Looking for practical Tamazight to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kiga-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
Okwagala(azul)
Tanemmirt
Webale(tanemmirt)
Sbah lkhir
Osiibye bulungi(sbah lkhir)
Nhar lkhir
Osiibye bulungi(nhar lkhir)
Mrahba
Osiibye bulungi(mrahba)
Lila saïda
Osiibye bulungi(lila saïda)
Nqra wul
Tugenda okukutana(nqra wul)
Besslama
Nkwagala(besslama)
Mekka isem-ik?
Erinnya lyo ani?(mekka isem-ik)
Isem-iyi John
Erinnya lyange nze John(isem-iyi John)
Mekka tzemre?
Oli otya?(mekka tzemre)
Safi nniḍen
Nneebwanga okukuyita(safi nniḍen)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?(tzziɣ ad tḥeddar gef l'anglais)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.(ur tḥeddar gef l'hindi d-ɣer)
Ur nḥemmer
Sikuganya.(ur nḥemmer)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?(ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ)
Wul is tazart?
Ekitanda kiki?(wul is tazart)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
Genda ku kkono.(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
Genda ku ddyo.(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
Genda mu maaso.(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
Ekitundu kiki?(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Nek d-ɣer
Ndi mu kwegendereza.(nek d-ɣer)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
Eee
Ula
Oya
Mekkan
Wali
Nekni d ameqran
Ndiinze
Ula d ameqran
Sindiinze
Ala yid ihi
Ekitanga kiza
Ma yid ihi?
Oteka ki?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Okwetegera?
Nekni d tazmert
Nfuna okwetegera
Ssa ad tzemregh
Leka akaseke
Nekni d ameksa
Ndi mwefwe
Ula d tazmert
Tera kintu
Tawuri
Nkwagala
Aslema n tazmert
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Mara tizi?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Aman yebda?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Ihi, d amezwaru
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
Ihi, d tazmert
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Mara yebda?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iḥed nniḍen?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Aḍu yella aḥil
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Nekki nḥed n wigi?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)