⵏⵉⵏ(sinin)
Inona no anaranao?
ⵉⵙ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ ⵅⵉⵙ?(is inis his?)
Ny anarako dia John
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵊⵓⵏ(is inis John)
Inona ny vaovao?
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ?(is nighin?)
Faly mihaona aminao
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(is nighin)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Miteny anglisy ve ianao?
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ?(amun issin inghilin?)
Tsy mahay tsara Hindi aho
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵃⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ(amun issin Hindi inghilin)