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12. Greetings and common expressions

Hello, thank you, sorry, introducing yourself — everyday vocabulary.

These formulas are among the most commonly used in everyday speech. They are often the first thing learners hear, and they open the door to conversation.

12.1. Greetings

KabyleEnglishWhen to use
Azul !
Hello!Any time
Azul fell-ak.
Hello (to a man).Polite, to a man
Azul fell-am.
Hello (to a woman).Polite, to a woman
Ṣbeḥ lxir.
Good morning.In the morning
Tameddit n lxir.
Good evening.In the evening
Ar tufat.
Goodbye / See you tomorrow.When leaving

12.2. Introducing yourself

Amek i telliḍ ?
How are you?
Aql-i lxir, tanemmirt.
I am fine, thank you.
Isem-iw d Mohand.
My name is Mohand.
Nekk d aqbayli.
I am Kabyle.

12.3. Thanks and apologies

KabyleEnglish
Tanemmirt.
Thank you.
Tanemmirt aṭas.
Thank you very much.
Smaḥ-iyi.
Excuse me / Sorry.
Ur yesɛi lqima.
You're welcome / It's nothing.
Ih.
Yes.
Ala / Uhu.
No.

Practice

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  1. Sɛeddaɣ tameddit yelhan mliḥ.

  2. Azul fell-awen i sin!

  3. Fehmeɣ-d. Tanemmirt s waṭas.

  4. Fehmeɣ. Tanemmirt aṭas aṭas.

  5. Anda ad nečč tameddit-a?

  6. Aql-i rfiɣ ciṭ fell-ak.

  7. Azul, amek tettiliḍ ?

  8. Amek ara k-t-id-ssegzuɣ ?

  9. Wehmeɣ amek tettettem ayennat-a.

  10. Ẓriɣ amek ttxemmiment tlawin.

  11. Xas kan ulayɣeṛ! Tanemmirt.

  12. Amek teẓẓgen tafunast ?

  13. Aql-i heddreɣ deg tilifu.

  14. Aql-i εummeɣ deg iɣeblan.

  15. Amek tesεeddaḍ anebdu ?

  16. Aql-i ferrẓeɣ yiwen uzenziɣ.

  17. Ad nnezzeh asaru tameddit-a.

  18. Mazal-ik deg uxxam tameddit-a?

  19. Amek tḥulfaḍ s yiman-ik?

  20. Amek armi yettwaṭṭef Tom?

  21. Steqsaɣ abeṛṛani-nni amek isem-is.

  22. Steqsaɣ abnabak-nni amek isem-is.

  23. Amek ara ttuɣ ussan-nni?

  24. Amek ara inin lǧiran?

  25. Nettwali tilivizyu yal tameddit.

  26. Tameddit-a ad yettwiɣ lḥal.

  27. Tura aql-i ɣuṛ-i tikti-nniḍen.

  28. Tanemmirt ḥeqqa ɣef yiḍelli.

  29. Tuder-d isem-iw deg udlis-is.

  30. Ulac amek ara ten-id-tḥebseḍ?

  31. Aql-i ṣeḥḥaɣ dayen kan.

  32. Amek tebɣiḍ ad temmteḍ?

  33. Ur xdiment ara tameddit-a.

  34. Aql-i d ilelli tura.

  35. Amek armi sen-txedmem akken?

  36. Amek tesseḍ teqcict-a !

  37. D tidet, aql-i da.

  38. Aql-i yid-sent akka tura.

  39. Wissen amek gganen yiqettalen?

  40. Aql-i ttwaṭṭfeɣ,ilaq ad ruḥeɣ.

  41. Ԑerḍeɣ amek ur ttfayiɣ.

  42. Amek i d-teḍra laksida-nni?

  43. Amek i d-yeḍra usehwu-nni?

  44. Amek isem-ik deg Skype?

  45. Nessen amek ara s-nelḥu.

  46. Amek i k-qqaren ?

  47. Aql-i ttaɣzeɣ yiwen wanu..

  48. Amek ara yili uzekka?

  49. Amek semman i uṭufan-nni-nsen?

  50. Muqel kan amek xeddmeɣ.

  51. Ẓer amek ttazzalen !

  52. Amek ara t-id-nemneε ?

  53. Yessen amek ara iṭawel.

  54. Ԑreḍ amek ur tettaḍsaḍ.

  55. Aql-i d amɣar yakan.

  56. Yerna tanemmirt si tura.

  57. Amek i s-yewweḍ lexber?

  58. Amek isem-is i urgaz-im?

  59. Tura aql-i d axeddam.

  60. Amek armi tmeyyzeḍ akken?

Practice exercises

1. How do you say 'thank you' in Kabyle?

2. How do you ask 'how are you?'

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