Contacts & SNS

1. ⵉⵙⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ ...

   Ism inu ...

   My name is ...

   Usage

   Put your own name in place of the dots.

   Grammar Note

   Same frame as the corpus sentence "ⵉⵙⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ ⵊⴰⴽ" (my name is Jack). Foreign names are spelled with the 33 letters.

2. ⴼⴽ ⵉⵢⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵜⵉⵍⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⵏⵏⴽ

   Fk iyi d uṭṭun n utilifun nnk

   Give me your phone number

   Usage

   When exchanging contact details; an imperative to one man.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus. For a woman use ⵏⵏⵎ.

3. ⵡⴰⴷ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵜⵉⵍⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ

   Wad iga uṭṭun n utilifun inu

   This is my phone number

   Usage

   Giving your own number.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from the corpus phrase "ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵜⵉⵍⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⵏⵏⴽ" (your phone number) and the copula frame of "ⵎⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵡⴰ?".

4. ⵉⴳⴰ ⵉⵢⵉ ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵔ ⴰⴷ ⴷⵉⴽ ⵎⵎⴰⵇⵇⴰⵔⵖ

   Iga iyi addur ad dik mmaqqarɣ

   I am pleased to meet you

   Usage

   A greeting on first meeting; literally "meeting you is an honour for me".

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus ("I am honored to meet you"). For a woman the corpus has ⴷⵉⵎ in place of ⴷⵉⴽ.

5. ⵎⵎⵔⵖ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴽ ⵥⵕⵉⵖ

   Mmrɣ llig k ẓṛiɣ

   I'm glad to see you

   Usage

   Expressing gladness at meeting; addressed to a man.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus; for a woman the corpus has ⴽⵎ. ⵎⵎⵔ means "to be happy" in the dictionary.

6. ⴰⴷ ⴽ ⴷⴰⵖ ⵥⵕⵖ

   Ad k daɣ ẓṛɣ

   See you again

   Usage

   On parting; addressed to a man.

   Grammar Note

   This exact sentence is in the corpus; for a woman it is ⴰⴷ ⴽⵎ ⴷⴰⵖ ⵥⵕⵖ.

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