Looking for practical Santali (Ol Chiki) to Tamazight phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Santali (Ol Chiki) phrase first, then the Tamazight translation (Tamazight) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱭ
Azul(azul)
ᱟᱹᱦᱚᱜᱟ
Tanemmirt(tanemmirt)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱵᱟᱨᱚ
Sbah lkhir(sbah lkhir)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱯᱟᱭ
Nhar lkhir(nhar lkhir)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ
Mrahba(mrahba)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
Lila saïda(lila saïda)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
Nqra wul(nqra wul)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
Besslama(besslama)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ?
Mekka isem-ik?(mekka isem-ik)
ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ
Isem-iyi John(isem-iyi John)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ?
Mekka tzemre?(mekka tzemre)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱱᱟ
Safi nniḍen(safi nniḍen)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tuhun English bolang?
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?(tzziɣ ad tḥeddar gef l'anglais)
Maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer(ur tḥeddar gef l'hindi d-ɣer)
Maan samjha nahi
Ur nḥemmer(ur nḥemmer)
Dohar dhire bolang
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
Tuhun ohu bar bar bolang?
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?(ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ)
Ghar gela kaha?
Wul is tazart?(wul is tazart)
Maan nagar kendraka katha jabo?
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Bamra gela
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Dahra gela
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
Sidha jabo
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
Kota kharch?
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Ek ticket, dohar
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
Ika duraka?
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Maan khoya gelam
Nek d-ɣer(nek d-ɣer)
Maan SIM card kahan kinabo?
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹ
Ih
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Ula
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
Mekkan
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Nekni d ameqran
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
Ula d ameqran
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
Ala yid ihi
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ?
Ma yid ihi?
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Nekni d tazmert
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Ssa ad tzemregh
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Nekni d ameksa
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Ula d tazmert
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Tawuri
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Aslema n tazmert
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ?
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?(wulaw n tizi n taddart)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱵᱚᱥ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ?
Wulaw n tizi n bus?(wulaw n tizi n bus)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱤᱡᱤ?
Mara tizi?(mara tizi)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱥᱤᱡᱤ?
Aman yebda?(aman yebda)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱩᱭᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ?
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?(ihi, d wayen n tazmert)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ.
Ihi, d amezwaru(ihi, d amezwaru)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱥᱟᱦᱤ.
Ihi, d tazmert(ihi, d tazmert)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ?
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?(ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ, ᱵᱟᱹᱨᱤ.
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît(ssa di tazmert)
ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ?
Mara yebda?(mara yebda)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ika menak kothi?
Iḥed nniḍen?(iḥed nniḍen)
Ika aji badi kothi
Aḍu yella aḥil(aḍu yella aḥil)
Ika menak kothi nena?
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?(ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen)
Ika card re pay kora?
Nekki nḥed n wigi?(nekki nḥed n wigi)
Ika do jona table chahi
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus(nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus)
Bill, please
Iḍeḍ, lla yella(iḍeḍ, lla yella)
Service aji sarak?
Ma yella tazrigt?(ma yella tazrigt)
Ika vegetarian ahe
Nekki d vegetarian(nekki d vegetarian)
Aji masala khana nahi, please
Ula d akken, lla yella(ula d akken, lla yella)
Ika badi ahe
Aḍu yella amezruy(aḍu yella amezruy)
Ika menu chahi?
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt?(nekki nḥeb tazrigt)
Ek glass pani, please
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.
Polis re bāhāra
Ssi l-police(ssi l-police)
Ambulance re bāhāra
Ssi l-ambulance(ssi l-ambulance)
Ainḍa doctor re chāhi
Nekkin doctor(nekkin doctor)
Ainḍa bāhāra
Nekkin yid(nekkin yid)
Ainḍa moḍa bāhāra
Nekkin agdud n tazart(nekkin agdud n tazart)
Nekā hospital kothā?
Wul is-sid n uḍar?(wul is-sid n uḍar)
Iṭa hāṭa
Ihdden hna(ihdden hna)
Ainḍa passport hāṭā
Rraḍt pasport-i(rraḍt pasport-i)
Tūṅ hotel re bāhāra?
Ma tssi l-hotel-i?(ma tssi l-hotel-i)
Sāhāy!
Ayd!(ayd)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ᱚᱞ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Aḥlan, tḥemmleḍ(Ahlan, thammled)
ᱛᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Neddu yid n tazmert(Neddu id n tazmert)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ?
Mā yid tḥemmleḍ?(Ma id thammled?)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Nekka ad ssin yid n tazmert lḥeqq(Nekka ad ssin id n tazmert lhaqq)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱜᱟ?
Nekka nḥeddru g tomorrow?(Nekka nhedru g tomorrow?)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
S'il te plaît, ḥeḍḍa yid n file(Sil te plait, hedha id n file)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt(Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Nekka nḥemmel ad nḥeddru s'k(Nekka nhemel ad nhedru s'k)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱜᱟ?
Ma tḥemmleḍ aḥḍar yid?(Ma thammled ahdar id?)
ᱛᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
Nekka ad nḥemmel ḍi s'k(Nekka ad nhemel di s'k)
ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ
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.