Looking for practical Yiddish to Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Yiddish phrase first, then the Tamazight (Tifinagh) translation (Tamazight (Tifinagh)) — 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 (Tifinagh).
Tip: when a Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Yiddish 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.
העלא
ⵣⵓⵍ(zul)
א דאנק
ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(nighin)
גוט מארגן
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ(isin immus)
גוט נאכמיטאָג
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
גוט ערב
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
גוט נאכט
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ(isin inis)
איך וועל זיך זען שפּעטער
ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(immus nighin)
זײַ געזונט
ⵙⵉⵏⵉⵏ(sinin)
ווי הייסטו?
ⵉⵙ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ ⵅⵉⵙ?(is inis his?)
מיין נאָמען איז דזשאָן
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵊⵓⵏ(is inis John)
ווי גייט עס אייך?
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ?(is nighin?)
נישט צו טרעפן אייך
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ(is nighin)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
רעדסטו ענגליש?
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ?(amun issin inghilin?)
איך רעד נישט גוט הינדי
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵃⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ(amun issin Hindi inghilin)