Looking for practical Tamazight to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Manx translation (Manx) — 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 Manx.
Tip: when a Manx phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tamazight wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Azul
Fastyr mie(azul)
Tanemmirt
Gura mie eu(tanemmirt)
Sbah lkhir
Mie eu(sbah lkhir)
Nhar lkhir
Fastyr mie(nhar lkhir)
Mrahba
Oie vie(mrahba)
Lila saïda
Oie ghooinney(lila saïda)
Nqra wul
Gree gys y chee(nqra wul)
Besslama
Slane(besslama)
Mekka isem-ik?
Cre ta d'ennym?(mekka isem-ik)
Isem-iyi John
Ta my ennym yn John(isem-iyi John)
Mekka tzemre?
Kys t'eh?(mekka tzemre)
Safi nniḍen
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa(safi nniḍen)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Ur nḥemmer
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Wul is tazart?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Nek d-ɣer
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
Aye
Ula
Na
Mekkan
Possibly
Nekni d ameqran
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ula d ameqran
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Ala yid ihi
Ta shoh goll er
Ma yid ihi?
Cre ta'n chione?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Nekni d tazmert
Ta mee cur my chenn
Ssa ad tzemregh
Gow er ny hoilshey
Nekni d ameksa
Ta mee er yannoo
Ula d tazmert
Cha nel broogh
Tawuri
Foddee gura
Aslema n tazmert
Laa breith shenney
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Mara tizi?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Aman yebda?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ihi, d amezwaru
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ihi, d tazmert
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Mara yebda?
Kys ta'n traa goll?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.