Sightseeing

1. ⵉⵙ ⵥⴹⴰⵕⵖ ⴰⴷ ⴽⵛⵎⵖ?

   Is ẓḍaṛɣ ad kcmɣ?

   May I go in?

   Usage

   Asking permission at the entrance of a site or building.

   Grammar Note

   This is the corpus sentence "May I enter?" as it stands.

2. ⵉⵙ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵏⵎⵎⴰⵍ?

   Is illa unmmal?

   Is there a guide?

   Usage

   Asking whether a guide is available at a site.

   Grammar Note

   In the dictionary ⴰⵏⵎⵎⴰⵍ is an "indicator, informant"; the corpus uses it for "guide" ("who is your guide?"). The sentence is composed on the "ⵉⵙ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ …?" frame.

3. ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴰⴷ ⵖⵉⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵙⵙⵓⵍⴰⴼⴷ

   Amur nnk ad ɣid ur tssulafd

   Please do not take photos here

   Usage

   A sentence you may hear from staff; it means photography is not allowed here.

   Grammar Note

   Taken verbatim from the corpus. ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏⵏⴽ is a way of saying "please" (literally "your share"); for a woman use ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵏⵏⵎ.

4. ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ?

   Manza timzgida?

   Where is the mosque?

   Usage

   Asking where the mosque is.

   Grammar Note

   ⵜⵉⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ is in the dictionary and in both corpora. Composed on the "ⵎⴰⵏⵣⴰ + noun?" frame.

5. ⵔⵉⵖ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴰⴽⴰⵕⴹⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ

   Riɣ yat takaṛḍa n tmdint

   I would like a city map

   Usage

   Asking for a map at an information desk.

   Grammar Note

   Composed on the corpus patterns "ⵔⵉⵖ ⵢⴰⵏ" (I want one) and "ⵔⵉⵖ ⴰⴷⴼⵍ" (I want snow). ⵜⴰⴽⴰⵕⴹⴰ and ⵜⴰⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ are attested in the corpus.

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