If you're trying to learn Tamazight Vocabulary which is also called Berber, check our courses about vocabulary and expressions... to help you with your Tamazight grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Tamazight. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Tamazight Vocabulary 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 Tamazight language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Tamazight.
Tamazight vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
English Vocabulary | Tamazight Vocabulary |
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Vocabulary | |
England | ngliz |
France | fransa |
Germany | lalman |
USA | mirikan |
Languages | |
Arabic | ta3rabt |
Chinese | tachinwiyt |
English | tangliziyt |
French | tafransist |
German | talmaniyt |
Hebrew | todayt |
Hindi | tahindiyt |
Italian | tatalyaniyt |
Japanese | tajaponiyt |
Spanish | tasblyouniyt |
Days | |
Monday | latniyn |
Tuesday | tlata |
Wednesday | l3arba |
Thursday | lakhmis |
Friday | ljame3 |
Saturday | sabt |
Sunday | l7ad |
time | louqqt |
hour | tassa3t |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Tamazight placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tamazight vocabulary.
English Vocabulary | Tamazight Vocabulary |
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different objects | |
bank | lbanka |
beach | lbe7r |
book | lktab |
by bicycle | slbachklid |
by bus | stoubis |
by car | sttamobil |
by train | slmachina |
country | tamazirt |
desert | lqqifar : sahara |
earth | rragg |
flowers | ijjign |
football | tawjja |
forest | tagant |
game | oul3ibn |
garden | jjarda |
house | tigmmi |
moon | ayyour |
mountain | amadl |
on foot | sidarn |
river | asiif |
sea | lbe7r |
sky | ignna |
soccer | tawjja |
stars | itraan |
tree | tachjart |
cloudy | illa oumdlou |
cold | asmmid |
cool | izozwa l7al |
hot | i7ma l7al |
rain | anzaar |
raining | illa ounzaar |
snow | adfl |
snowing | irdittar oudfl |
sunny | tlla tafoukt |
windy | illa rri7 |
winter | tagerst |
aunt | lall / khalti |
baby | abjjoug |
brother | gma |
cousin | yiws n lall, n khalti, n dad, n khali// illis n lall, nkhalti, n dad, n khali |
daughter | illi |
doctor | adbiib |
father | baab |
grandfather | baba lhaj |
grandmother | nann(father's mother) jdda (mother's mo) |
husband | argaaz |
mother | yimm |
professor | am7daar |
son | yiwi |
teacher | am7daar |
uncle | khali / dadd |
wife | tamghaart |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Tamazight. Once you're done with the Berber Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Tamazight lessons here: Learn Tamazight. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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