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17. House and daily life

Living, sleeping, waking up, working.

The traditional Kabyle house is at the center of social life.

17.1. The house

KabyleEnglish
axxam
house
tawwurt
door
taddart
village
ssqef
roof
lqaɛa
floor
tiɣimit
living room

17.2. Actions

KabyleEnglish
eṭṭes
to sleep
kker
to get up
xdem
to work
iruḥ
to go
yusa-d
to come

17.3. Examples

Ad neṭṭes tura.
We are going to sleep now.
Kkereɣ zik.
I get up early.

Practice

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  1. Ad neddu s axxam.

  2. Ur-ɛad ldiɣ mliḥ tawwurt.

  3. Tiɣimit urǧin tenɣa yiwen.

  4. Ssnen-t merra deg taddart.

  5. Tawwurt-nni teldi-d s ttawil.

  6. Wa d axxam imexlal.

  7. Axxam meẓẓi maca yekfa-yaɣ-d.

  8. Taddart mačči am zik.

  9. Ddunit-a mačči d axxam-iw.

  10. Tom axxam ur t-yesεi.

  11. Axxam-nneɣ iεawed akk lebni.

  12. D axxam-nni anda yezdeɣ.

  13. Yuɣ axxam deg taɣremt.

  14. Tuɣ axxam deg taɣremt.

  15. Yezger-d yiwen uεudiw axxam-iw.

  16. Ufiɣ-d axxam-is war aɣbel.

  17. Ineggez almi d ssqef.

  18. Yekkes adfel ɣef ssqef-nni.

  19. Taddart-nni tezga-d weḥd-s kan.

  20. Tawwurt tella tsekkeṛ-d sdaxel.

  21. Axxam-a yebna s lebrik.

  22. D tawwurt-nni n zzat.

  23. Iεreq-as ubrid ɣer taddart-nni.

  24. Iraε-as ubrid ɣer taddart.

  25. Tewwiḍ-tt s axxam-is ?

  26. Efk axxam-nni i yelli.

  27. Ẓriɣ izi ɣer ssqef

  28. Axxam-nni ugelmim d ayla-w.

  29. Ur as-yebni ara axxam.

  30. Ur ak-yebni ara axxam.

  31. Ur am-yebni ara axxam.

  32. Ur awen-yebni ara axxam.

  33. Ur awent-yebni ara axxam.

  34. Ur asen-yebni ara axxam.

  35. Ur assent-yebni ara axxam.

  36. Yesbeɣ tawwurt-nni s uzegza.

  37. Sekkṛeɣ tawwurt-nni n zzat.

  38. Sekkṛeɣ-d tawwurt-nni n zzat.

  39. D axxam ideg luleɣ.

  40. Ldi tawwurt i tayri.

  41. Axxam-nni yebna-t i netta.

  42. Ldiɣ tawwurt s leεqel.

  43. Assa ad teẓreḍ axxam-nni.

  44. Ur d-ldi ara tawwurt.

  45. Yekcem uxennab s axxam-is.

  46. Sami yekcem s axxam-is.

  47. Axxam-iw atan deg tmurt.

  48. Lqaɛa tettezzi i tazayt-is.

  49. Axxam-a mačči d ayla-w.

  50. Bnan axxam s wesɣar.

  51. Tawwurt-a tugi ad teldi.

  52. Tesεa axxam d abestuḥ.

  53. Lqaɛa tɣumm s udfel.

  54. Yusa-d ɣur-i s axxam.

  55. D axxam n εemmi.

  56. D axxam n xali.

  57. Tawwurt-nni tessufuɣ ɣer tebḥirt.

  58. Yeshel ad tessekruḍ axxam-a.

  59. Ilaq-iyi ad ldiɣ tawwurt-a.

  60. Axxam yerɣa akken yella.

Practice exercises

1. How do you say 'house'?

2. What does 'eṭṭes' mean?

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