Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Tamazight phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tok Pisin phrase first, then the Tamazight translation (Tamazight) — 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 Tamazight.
Tip: pick five Tamazight 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.
Halo
Azul(azul)
Tenkyu
Tanemmirt(tanemmirt)
Gutpela moning
Sbah lkhir(sbah lkhir)
Gutpela apinun
Nhar lkhir(nhar lkhir)
Gutpela nait
Mrahba(mrahba)
Gutpela nait
Lila saïda(lila saïda)
Lukim yu bihain
Nqra wul(nqra wul)
Gudbai
Besslama(besslama)
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Mekka isem-ik?(mekka isem-ik)
Mi nem em John
Isem-iyi John(isem-iyi John)
Yu stap gut?
Mekka tzemre?(mekka tzemre)
Gutpela long mitim yu
Safi nniḍen(safi nniḍen)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?(tzziɣ ad tḥeddar gef l'anglais)
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer(ur tḥeddar gef l'hindi d-ɣer)
Mi no save.
Ur nḥemmer(ur nḥemmer)
Plis, tok liklik.
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
Yu ken tokim gen?
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?(ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ)
Wea toilet?
Wul is tazart?(wul is tazart)
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
Go stret.
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Wan tiket, plis.
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
Em i long long wanem?
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Mi lus.
Nek d-ɣer(nek d-ɣer)
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Ih
No
Ula
Baibe
Mekkan
Mi agri
Nekni d ameqran
Mi no agri
Ula d ameqran
Em i gut
Ala yid ihi
Yu ting wanem?
Ma yid ihi?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Mi nidim help
Nekni d tazmert
Wai liklik
Ssa ad tzemregh
Mi sori
Nekni d ameksa
No problem
Ula d tazmert
Tenkyu
Tawuri
Hapi baisde
Aslema n tazmert
Lukaut long trip
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?(wulaw n tizi n taddart)
Wea em bus stop?
Wulaw n tizi n bus?(wulaw n tizi n bus)
Wea em platform?
Mara tizi?(mara tizi)
Wanem taim em i likim?
Aman yebda?(aman yebda)
Dispela em stret rot?
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?(ihi, d wayen n tazmert)
Em i klostu hia
Ihi, d amezwaru(ihi, d amezwaru)
Em i longwe long hia
Ihi, d tazmert(ihi, d tazmert)
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?(ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt)
Stap hia, plis
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît(ssa di tazmert)
Hao long em i tek?
Mara yebda?(mara yebda)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Iḥed nniḍen?(iḥed nniḍen)
Dispela i tu mipela
Aḍu yella aḥil(aḍu yella aḥil)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?(ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Nekki nḥed n wigi?(nekki nḥed n wigi)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus(nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus)
Bil, plis
Iḍeḍ, lla yella(iḍeḍ, lla yella)
Service i stap insait?
Ma yella tazrigt?(ma yella tazrigt)
Mi vegetarian
Nekki d vegetarian(nekki d vegetarian)
No spicy kaikai, plis
Ula d akken, lla yella(ula d akken, lla yella)
Dispela i naispela
Aḍu yella amezruy(aḍu yella amezruy)
Inap mi kisim menu?
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt?(nekki nḥeb tazrigt)
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Aḍu n waman, lla yella(aḍu n waman, lla yella)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Ssi l-police(ssi l-police)
Kolim ambulans
Ssi l-ambulance(ssi l-ambulance)
Mi nidim dokta
Nekkin doctor(nekkin doctor)
Mi sik
Nekkin yid(nekkin yid)
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Nekkin agdud n tazart(nekkin agdud n tazart)
Wea hospital i klostu?
Wul is-sid n uḍar?(wul is-sid n uḍar)
I penim hia
Ihdden hna(ihdden hna)
Mi lusim paspot
Rraḍt pasport-i(rraḍt pasport-i)
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Ma tssi l-hotel-i?(ma tssi l-hotel-i)
Help!
Ayd!(ayd)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Aḥlan, tḥemmleḍ(Ahlan, thammled)
Makim wanpela miting
Neddu yid n tazmert(Neddu id n tazmert)
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Mā yid tḥemmleḍ?(Ma id thammled?)
Mi bai sendim report tude
Nekka ad ssin yid n tazmert lḥeqq(Nekka ad ssin id n tazmert lhaqq)
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Nekka nḥeddru g tomorrow?(Nekka nhedru g tomorrow?)
Plis lukim fael i atach
S'il te plaît, ḥeḍḍa yid n file(Sil te plait, hedha id n file)
Tenkyu long yu taim
Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt(Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt)
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Nekka nḥemmel ad nḥeddru s'k(Nekka nhemel ad nhedru s'k)
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Ma tḥemmleḍ aḥḍar yid?(Ma thammled ahdar id?)
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Nekka ad nḥemmel ḍi s'k(Nekka ad nhemel di s'k)
Deidlain i Fraida
Tazmert n timeḍi d Friday(Tazmert n timidi d Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.