Looking for practical Tamazight to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Hawaiian translation (Hawaiian) — 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 Hawaiian.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Hawaiian-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
Aloha(azul)
Tanemmirt
Mahalo(tanemmirt)
Sbah lkhir
Aloha kakahiaka(sbah lkhir)
Nhar lkhir
Aloha ʻauinalā(nhar lkhir)
Mrahba
Aloha ahiahi(mrahba)
Lila saïda
Aloha pō(lila saïda)
Nqra wul
A hui hou(nqra wul)
Besslama
Aloha(besslama)
Mekka isem-ik?
O wai kou inoa?(mekka isem-ik)
Isem-iyi John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John(isem-iyi John)
Mekka tzemre?
Pehea ʻoe?(mekka tzemre)
Safi nniḍen
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe(safi nniḍen)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Ur nḥemmer
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Wul is tazart?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?(pe-he-a e lo-a-i ai au ee ke ku-la-na o ke ku-la-na-kau-ha-le)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Nek d-ɣer
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?(e na wa-hi e lo-a-i ai ka ka-a sim)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
Āe
Ula
Aʻole
Mekkan
Pono paha
Nekni d ameqran
Ke ʻae nei au
Ula d ameqran
Ke nānā ʻole au
Ala yid ihi
He mea maikaʻi ia
Ma yid ihi?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Nekni d tazmert
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Ssa ad tzemregh
E kali i kekahi manawa
Nekni d ameksa
E kala mai
Ula d tazmert
Aʻohe pilikia
Tawuri
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Aslema n tazmert
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
Mara tizi?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
Aman yebda?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Ihi, d amezwaru
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Ihi, d tazmert
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Mara yebda?
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?(Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iḥed nniḍen?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
Aḍu yella aḥil
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Nekki nḥed n wigi?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Iḍeḍ, lla yella
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
Ma yella tazrigt?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Nekki d vegetarian
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
Ula d akken, lla yella
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Aḍu yella amezruy
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Aḍu n waman, lla yella
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu(he ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Ssi l-police
E kāhea i ke aupuni(ssi l-police)
Ssi l-ambulance
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau(ssi l-ambulance)
Nekkin doctor
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama(nekkin doctor)
Nekkin yid
E ʻike au i ka maʻi(nekkin yid)
Nekkin agdud n tazart
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi(nekkin agdud n tazart)
Wul is-sid n uḍar?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?(wul is-sid n uḍar)
Ihdden hna
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi(ihdden hna)
Rraḍt pasport-i
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa(rraḍt pasport-i)
Ma tssi l-hotel-i?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?(ma tssi l-hotel-i)
Ayd!
Kōkua!(ayd)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Aḥlan, tḥemmleḍ
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
Neddu yid n tazmert
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Mā yid tḥemmleḍ?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Nekka ad ssin yid n tazmert lḥeqq
E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā(Eh hoh-oo-nah ah-nah ow ee kah reh-port ee kay-ah lah)
Nekka nḥeddru g tomorrow?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
S'il te plaît, ḥeḍḍa yid n file
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ee-keh ee kah fie-lah ee ho-oh-pee-lee ee-ah)
Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Nekka nḥemmel ad nḥeddru s'k
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
Ma tḥemmleḍ aḥḍar yid?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay ee-ah oh-eh keh hoh-mah-kai ee kay-lah kee-koh)
Nekka ad nḥemmel ḍi s'k
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Tazmert n timeḍi d Friday
O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima(Oh nah lah pow oo kah poh-ah-lee-ma)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.