Looking for practical Tamazight to Qeqchi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Qeqchi translation (Qeqchi) — 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 Qeqchi.
Tip: read the Qeqchi line out loud three times, then cover the Tamazight side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Tamazight to Qeqchi translator to paste your own messages and get an instant translation.
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Azul
Sa'qi(sah-kee)
Tanemmirt
Uxlab'äl(ook-lah-bahl)
Sbah lkhir
Sa'qi k'ay(sah-kee kay)
Nhar lkhir
Sa'qi k'ik'(sah-kee keek)
Mrahba
Sa'qi k'ux(sah-kee koosh)
Lila saïda
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux(sah-kee keek koosh)
Nqra wul
K'ux k'ik'(koosh keek)
Besslama
K'ux(koosh)
Mekka isem-ik?
Jach'och' k'ut?(ha-choch kut)
Isem-iyi John
In k'ut John(een koot John)
Mekka tzemre?
K'ut k'ax?(kut k'ash)
Safi nniḍen
K'ax k'ut k'ux(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
¿Ruk'uxik in English?(tzziɣ ad tḥeddar gef l'anglais)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.(ur tḥeddar gef l'hindi d-ɣer)
Ur nḥemmer
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(ur nḥemmer)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?(ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ)
Wul is tazart?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(wul is tazart)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
K'utun ri k'ay.(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
K'utun ri k'ay.(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
K'utun k'ay.(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
K'utun ri k'ay.(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Nek d-ɣer
Nuk'uxik k'utun.(nek d-ɣer)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
Ja'
Ula
Nok
Mekkan
K'a riq
Nekni d ameqran
In k'ut
Ula d ameqran
In k'ut nok
Ala yid ihi
K'ut in k'ut
Ma yid ihi?
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Nekni d tazmert
In k'uch k'ax
Ssa ad tzemregh
K'ut k'ax riq
Nekni d ameksa
In k'ut k'ax
Ula d tazmert
Nok k'ut
Tawuri
K'ut in k'ut riq
Aslema n tazmert
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
Mara tizi?
¿K'utun ri platform?(kutun ri platform)
Aman yebda?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ihi, d amezwaru
Ri k'utun k'utun(ri kutun kutun)
Ihi, d tazmert
Ri k'utun k'ax(ri kutun k'ax)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
¿K'utun ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
Mara yebda?
¿Jas k'utun ri?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.