Looking for practical Tamazight to Kokborok phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Kokborok translation (Kokborok) — 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 Kokborok.
Tip: pick five Kokborok phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Azul
Nok(Nok)
Tanemmirt
Nok aijw(Nok aijw)
Sbah lkhir
Nok aijw bwn(Nok aijw bwn)
Nhar lkhir
Nok aijw thang(Nok aijw thang)
Mrahba
Nok aijw bwnthang(Nok aijw bwnthang)
Lila saïda
Nok aijw rwi(Nok aijw rwi)
Nqra wul
Nok aijw khang(Nok aijw khang)
Besslama
Nok aijw khang(Nok aijw khang)
Mekka isem-ik?
Nok bwn aijw?(Nok bwn aijw?)
Isem-iyi John
Aijw John(Aijw John)
Mekka tzemre?
Nok bwn aijw?(Nok bwn aijw?)
Safi nniḍen
Nok aijw bwnthang(Nok aijw bwnthang)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
Nok English bisi?(Nok English bisi?)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Nok Hindi bisi na(Nok Hindi bisi na)
Ur nḥemmer
Nok na bisi(Nok na bisi)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Bisi khum khum(Bisi khum khum)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
Nok bisi khum khum?(Nok bisi khum khum?)
Wul is tazart?
Bathroom naki?(Bathroom naki?)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
City center naki khum?(City center naki khum?)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
Bokhoma khum(Bokhoma khum)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
Dakhoma khum(Dakhoma khum)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
Sokhoma khum(Sokhoma khum)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
Fare naki?(Fare naki?)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
Ek ticket, bisi(Ek ticket, bisi)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
Naki khum na?(Naki khum na?)
Nek d-ɣer
Nok khum na(Nok khum na)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
SIM card naki bisi?(SIM card naki bisi?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
Nai
Ula
Nai na
Mekkan
Nai hani
Nekni d ameqran
Nai bisi
Ula d ameqran
Nai bisi na
Ala yid ihi
Aikhan bisi
Ma yid ihi?
Nai hani bisi?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Nai bisi khang?
Nekni d tazmert
Nai khang bisi
Ssa ad tzemregh
Nai khang nai
Nekni d ameksa
Nai khangna
Ula d tazmert
Nai na bisi
Tawuri
Nai bisi khang
Aslema n tazmert
Nai bisi jujuk
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Nai bisi khang trip
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
Train station khangni?(khangni = where)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
Bus stop khangni?(khangni = where)
Mara tizi?
Platform khangni?(khangni = which)
Aman yebda?
Kok khangni chuk?(khangni = what)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
Nok jani thok?(jani = right)
Ihi, d amezwaru
Ami khangni bisi(bisi = near)
Ihi, d tazmert
Ami khangni bisi na(na = far)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
Map khangni aikhani?(aikhani = show)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
Ami khangni thok, please(thok = stop)
Mara yebda?
Kok khangni chuk?(khangni = how long)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iḥed nniḍen?
Nok bisi bisi?(Nok bisi bisi?)
Aḍu yella aḥil
Aikha bisi bisi khang?(Aikha bisi bisi khang?)
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?
Nok bisi bisi khang khum?(Nok bisi bisi khang khum?)
Nekki nḥed n wigi?
Nok card bisi khang?(Nok card bisi khang?)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus
Nok duijw bisi table(Nok duijw bisi table)
Iḍeḍ, lla yella
Bill bisi, please(Bill bisi, please)
Ma yella tazrigt?
Service bisi khang?(Service bisi khang?)
Nekki d vegetarian
Nok vegetarian bisi(Nok vegetarian bisi)
Ula d akken, lla yella
No spicy food bisi, please(No spicy food bisi, please)
Aḍu yella amezruy
Aikha bisi khawng(Aikha bisi khawng)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt?
Nok menu bisi khang?(Nok menu bisi khang?)
Aḍu n waman, lla yella
A glass water bisi, please(A glass water bisi, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Ssi l-police
Police ni bwnai(Police ni bwnai)
Ssi l-ambulance
Ambulance ni bwnai(Ambulance ni bwnai)
Nekkin doctor
Nok a doctor bwnai(Nok a doctor bwnai)
Nekkin yid
Nok khangni(Nok khangni)
Nekkin agdud n tazart
Nok khawngni bwnai khichwi(Nok khawngni bwnai khichwi)
Wul is-sid n uḍar?
Nok a hospital ni bwnai?(Nok a hospital ni bwnai?)
Ihdden hna
Nok a bwnai(Nok a bwnai)
Rraḍt pasport-i
Nok passport ni bwnai(Nok passport ni bwnai)
Ma tssi l-hotel-i?
Nok hotel ni bwnai?(Nok hotel ni bwnai?)
Ayd!
Bwnai!(Bwnai!)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Aḥlan, tḥemmleḍ
Nok bisi bisi(Nok bisi bisi)
Neddu yid n tazmert
Amak bisi meeting bisi(Amak bisi meeting bisi)
Mā yid tḥemmleḍ?
Nok bisi khan time?(Nok bisi khan time?)
Nekka ad ssin yid n tazmert lḥeqq
Ami report bisi thang(Ami report bisi thang)
Nekka nḥeddru g tomorrow?
Amak bisi kal khan?(Amak bisi kal khan?)
S'il te plaît, ḥeḍḍa yid n file
Nok bisi file bisi attach(Nok bisi file bisi attach)
Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt
Nok bisi thang bisi(Nok bisi thang bisi)
Nekka nḥemmel ad nḥeddru s'k
Ami nok bisi thang bisi(Ami nok bisi thang bisi)
Ma tḥemmleḍ aḥḍar yid?
Nok bisi point bisi khan?(Nok bisi point bisi khan?)
Nekka ad nḥemmel ḍi s'k
Ami nok bisi thang(Ami nok bisi thang)
Tazmert n timeḍi d Friday
Deadline bisi Friday(Deadline bisi Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.