Looking for practical Tamazight to Aymara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Aymara translation (Aymara) — 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 Aymara.
Tip: read the Aymara line out loud three times, then cover the Tamazight side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Azul
Kamisaki(kamisaki)
Tanemmirt
Yuspagara(yuspagara)
Sbah lkhir
Wali q'uchu(wali q'uchu)
Nhar lkhir
Wali ch'isi(wali ch'isi)
Mrahba
Wali ch'uxña(wali ch'uxña)
Lila saïda
Wali saraq(wali saraq)
Nqra wul
Jichhüru(jichhüru)
Besslama
Sumaq q'ipi(sumaq q'ipi)
Mekka isem-ik?
Kunjam jumar uñt'ay?(kunjam jumar uñt'ay)
Isem-iyi John
Nayra uñt'ay John(nayra uñt'ay John)
Mekka tzemre?
Kunjam jumaraki?(kunjam jumaraki)
Safi nniḍen
Jumar ch'amañchiri(jumar ch'amañchiri)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
¿Jumax inglés habla?(jumax)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Nayax hindi janiwa(naya)
Ur nḥemmer
Nayax janiwa qhawqha(naya)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Aqham jach'a qhawqha(aqham)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
¿Akan qhawqha?(akan)
Wul is tazart?
¿Kunjam phisqa?(kunjam)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
¿Kunjam jach'a uruqama?(kunjam)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
Wakiñani(wakiñani)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
Jikisiñani(jikisiñani)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
Qhawqha(qhawqha)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
¿Kunjam jach'a?(kunjam)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
Maya tiket, aqham(maya)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
¿Kunjam jach'a?(kunjam)
Nek d-ɣer
Nayax janiwa(naya)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
¿Kunjam SIM karta alwa?(kunjam)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
Jisa
Ula
Aka
Mekkan
Janiwa
Nekni d ameqran
Nayraqatawa
Ula d ameqran
Janiwa nayraqatani
Ala yid ihi
Suma jach'a
Ma yid ihi?
Kunjam qhawqha?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri?
Nekni d tazmert
Nayax ch'amañchiriwa
Ssa ad tzemregh
Jikisiñani
Nekni d ameksa
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri
Ula d tazmert
Aka janiwa
Tawuri
Yayk'iri
Aslema n tazmert
Jach'a q'ipiri
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
K'uchu jach'a q'ipiri
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.