Looking for practical Ndau to Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Ndau 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tamazight (Tifinagh)-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mhoro
ⵣⵓⵍ(zul)
Ndatenda
ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(nighin)
Mangwanani akanaka
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ(isin immus)
Masikati akanaka
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Manheru akanaka
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Usiku hwakanaka
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
Tichasangana zvakare
ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(immus nighin)
Sara zvakanaka
ⵙⵉⵏⵉⵏ(sinin)
Zita rako ndiani?
ⵉⵙ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ ⵅⵉⵙ?(is inis his?)
Zita rangu ndiJohn
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵊⵓⵏ(is inis John)
Uri sei?
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ?(is nighin?)
Ndinofara kukuziva
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(is nighin)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unotaura Chirungu here?
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ?(amun issin inghilin?)
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka.
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵃⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ(amun issin Hindi inghilin)