Looking for practical Tamazight to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — 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 Mam.
Tip: pick five Mam 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
Xo'j(sho'j)
Tanemmirt
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Sbah lkhir
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Nhar lkhir
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Mrahba
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Lila saïda
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Nqra wul
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Besslama
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Mekka isem-ik?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Isem-iyi John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Mekka tzemre?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Safi nniḍen
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(tzziɣ ad tḥeddar gef l'anglais)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.(ur tḥeddar gef l'hindi d-ɣer)
Ur nḥemmer
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.(ur nḥemmer)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?(ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ)
Wul is tazart?
¿Jach'och k'ux?(wul is tazart)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
K'utun k'ux.(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
K'utun k'ux.(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
K'utun k'ux.(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Nek d-ɣer
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.(nek d-ɣer)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
Juj(hoo)
Ula
Man(mah)
Mekkan
K'ux(k'ush)
Nekni d ameqran
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ula d ameqran
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Ala yid ihi
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Ma yid ihi?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Nekni d tazmert
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Ssa ad tzemregh
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Nekni d ameksa
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Ula d tazmert
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Tawuri
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Aslema n tazmert
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(wulaw n tizi n taddart)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(wulaw n tizi n bus)
Mara tizi?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(mara tizi)
Aman yebda?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(aman yebda)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(ihi, d wayen n tazmert)
Ihi, d amezwaru
Ri k'ut pa ri.(ihi, d amezwaru)
Ihi, d tazmert
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(ihi, d tazmert)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(ssa di tazmert)
Mara yebda?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(mara yebda)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.