Looking for practical Tamazight to Dyula phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Dyula translation (Dyula) — 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 Dyula.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Dyula-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.
Azul
I ni ce(ee nee che)
Tanemmirt
I ni sogoma(ee nee so-goh-mah)
Sbah lkhir
I ni bɛɛ(ee nee beh)
Nhar lkhir
I ni kɛlɛ(ee nee keh-leh)
Mrahba
I ni tɔɔrɔ(ee nee toh-roh)
Lila saïda
I ni fɔlɔ(ee nee fo-loh)
Nqra wul
N bɛ sɔrɔ(n beh so-roh)
Besslama
Ka kɛ(kah keh)
Mekka isem-ik?
I bɛ na?(ee beh nah)
Isem-iyi John
N na John(n nah John)
Mekka tzemre?
I ni fɛ?(ee nee feh)
Safi nniḍen
N bɛ sɔrɔ i(n beh so-roh ee)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
I ni kɔrɔ English?(I ni kɔrɔ English?)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ(N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ)
Ur nḥemmer
N tɛgɛ(N tɛgɛ)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ(Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?(I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?)
Wul is tazart?
Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?(Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?(N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
Fɔlɔ kɛ(Fɔlɔ kɛ)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
Fɔlɔ bɛ(Fɔlɔ bɛ)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
Kɔ sɔgɔ(Kɔ sɔgɔ)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?(N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ(Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?(I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?)
Nek d-ɣer
N bɛ tɛgɛ(N bɛ tɛgɛ)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?(N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
Awa
Ula
Ayi
Mekkan
Sama
Nekni d ameqran
N bɛ sɔrɔ
Ula d ameqran
N bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ
Ala yid ihi
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ
Ma yid ihi?
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛn?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
I bɛ tɔgɔ mɛn?
Nekni d tazmert
N bɛ tɔgɔ
Ssa ad tzemregh
Fɔlɔ kɔrɔ
Nekni d ameksa
N bɛ sɔrɔ
Ula d tazmert
Ayi bɛ sɔrɔ
Tawuri
N bɛ sɔrɔ fɛ
Aslema n tazmert
Bara fɛsɛ
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
I bɛ kɔ fɛ kɛ
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.