Looking for practical Tamazight to Acholi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Acholi translation (Acholi) — 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 Acholi.
Tip: when a Acholi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tamazight wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Azul
Ayo(ah-yo)
Tanemmirt
Naki(nah-kee)
Sbah lkhir
Bok moti(bok mo-tee)
Nhar lkhir
Bok nongo(bok non-go)
Mrahba
Bok obedo(bok oh-beh-do)
Lila saïda
Bok ngat(bok ngat)
Nqra wul
Tye kany(tye kan-yee)
Besslama
Itye(ee-tye)
Mekka isem-ik?
Iti ma ineno?(ee-tee mah ee-neh-no)
Isem-iyi John
Ineno John(ee-neh-no John)
Mekka tzemre?
Iti ma inyo?(ee-tee mah een-yo)
Safi nniḍen
Gat ma inyo(gaht mah een-yo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
Itye konyo English?(tzziɣ ad tḥeddar gef l'anglais)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Nye konyo Hindi kanyim.(ur tḥeddar gef l'hindi d-ɣer)
Ur nḥemmer
Nye neno.(ur nḥemmer)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Nye konyo tye kanyim.(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
Itye konyo tye kanyim?(ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ)
Wul is tazart?
Iti kanyim ngat?(wul is tazart)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
Nye konyo kanyim ku city center?(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
Konyo kuc.(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
Konyo kuc.(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
Tye kanyim.(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
Iti kanyim ngat?(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
One ticket, please.(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
Iti kanyim kanyim?(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Nek d-ɣer
Nye konyo.(nek d-ɣer)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
Iti kanyim ngat SIM card?(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
Aye
Ula
Bila
Mekkan
Kweyo
Nekni d ameqran
Ng'ato konyo
Ula d ameqran
Ng'ato konyo ni
Ala yid ihi
Okwero kany
Ma yid ihi?
Ika kany?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Ikwok kany?
Nekni d tazmert
Ng'ato konyo kany
Ssa ad tzemregh
Tye kany
Nekni d ameksa
Ng'ato konyo
Ula d tazmert
Bila kany
Tawuri
Tye kany
Aslema n tazmert
Aye konyo
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Tye kany ma ng'ato
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
Atye kany kwo?(Atye kany kwo?)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
Atye kany bura?(Atye kany bura?)
Mara tizi?
Kati onyo kwo?(Kati onyo kwo?)
Aman yebda?
Nye kwo nongo?(Nye kwo nongo?)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
Kik kwo gwen?(Kik kwo gwen?)
Ihi, d amezwaru
Okwang kany ici(Okwang kany ici)
Ihi, d tazmert
Okwang kany piny(Okwang kany piny)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
Nye konyo i map?(Nye konyo i map?)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
Doko ici, pe?(Doko ici, pe?)
Mara yebda?
Nye kwo ngat?(Nye kwo ngat?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iḥed nniḍen?
Nye keken me?(Nye keken me?)
Aḍu yella aḥil
Okwero keken(Okwero keken)
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?
Itye keken me?(Itye keken me?)
Nekki nḥed n wigi?
Nye konyo kadi?(Nye konyo kadi?)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus
Nye tye kany kwo(Nye tye kany kwo)
Iḍeḍ, lla yella
Kaka, nyinga(Kaka, nyinga)
Ma yella tazrigt?
Kati kany me?(Kati kany me?)
Nekki d vegetarian
Nye konyo wot(Nye konyo wot)
Ula d akken, lla yella
Kati wot kany, nyinga(Kati wot kany, nyinga)
Aḍu yella amezruy
Iti kany(Iti kany)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt?
Nye konyo kadi me?(Nye konyo kadi me?)
Aḍu n waman, lla yella
Kadi me kic, nyinga(Kadi me kic, nyinga)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Ssi l-police
Yat ma police(ssi l-police)
Ssi l-ambulance
Yat ma ambulance(ssi l-ambulance)
Nekkin doctor
Nye konyo doctor(nekkin doctor)
Nekkin yid
Nye konyo wot(nekkin yid)
Nekkin agdud n tazart
Nye konyo kany kic(nekkin agdud n tazart)
Wul is-sid n uḍar?
Kati ki hospital ma kany?(wul is-sid n uḍar)
Ihdden hna
Okwero ineno(ihdden hna)
Rraḍt pasport-i
Nye tye konyo passport(rraḍt pasport-i)
Ma tssi l-hotel-i?
Okwero yat ma hotel amoni?(ma tssi l-hotel-i)
Ayd!
Yat!(ayd)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Aḥlan, tḥemmleḍ
Nye kany me(Nye kany me)
Neddu yid n tazmert
Dano kany oting(Dano kany oting)
Mā yid tḥemmleḍ?
Nye kany ma kany?(Nye kany ma kany?)
Nekka ad ssin yid n tazmert lḥeqq
Ngatye kany report kany(Ngatye kany report kany)
Nekka nḥeddru g tomorrow?
Nye kany ma kany tye?(Nye kany ma kany tye?)
S'il te plaît, ḥeḍḍa yid n file
Nye kany ma file kany(Nye kany ma file kany)
Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt
Atye kany ma kany(Atye kany ma kany)
Nekka nḥemmel ad nḥeddru s'k
Nye kany ma kany kany(Nye kany ma kany kany)
Ma tḥemmleḍ aḥḍar yid?
Nye kany ma kany tye?(Nye kany ma kany tye?)
Nekka ad nḥemmel ḍi s'k
Dano kany ma kany(Dano kany ma kany)
Tazmert n timeḍi d Friday
Kany kany Friday(Kany kany Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.