Looking for practical Tamazight (Tifinagh) to Dombe phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrase first, then the Dombe translation (Dombe) — 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 Dombe.
Tip: pick five Dombe 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.
ⵣⵓⵍ
Salibonani(zul)
ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ
Ngiyabonga(nighin)
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ
Ubusuku obuhle(isin immus)
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ
Uhlanga oluhle(isin inis)
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ
Ubusuku obuhle(isin inis)
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ
Lala kahle(isin inis)
ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ
Siyaphinda(immus nighin)
ⵙⵉⵏⵉⵏ
Hamba kahle(sinin)
ⵉⵙ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ ⵅⵉⵙ?
Ubani igama lakho?(is inis his?)
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵊⵓⵏ
Igama lami nguJohn(is inis John)
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ?
Unjani?(is nighin?)
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi(is nighin)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ?
Uta kuta chiRungu?(amun issin inghilin?)
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵃⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.(amun issin Hindi inghilin)