Words
Everyday words
What you actually need in a day
Every word here has been confirmed by a speaker from the Rif. Even so, the Rif says it differently from place to place: suggestions are welcome and are reviewed by hand.
| English | Tamazight | Tifinagh | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good morning | Sbah lxir | ⵙⴱⴰⵃ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ | Greetings |
| Good evening | Msa lxir | ⵎⵙⴰ ⵍⵅⵉⵔ | Greetings |
| Excuse me | Smah-li | ⵙⵎⴰⵃ ⵍⵉ | Greetings |
| No problem | Maši mushkil | ⵓⵍⴰⵙ ⵓⵙⵉⵖ | Greetings |
| Goodbye | Bslama | ⴱⵙⵍⴰⵎⴰ | Greetings |
| Welcome | Marḥba | ⵎⴰⵔⵃⴱⴰ | Greetings |
| Water | Aman | ⴰⵎⴰⵏ | Food |
| Bread | Aɣrum | ⴰⵖⵔⵓⵎ | Food |
| Milk | Aɣi | ⴰⵖⵉ | Food |
| Tea | Atay | ⴰⵜⴰⵢ | Food |
| Coffee | Qahwa | ⵇⴰⵃⵡⴰ | Food |
| Jam | Mermilada | ⵎⴻⵔⵎⵉⵍⴰⴷⴰ | Food |
| Honey | Thamment | ⵜⵀⴰⵎⵎⴻⵏⵜ | Food |
| Chocolate | Cukulate | ⵛⵓⴽⵓⵍⴰⵜⴻ | Food |
| Sweets | Halawit | ⵀⴰⵍⴰⵡⵉⵜ | Food |
| Sandwich | Buqadiɣu | ⴱⵓⵇⴰⴷⵉⵖⵓ | Food |
| Soup | Suppa | ⵙⵓⴱⴱⴰ | Food |
| Burger | Hamburgisa | ⵀⴰⵎⴱⵓⵔⴳⵉⵙⴰ | Food |
| Fries | Batata fritta | ⴱⴰⵜⴰⵜⴰ ⴼⵔⵉⵜⵜⴰ | Food |
| Cup of coffee | Rkas ner qehwa | ⵔⴽⴰⵙ ⵏⴻⵔ ⵇⴻⵀⵡⴰ | Food |
| Cup of tea | Rkas n wataɣ | ⵔⴽⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵜⴰⵖ | Food |
| Glass of water | Rkas n waman | ⵔⴽⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ | Food |
| Bottle of water | Thaziɣɣat n waman | ⵜⵀⴰⵣⵉⵖⵖⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ | Food |
| Mineral water | Aman n ɣas | ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵖⴰⵙ | Food |
| Ice cubes | Adfer | ⴰⴷⴼⴻⵔ | Food |
| Market | Suq | ⴰⵙⵡⴰⴽ | Places |
| Mountain | Adrar | ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ | Places |
| Sea | Lbḥar | ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⴳⴳⵓⵔ | Places |
| Zero | Sefr | ⵙⴻⴼⵔ | Numbers |
| One | Ijjen | ⵉⵊⵊⴻⵏ | Numbers |
| Two | Thnayen | ⵜⵀⵏⴰⵢⴻⵏ | Numbers |
| Three | Thratha | ⵜⵀⵔⴰⵜⵀⴰ | Numbers |
| Four | Arbɛa | ⴰⵔⴱⵄⴰ | Numbers |
| Five | Xemsa | ⵅⴻⵎⵙⴰ | Numbers |
| Six | Setta | ⵙⴻⵜⵜⴰ | Numbers |
| Seven | Sebɛa | ⵙⴻⴱⵄⴰ | Numbers |
| Eight | Thmanya | ⵜⵀⵎⴰⵏⵢⴰ | Numbers |
| Nine | Tesɛa | ⵜⴻⵙⵄⴰ | Numbers |
| Ten | ɛacra | ⵄⴰⵛⵔⴰ | Numbers |