Looking for practical Nahuatl Eastern Huasteca to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Nahuatl Eastern Huasteca phrase first, then the Tiv translation (Tiv) — 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 Tiv.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Niltze
Mgbakpa
Tlazohcamati
Ior na
Cualli tonalli
Mgbakpa u sha
Cualli tlayohua
Mgbakpa u kpa
Cualli tonal
Mgbakpa u ter
Cualli yohualli
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Nimitstlatlaz
Kpa a joo
Nimitzmoa
Ior a joo
Tlāltikpak tīnēchī?
Ior m ngu?
Nīchī John
M ngu John
Quēn tīnēchī?
Ior m nande?
Cualli nimitstlatlaz
Ior m nande a joo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Tlāltikpak inin ōhuaya?
I kpa English?(tlaal-tik-pak inin ohuaya)
Amo nīcātlātlāz in Hindi
M nahan Hindi nahan.(amo nee-caat-laat-laaz in Hindi)
Amo nīcātlāz
M nahan usha.(amo nee-caat-laaz)
Tlāzohkamati, ōhuaya tlatlāzohkamati
M nahan usha kpa.(tlazoh-kamati, ohuaya tlat-laa-zoh-kamati)
¿Tlāltikpak inin tlatlāzohkamati?
I kpa a sha?(tlaal-tik-pak inin tlat-laa-zoh-kamati)
¿Kātlāz in tlāltikpak?
I we a joo?(kaat-laaz in tlaal-tik-pak)
¿Kātlāz in tlatlālōtlāz?
Nenge a kpa a city center?(kaat-laaz in tlat-laa-lo-tlaaz)
Tlāltikpak inin tlatlāzohkamati
Kpa a joo.(tlaal-tik-pak inin tlat-laa-zoh-kamati)
Tlāltikpak inin tlatlāzohkamati
Kpa a nahan.(tlaal-tik-pak inin tlat-laa-zoh-kamati)
Tlāltikpak inin tlatlāzohkamati
Kpa a sha.(tlaal-tik-pak inin tlat-laa-zoh-kamati)
¿Kātlāz in tlatlālōtlāz?
Nenge a kpa a fare?(kaat-laaz in tlat-laa-lo-tlaaz)
Tlāzohkamati, ōhuaya in tlatlālōtlāz
I kpa a ticket, please.(tlazoh-kamati, ohuaya in tlat-laa-lo-tlaaz)
¿Kātlāz in tlatlālōtlāz?
I we a nahan a nahan?(kaat-laaz in tlat-laa-lo-tlaaz)
Nīcātlāz
M nahan sha.(nee-caat-laaz)
¿Kātlāz in tlatlālōtlāz?
I we a kpa a SIM card?(kaat-laaz in tlat-laa-lo-tlaaz)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āmo
Ee(ah-mo)
Amo
Naa(ah-mo)
Tlāltikpak
Iye(tlal-tik-pak)
Nehua nimitstlāzohkam
M na a kpa(neh-wah ni-mits-tlah-zoh-kam)
Nehua nimitstlāzohkamā
M na a kpa nahan(neh-wah ni-mits-tlah-zoh-kah-mah)
Ihuā, nīxātlāzohkam
I kpa a kpa(ee-wah nee-xa-tlah-zoh-kam)
¿Tlāzohkam tēcōtl?
U kpa a nahan?(tlah-zoh-kam tay-kotl)
¿Tlāzohkam nimitztlāzohkam?
U kpa m nahan?(tlah-zoh-kam ni-mits-tlah-zoh-kam)
Nehua nimitztlāzohkam
M na a kpa nahan(neh-wah ni-mits-tlah-zoh-kam)
Tlāzohkam chīchīltik
Kpa a kpa(tlah-zoh-kam chee-cheel-tik)
Nehua nimitstlāzohkam
M na a kpa(neh-wah ni-mits-tlah-zoh-kam)
Amo tlatlācā
Naa a kpa(ah-mo tlat-lah-kah)
Tlāzohkamā
I kpa a kpa(tlah-zoh-kah-mah)
Tlāzohkam chīchīltik
A kpa a kpa(tlah-zoh-kam chee-cheel-tik)
Tlāzohkam chīchīltik
U kpa a kpa(tlah-zoh-kam chee-cheel-tik)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Kuali in tlatlactli?
Ior a kpa?(Kuali in tlatlactli)
¿Kuali in tlatlactli tlamantli?
Ior a nyam?(Kuali in tlatlactli tlamantli)
¿Kuali in tlatlactli?
Ior a gande?(Kuali in tlatlactli)
¿Kuali tlatlactli tlatlaz?
Nenge a kpa?(Kuali tlatlactli tlatlaz)
¿Ihuan in kuali tlan?
Ior a nenge a?(Ihuan in kuali tlan)
Ihuan in xochitl
I na kpa a.(Ihuan in xochitl)
Ihuan in tlan
I na kpa a kpa.(Ihuan in tlan)
¿Tlahtoa in xochitl?
I ma ior a gande?(Tlahtoa in xochitl)
Tlapoa in xochitl, por favor
Kpa a, please.(Tlapoa in xochitl, por favor)
¿Cuántos tlatlaz?
Nenge a kpa?(Cuántos tlatlaz)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cuántos cuesta esto?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
Ihcuac xochitl cuix
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
Tlāzohkamati, tichīzātlātlā?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
¿Nehua nimitstlāltik?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
Nimitstlālīz ātlātlā
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
Nehua nimitzāz
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
Nehua tlatlācātlā?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
Nehua nimitstlāzātlā
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
Amo tlatlācātlā
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
Ihcuac xochitl
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
Nehua nimitstlāltik ātlātlā
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
Nehua nimitstlāz ātl
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Nehua niyolco
Kpa a police(Nehua niyolco)
Nehua niyolco in ambulancia
Kpa a ambulance(Nehua niyolco in ambulancia)
Nehua nimitstlatlaz
M ba a doctor(Nehua nimitstlatlaz)
Nehua nimitstlahtoa
M kpa a kpa(Nehua nimitstlahtoa)
Nehua nimitstlatlaz in tlacualtzin
M kpa a nyam(Nehua nimitstlatlaz in tlacualtzin)
Kualtsik in hospital tlatlacualo?
I kpa a hospital mza?(Kualtsik in hospital tlatlacualo)
Nehua nimitstlatlaz in ici
I kpa a sha(Nehua nimitstlatlaz in ici)
Nehua nimitstlaz in pasaporte
M kpa a passport m(Nehua nimitstlaz in pasaporte)
Tlahuizcalo niyolco in hotel?
I kpa a hotel m?(Tlahuizcalo niyolco in hotel)
Tlāzohcamati!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nehua nimitstlatlaz
Ior u kpa.(Nehua nimitstlatlaz)
Tlāltikpak tlatlaz
Ka a hia ikyô.(Tlāltikpak tlatlaz)
Kuali tēmik tichīz?
Nî kpa u kpa?(Kuali tēmik tichīz)
Nimitstlāzōl in tlatlaz
M gbanor u kpe.(Nimitstlāzōl in tlatlaz)
Tlāzohkamōnīka tichīz?
A hia nî u hia?(Tlāzohkamōnīka tichīz)
Tlāltikpak, nimitstlāzōl in tlatlaz
M kpa u venge.(Tlāltikpak, nimitstlāzōl in tlatlaz)
Nimitztlāzōl in tēmik
Ior u nenge.(Nimitztlāzōl in tēmik)
Nehua nimitstlāzōl in tichīz
M hia u kpa.(Nehua nimitstlāzōl in tichīz)
Tlāltikpak, tichīz in tlatlaz?
Ior a hia u mba?(Tlāltikpak, tichīz in tlatlaz)
Nehua nimitstlāzōl in tichīz
Ka m hia u.(Nehua nimitstlāzōl in tichīz)
In tlatlazōl in tlāltikpak
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.(In tlatlazōl in tlāltikpak)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.