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Common Tamazight to Xhosa phrases
100 practical Tamazight to Xhosa phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Tamazight to Xhosa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight phrase first, then the Xhosa translation (Xhosa) — 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 Xhosa.
Tip: when a Xhosa phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tamazight wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Table of contents
Greetings and pleasantries Useful phrases for travellers Everyday conversation Directions and getting around Shopping and dining Emergencies and health Work and business Time, days and numbers
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Tanemmirt
Enkosi
(tanemmirt)
Sbah lkhir
Ubusuku obuhle
(sbah lkhir)
Nhar lkhir
Ubusuku obuhle
(nhar lkhir)
Mrahba
Ubusuku obuhle
(mrahba)
Lila saïda
Lala ngoxolo
(lila saïda)
Nqra wul
Ndiza kubonana kamva
(nqra wul)
Besslama
Hamba kakuhle
(besslama)
Mekka isem-ik?
Ngubani igama lakho?
(mekka isem-ik)
Isem-iyi John
Igama lam nguJohn
(isem-iyi John)
Mekka tzemre?
Unjani?
(mekka tzemre)
Safi nniḍen
Kuhle ukukwazi
(safi nniḍen)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
Uthetha isiNgesi?
(tzziɣ ad tḥeddar gef l'anglais)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle
(ur tḥeddar gef l'hindi d-ɣer)
Ur nḥemmer
Andiqondi
(ur nḥemmer)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Nceda thethe kancinci
(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
Ungakuphinda lokho?
(ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ)
Wul is tazart?
Iphi ibhafu?
(wul is tazart)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?
(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
Jolisa kwesokunxele
(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
Jolisa kwesokudla
(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
Hamba ngqo
(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
Iholo ingakanani?
(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
Ithikithi elinye, nceda
(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
Ingakanani ukusuka apha?
(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Nek d-ɣer
Ndilahlekile
(nek d-ɣer)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card?
(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Nekni d ameqran
Ndiyavuma
Ma yid ihi?
Ucinga ntoni?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Ungandinceda?
Nekni d tazmert
Ndidinga uncedo
Ssa ad tzemregh
Linda umzuzu
Nekni d ameksa
Ndicela uxolo
Ula d tazmert
Akukho ngxaki
Aslema n tazmert
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Uhambo olukhuselekileyo
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo?
(uphi umphakathi wemithwalo)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
Uphi umphakathi weebhasi?
(uphi umphakathi weebhasi)
Mara tizi?
Yeyiphi iphondo?
(yeyiphi iphondo)
Aman yebda?
Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani?
(ihamba ngexesha elingakanani)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo?
(ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo)
Ihi, d amezwaru
Ikho kufutshane apha
(ihi, d amezwaru)
Ihi, d tazmert
Ikude apha
(ihi, d tazmert)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
Ungandibonisa kwiimeko?
(ungandibonisa kwiimeko)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
Misa apha, nceda
(ssa di tazmert)
Mara yebda?
Ithatha ixesha elingakanani?
(mara yebda)
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iḥed nniḍen?
Ithini le mali?
(iḥed nniḍen)
Aḍu yella aḥil
Le mali ibiza kakhulu.
(aḍu yella aḥil)
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?
Unayo into engabizi?
(ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen)
Nekki nḥed n wigi?
Ndingakhokha ngekhadi?
(nekki nḥed n wigi)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus
Ndicela itafula lempahla ezimbini.
(nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus)
Iḍeḍ, lla yella
Ibhili, nceda.
(iḍeḍ, lla yella)
Ma yella tazrigt?
Ingaba inkonzo ibandakanyekile?
(ma yella tazrigt)
Nekki d vegetarian
Ndiyavegetarian.
(nekki d vegetarian)
Ula d akken, lla yella
Akukho ukutya okunobhotolo, nceda.
(ula d akken, lla yella)
Aḍu yella amezruy
Oku kumnandi.
(aḍu yella amezruy)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt?
Ndingafumana imenyu?
(nekki nḥeb tazrigt)
Aḍu n waman, lla yella
Ingxube ye water, nceda.
(aḍu n waman, lla yella)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Ssi l-police
Biza uphondo
(ssi l-police)
Ssi l-ambulance
Biza i-ambulensi
(ssi l-ambulance)
Nekkin doctor
Ndifuna ugqirha
(nekkin doctor)
Nekkin yid
Ndiziva ndingalunganga
(nekkin yid)
Nekkin agdud n tazart
Ndine-allergy kwi-peanuts
(nekkin agdud n tazart)
Wul is-sid n uḍar?
Uphi umphakathi oseduze?
(wul is-sid n uḍar)
Ihdden hna
Kubuhlungu apha
(ihdden hna)
Rraḍt pasport-i
Ndilahlekelwe yi passport yam
(rraḍt pasport-i)
Ma tssi l-hotel-i?
Ungabiza ihotele yam?
(ma tssi l-hotel-i)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Aḥlan, tḥemmleḍ
Kuhle ukukwazi
(Ahlan, thammled)
Neddu yid n tazmert
Masihlele umhlangano
(Neddu id n tazmert)
Mā yid tḥemmleḍ?
Yiphi ixesha elikufaneleyo?
(Ma id thammled?)
Nekka ad ssin yid n tazmert lḥeqq
Ndiza kuthumela ingxelo namhlanje
(Nekka ad ssin id n tazmert lhaqq)
Nekka nḥeddru g tomorrow?
Singathetha ngomso?
(Nekka nhedru g tomorrow?)
S'il te plaît, ḥeḍḍa yid n file
Nceda ufumane ifayile ehlanganisiweyo
(Sil te plait, hedha id n file)
Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt
Enkosi ngexesha lakho
(Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt)
Nekka nḥemmel ad nḥeddru s'k
Ndijonge phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
(Nekka nhemel ad nhedru s'k)
Ma tḥemmleḍ aḥḍar yid?
Ungacacisa le ndawo?
(Ma thammled ahdar id?)
Nekka ad nḥemmel ḍi s'k
Mna ndiza kubuyela kuwe
(Nekka ad nhemel di s'k)
Tazmert n timeḍi d Friday
Umhla wokugqibela nguLwesihlanu
(Tazmert n timidi d Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Walu tazrigt?
Yintoni ixesha?
(Yin-toh-nee ikh-leh-zah?)
Tazrigt tga tlat
Iiyure ezintathu
(Ee-yoo-reh e-zin-tah-thu)
Lḥeṛ
Namhlanje
(Nam-hlan-je)
Yemmes n tazart
Lwesibini
(Lwe-si-bi-nee)
Yemmes n tazrigt
Lwesithathu
(Lwe-si-tha-thu)
Mraw
Ishumi
(Ee-shoo-mee)
Miyaz
Ishumi elinye
(Ee-shoo-mee eh-leen-yeh)
Iḍen
Ngaphezulu
(Ngah-peh-zulu)
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