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Learning the Berber Phrases is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Berber language. But first we need to know what the role of Phrases is in the structure of the grammar in Berber.
Berber phrases are a group of words functioning as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Phrases | Berber Phrases |
|---|---|
| Phrases | |
| hello | salam - مرحبا |
| bye | layhannike - وداعا |
| congratulations | ashnime issafrahe rabby - تهاني |
| sorry | samhite - آسف |
| really | nassahe - حقا |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Phrases in Berber has a logical pattern. Locate the Phrases above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamazight.
Below is a list of the phrases and daily expressions in Berber placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Berber vocabulary.
| English Phrases | Berber Phrases |
|---|---|
| a green tree | shajrate tadalte - شجرة خضراء |
| a tall building | alimarate ialane - مبنى طويل القامة |
| a very old man | argaze awassare - رجل كبير جدا |
| the old red house | tittarte tazaguagte takdimte - البيت القديم أحمر |
| a very nice friend | amattukale ousbihe - صديق لطيف جدا |
| I read a book sometimes | karakhe laktabe marra marra - أقرأ كتابا احيانا |
| I will never smoke | ouly ade sadakmikhe - أنا لن ادخن ابدا |
| are you alone? | talide ikmannashe - هل أنت وحدك؟ |
| my car | tomobilty - سيارتي |
| green car | tomobil tadalte - سيارة خضراء |
| three cars | tlata tomobilate - ثلاث سيارات |
| car garage | lgarage natoumoubilate - مرآب السيارات |
| outside the car | barra n tomobila - خارج السيارة |
| my book | laktabe inoukhe - كتابي |
| my books | laktouba inoukhe - كتبي |
| our daughter | yallitnakhe - ابنتنا |
| our daughters | idyallitnakhe - بناتنا |
| I'm cold | likhe thoussikhe agde oujrisse - انى اشعر بالبرودة |
| we're cold | lanathassa agdoujrisse - نحن نشعر بالبرودة |
| his chickens | tyasite - دجاجه |
| their chicken | tiyazidine nsanne - دجاجهم |
| he is happy | illa yafrahe - انه سعيد |
| she is happy | talla tafrahe - انها سعيدة |
| he is American | damirikanye - انه امريكى الجنسية |
| she is American | tamirikanayte - انها امريكية الجنسية |
| I can accept that | akhammake sadkablakhe ouyou - يمكن أن أقبل هذا |
| she added it | izaydasse - وأضافته |
| we admit it | nassane zisse - نحن نعترف بذلك |
| they advised him | shnantide - وأشاروا عليه |
| I can agree with that | akhammake adassifatakhe ouyou - يمكنني أن أتفق مع هذا |
| she allows it | talla tkhasse ammane - انها تسمح بذلك |
| we announce it | nalla nakkarre ammane - نحن نعلن ذلك |
| I can apologize | adkattakhe atlbakhe ammane adite tsamhade - يمكنني أن أعتذر |
| she appears today | akhammake assou - يبدو انها اليوم |
| they arranged that | lane chnane ayane - لقد رتبوا ذلك |
| I can arrive tomorrow | adkattakhe atawdakhe ayatsha - يمكنني أن اصل غدا |
| she can ask him | ankatte asse nassane - تستطيع أن تسأله |
| she attaches that | talla tassawale disse - انها تعلق عليه |
| we attack them | nalla nahjame khafssane - نحن نهاجمهم |
| they avoid her | lane tjane anakhe - انهم يتجنبونها |
| I can bake it | adkattakhe adasse mlakhe - يمكنني أن اخبزه |
| she is like him | nattata ame natta - هي مثله |
| nalla niffisse - نحن نفوز عليه | |
| they became happy | dhante dousbihane - أصبحوا سعداء |
| I can begin that | adkattakhe adabdikhe ayane - يمكنني ان ابدا ذلك |
| we borrowed money | nalla nardalte riyalate - نحن اقترضنا المال |
| they breathe air | lanne tnaffsane lhawa - هم يتنفسون الهواء |
| I can bring it | idakattakhe atide awyakhe - أستطيع ان اجلبه |
| I can build that | adkattakhe asse skakhe - استطيع ان ابنيه |
| she buys food | talla tassaghte lamaashe - انها تشتري الغذاء |
| we calculate it | nalla nhasbisse - نحن نحسبه |
| they carry it | lane issinse - انهم يحملونه |
| they don't cheat | kaae oultkdane - انهم لا يغشوا |
| she chooses him | natta takhtrasse - هى تختاره |
| we close it | nalla ntakny - نحن نغلقه |
| he comes here | ittaste lghalda - يأتي هنا |
| I can compare that | adkattakhe ankarane ayou - يمكنني مقارنة هذا |
| she competes with me | talla tkattite - انها تتنافس معى |
| we complain about it | nalla natbarra khfasse - نحن نشكو منه |
| they continued reading | lanne kammlane tighry nssane - لقد واصلوا القراءة |
| he cried about that | toughe yille souynane - لقد بكى بسبب ذلك |
| I can decide now | adkattakhe - يمكنني أن تقرر الآن |
| she described it to me | talla tamlite - لقد وصفت لى |
| we disagree about it | ounsfahame shaye oukkou - نختلف حول هذا الموضوع |
| they disappeared quickly | zwane fissae - لقد اختفوا بسرعة |
| I discovered that | abinanite ayane - اكتشفت أن |
| she dislikes that | outallitghisse shaye - انها لا تحب أن |
| we do it | nalla ntakke ammane - نحن نفعل ذلك |
| they dream about it | lanne tirjitane souyane - يحلمون بذلك |
| I earned | استحقيت |
| he eats a lot | ittate khire allah - انه يأكل الكثير |
| we enjoyed that | iajabakhte ayane - استمتعنا بذلك |
| they entered here | outfante da - دخلوا هنا |
| he escaped that | irwale natta - هرب هو |
| I can explain that | adkaddakhe adasse shnakhe - أستطيع شرح ذلك |
| she feels that too | nalla nhasse wala dnattata - تشعر أنها أيضا |
| we fled from there | narwalte soukouyane - هربنا من هناك |
| they will fly tomorrow | sady farfarre ayatsha - سوف يطير غدا |
| I can follow you | sadkattakhe ashnime tabakhe - يمكنني أن اتبعكم |
| she forgot me | نستنى |
| we forgive him | nalla nsamhasste - نحنن نغفر له |
| I can give her that | adkaddakhe adasse oushake ayane - يمكن أن أعطيها ذك |
| she goes there | tkourre lghaldine - تذهب هناك |
| we greeted them | nasiwdassante slame - نحن حياناهم |
| I hate that | oulkissakhe - أكرهه |
| I can hear it | adkaddakhe aghrasse sallakhe - يمكنني أن اسمعه |
| she imagine that | talla tmatarre ammane - هى تتصور ذلك |
| we invited them | naardine - نحن دعوناهم |
| I know him | snakhsse - أنا أعرفه |
| she learned it | snakhsse zisse - تعلمت أنه |
| we leave now | sanazwa youdo - نرحل الآن |
| they lied about him | kattbane khfasse - كذبوا عنه |
| I can listen to that | adkattakhe adsallakhe oukouyane - أستطيع الاستماع إلي ذلك |
| she lost that | takhssare - انها خسرت |
| we made it yesterday | nayyoute innate - لقد فعلناها بالامس |
| they met him | zransse - لقد قابلوه |
| I misspell that | أنا أخطأت في تهجئة ذلك |
| I always pray | dzallikhe chra dasse - أصلي دائما |
| she prefers that | tkhasse ayane - انها تفضل ذلك |
| we protected them | nahdassansse - لقد حميناهم |
| they will punish her | sastoutane - سوف يعاقبوها |
| I can put it there | adkattakhe as sarsakhe da - أستطيع وضعه هناك |
| she will read it | sa stgharre - انها سوف تقرأه |
| we received that | noufe ayane - تلقينا ذلك |
| they refuse to talk | oulghissane adassiwlane - رفضوا التحدث |
| I remember that | aaklakhe zisse - أتذكرها |
| she repeats that | talla taawade ayane - انها تكرر ذلك |
| we see it | natmatarsse - نراه |
| they sell it | lane znoussansse - هم يبيعوه |
| I sent that yesterday | ouznakhe ayane innate - أرسلت ذلك بالأمس |
| he shaved his beard | ihassane tmarte annasse - انه حلق لحيته |
| it shrunk quickly | انها تقلصت بسرعة |
| we will sing it | سنقوم غبنائها |
| they sat there | kimmane dine - جلسوا هناك |
| I can speak it | adkattakhe azzisse siwlakhe - أستطيع التحدث بها |
| she spends money | talla tassaghte - إنها تنفق المال |
| we suffered from that | nammoutarre - عانينا منه |
| they suggest that | tabnite ame - فهي توحي أنها |
| I surprised him | tsankhalaai - فاجئته |
| she took that | atane tissi ayane - لقد اخذت هذا |
| we teach it | nalla nakkaisse - نحن ندرسه |
| they told us | annayanakhte - قالوا لنا |
| she thanked him | انها شكرته |
| I can think about it | likhe tfakkrakhe oukkouynane - أستطيع التفكير في الامر |
| she threw it | tayrisse - إنها رمته |
| we understand that | nassane zisse - نحن نفهم ذلك |
| they want that | khssane ammane - هم يريدون ذلك |
| I can wear it | adkattakhe asse irdakhe - استطيع ان ارتديه |
| she writes that | talla tary ayane - انها تكتب ذلك |
| we talk about it | nassawale sounouyane - نتحدث عن ذلك |
| they have it | illa gharssane - انه لديهم |
| I watched it | tammoutarre ayane - شاهدت ذلك |
| I will talk about it | sadassiwlakhe souyane - ساتكلم عن هذا |
| he bought that yesterday | sghikhte ayane innate - اشترى هذا بالامس |
| we finished it | nkammale ayane - انتهينا ذلك |
| inside the house | itittarte - داخل المنزل |
| outside the car | barra natomobil - خارج السيارة |
| with me | aghtnatshe - معي |
| without him | bla natta - بدونه |
| under the table | swattaye nattablate - تحت الطاولة |
| after tomorrow | ayatsha - بعد غد |
| before sunset | قبل الغروب |
| but I'm busy | ولكن أنا مشغول |
| he is not here | oudayally shaye - انه ليس هنا |
| that is not my book | ayou nktabe oully shaye inoukhe - هذا ليس كتابي |
| do not enter | oulattatafe - لا تدخل |
| where is he? | many illa - أين هو؟ |
| what is this? | manayane wou - ما هذا ؟ |
| why are you sad? | magharre dashe la tarre - لماذا أنت حزين؟ |
| how do you want to pay? | manashe takhssade atkhallssade - كيف تريد الدفع؟ |
| can I come? | adkaddakhe attassakhe?? - هل يمكن ان آتى؟ |
| is he sleeping? | illa ittasse?? - هل هو نائم؟ |
| do you know me? | washe tasnade iyi?? - هل تعرفني؟ |
| do you have my book? | illaghrashe laktabe inoukhe?? - هل لديك كتابي؟ |
| how big is it? | mane illa da makrane ?? - ما مدى كبر هذا؟ |
| can I help you? | washe adkaddakhe ashe aawnakhe ?? - هل يمكننى مساعدتك؟ |
| can you help me? | washe atkattade idyi taawnade?? - هل يمكنك مساعدتي؟ |
| do you speak English? | washe tassawalade tanaglizayte?? - هل تتكلم الانجليزية؟ |
| how far is this? | ما مدى بعد هذا؟ |
| what time is it? | milmy - ما هو الوقت؟ |
| how much is this? | shhale ikkouyou - كم ثمن هذا؟ |
| what is your name? | maydashe kkarane - ما هو اسمك؟ |
| where do you live? | manidage tzadghade - أين تعيش؟ |
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