Looking for practical Tamazight to Turkmen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — 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 Turkmen.
Tip: read the Turkmen line out loud three times, then cover the Tamazight side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Azul
Salam(azul)
Tanemmirt
Sag bol(tanemmirt)
Sbah lkhir
Erteňiz hayyr(sbah lkhir)
Nhar lkhir
Gündizňiz hayyr(nhar lkhir)
Mrahba
Akşamyňyz hayyr(mrahba)
Lila saïda
Gowy gijeler(lila saïda)
Nqra wul
Görüşeriz(nqra wul)
Besslama
Hoşlaşýarys(besslama)
Mekka isem-ik?
Adyňyz näme?(mekka isem-ik)
Isem-iyi John
Meniň adym John(isem-iyi John)
Mekka tzemre?
Nädip?(mekka tzemre)
Safi nniḍen
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş(safi nniḍen)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
Ur nḥemmer
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
Wul is tazart?
Wc nirede?(wul is tazart)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
Düz git.(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
Bilet näçe?(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Nek d-ɣer
Men ýitdim.(nek d-ɣer)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
Hawa
Ula
Ýok
Mekkan
Belki
Nekni d ameqran
Men razy
Ula d ameqran
Men razy däl
Ala yid ihi
Bu gowy eşidilýär
Ma yid ihi?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?
Nekni d tazmert
Meniň kömege zerur
Ssa ad tzemregh
Bir pursat gara
Nekni d ameksa
Bagyşla
Ula d tazmert
Problem ýok
Tawuri
Tebrikler
Aslema n tazmert
Doglan günüňiz bilen
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)