Berber phrasebook

Pronunciation guide

Vowels: ⴰ (a) like ⴰⵏⵣⴰⵔ (Anzar) ⴻ (e) like Yey ⵉ (i) like ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳⵏ (Imaziɣen) ⵓ (u) like ⵍⵎⵓⴷⵏ (Lmoden)

Consonants: ⴱ (b) like ⴳ (g) like ⴳⵯ (gʷ) like ⴷ (d) like ⴹ (ḍ) like ⴼ (f) like ⴽ (k) like ⴽⵯ (kʷ) like ⵀ (h) like ⵃ (ḥ) like ⵄ (ɛ) like ⵅ (x) like ⵇ (q) like ⵊ (j) like ⵍ (l) like ⵎ (m) like ⵏ (n) like ⵔ (r) like ⵕ (ṛ) like ⵖ (ɣ) like ⵙ (s) like ⵚ (ṣ) like ⵛ (c) like ⵜ (t) like ⵜⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔⵜ (Taɣadirt) ⵟ (ṭ) like ⵡ (w) like ⵢ (y) like ⵣ (z) like ⴰⵣⴰⵢⵣ (Azayz) ⵥ (ẓ) like

Phrase list

Basics: Good Morning ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵉⵏ (sbah algir) Hello. (informal) ⴰⵣⵓⵍ (Azul) How are you? ⴰⵎⴽ ⵜⵍⵍⵉⴹ? (memesh tegid?) Fine, thank you. ⵉⴳⵔⵔⵣ, ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ (saffi, shoukrane) What is your name? ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵏⵏⴽ? (m), ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵏⵏⵎ? (f) (Isem-nnek? (m), Isem-nnem? (f)) My name is ______ . ⵉⵙⵎ-ⵉⵏⵓ ______ . (Isem-inu ______ .) Nice to meet you. ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ. (Tamussni n lxir) Please. (hafaq) Thank you Tenmirt. / ⵜⴰⵏⵎⵎⵉⵔⵜ. (shoukrane) You're welcome. ⵓⵍⴰⵛ ⴰⵖⵉⵍⵉⴼ (hafe u wane) Yes. ⵉⵀ (wah/ay) No. ⵓⵀⵓ (oho) Excuse me. (getting attention) ⵙⵙⵓⵔⴼ-ⵉⵢⵉ (semhai) Goodbye ⴰⵔ ⵜⵓⴼⴰⵜ (besalma/beslama) I don't speak tamazight [well]. ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵎⴻⵙⵍⴰⵢⴻⴳ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (weh sewrig sha tmazight mleh) Do you speak English? ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵎⴻⵙⵍⴰⵢⴻⴹ ⵜⴰⵏⴳⵍⵉⵣⵉⵜ? (sewred tinglist?) Is there someone here who speaks English? ⵢⵍⵍⴰ ⵡⵉⵏ ⵢⴻⵜⵜⵎⴻⵙⵍⴰⵢⴻⵏ ⵜⴰⵏⴳⵍⵉⵣⵉⵜ ⴷⴰ? (hed theh sewren tinglist?) Help! ⴰⴱⴱⵓⵀ! (haunay!) Look out! ⵖⵓⵔⴽ! (hower!) Good morning. ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵉⵏ (Tifawin) Good evening. ⵜⵉⵎⵏⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ (Timensiwin) Good night ⵉⴹ ⴰⵎⴳⴳⴰⵣ (Iḍ ameggaz) I don't understand. ⵓⵔ ⴳⵣⵉⵖ (weh fahmeg sha?) Where is the toilet? ⴰⵏⴷⴰⵜ ⵡⴱⴷⵓⵣ? (meni tega twaleet?)

Problems: Leave me alone. ( adji iwatonw) Don't touch me! ( weh hathey sha!) I'll call the police. atsounag bolis!) Police! ( lbolis) Stop! Thief! ( bed amkhar) I need your help. (hthesheg shek(f)/ shem(m) It's an emergency. ( ) I'm lost. ( woedag) I lost my bag. (woedag shakoesh ino) I lost my wallet. (Ijla albaztamino) I'm sick. ( hersheg) I've been injured. ( ) I need a doctor. ( ikhsayi outbib) Can I use your phone? ( mchak dyoussa aditchet telephonch adiss sawlegh):

Numbers: 0 ⴰⵎⵢⴰ (Amya) 1 ⵢⴰⵏ (Yan) 2 ⵙⵉⵏ (Sin) 3 ⴽⵕⴰⴹ (Kṛaḍ) 4 ⴽⴽⵓⵥ (Kkuẓ) 5 ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ (Semmus) 6 ⵙⴹⵉⵚ (Sḍiṣ) 7 ⵙⴰ (Sa) 8 ⵜⴰⵎ (Tam) 9 ⵜⵥⴰ (Tẓa) 10 ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Mraw) 11 ⵢⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Yan d mraw) 12 ⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sin d mraw) 13 ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Kṛaḍ d mraw) 14 ⴽⴽⵓⵥ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Kkuẓ d mraw) 15 ⵙⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Semmus d mraw) 16 ⵙⴹⵉⵚ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sḍiṣ d mraw) 17 ⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sa d mraw) 18 ⵜⴰⵎ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Tam d mraw) 19 ⵜⵥⴰ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Tẓa d mraw) 20 ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ (Agnar) 21 ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ (Agnar d yan) 22 ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵙⵉⵏ (Agnar d sin) 23 ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⴽⵕⴰⴹ (Agnar d kṛaḍ) 30 ⴰⴳⵏⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Agnar d mraw) 40 ⵙⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ (Sin wagrawen) 50 ⵙⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡⵏ ⴷ ⵎⵔⴰⵡ (Sin wagrawen d mraw) 60 ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⵡⴰⴳⵔ