Looking for practical NKo to Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the NKo 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.
ᎣᏍᏆ
ⵣⵓⵍ(zul)
ᎠᏍᏆᏙᏗ
ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(nighin)
ᎣᏍᏆ ᎡᏚᏙᏗ
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ(isin immus)
ᎣᏍᏆ ᎠᏧᏍᏆᏗ
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
ᎣᏍᏆ ᏓᎦᏚᏗ
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
ᎣᏍᏆ ᏓᏥᏍᏆ
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
ᎣᏍᏆ ᏓᎦᏙᏗ
ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(immus nighin)
ᎣᏍᏆ ᏓᏁᏙᏗ
ⵙⵉⵏⵉⵏ(sinin)
ᎯᏍᏆ ᎠᏍᏆᏙᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏆ?
ⵉⵙ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ ⵅⵉⵙ?(is inis his?)
ᎠᏓ ᎠᏍᏆᏙᏗ ᎠᏍᏆ ᏥᏍᏆ
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵊⵓⵏ(is inis John)
ᎯᏍᏆ ᎯᏍᏆ?
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ?(is nighin?)
ᎠᏍᏆᏙᏗ ᏓᏥᏍᏆ
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(is nighin)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ߊ߲߬ ߞߊ߬ ߡߊ߬ߟߊ߬ ߞߊ߬ߕߊ߬?
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ?(amun issin inghilin?)
ߊ߲߬ ߞߊ߬ ߡߊ߬ߟߊ߬ ߗߊ߬ߓߊ߬ ߞߊ߬ߕߊ߬
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵃⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ(amun issin Hindi inghilin)