Looking for practical Aymara to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Aymara phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Mam.
Tip: pick five Mam phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kamisaki
Xo'j(sho'j)
Yuspagara
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Wali q'uchu
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Wali ch'isi
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Wali ch'uxña
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Wali saraq
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Jichhüru
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Sumaq q'ipi
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Kunjam jumar uñt'ay?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Nayra uñt'ay John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Kunjam jumaraki?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Jumar ch'amañchiri
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Jumax inglés habla?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(jumax)
Nayax hindi janiwa
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.(naya)
Nayax janiwa qhawqha
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.(naya)
Aqham jach'a qhawqha
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.(aqham)
¿Akan qhawqha?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?(akan)
¿Kunjam phisqa?
¿Jach'och k'ux?(kunjam)
¿Kunjam jach'a uruqama?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?(kunjam)
Wakiñani
K'utun k'ux.(wakiñani)
Jikisiñani
K'utun k'ux.(jikisiñani)
Qhawqha
K'utun k'ux.(qhawqha)
¿Kunjam jach'a?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?(kunjam)
Maya tiket, aqham
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.(maya)
¿Kunjam jach'a?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?(kunjam)
Nayax janiwa
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.(naya)
¿Kunjam SIM karta alwa?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?(kunjam)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Jisa
Juj(hoo)
Aka
Man(mah)
Janiwa
K'ux(k'ush)
Nayraqatawa
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Janiwa nayraqatani
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Suma jach'a
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Kunjam qhawqha?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Nayax ch'amañchiriwa
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Jikisiñani
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Nayax janiwa ch'amañchiri
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Aka janiwa
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Yayk'iri
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Jach'a q'ipiri
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
K'uchu jach'a q'ipiri
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Kunjam jach'a qhant'asiña?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(kunjam jacha qhant'asiña)
¿Kunjam bus qhant'asiña?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(kunjam bus qhant'asiña)
¿Kunjam qhant'asiña?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(kunjam qhant'asiña)
¿Kunjam tiempo jach'a?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(kunjam tiempo jacha)
¿Aka jach'a wayna?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(aka jacha wayna)
Jichha jach'a
Ri k'ut pa ri.(jichha jacha)
Jichha ch'iqhi
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(jichha ch'iqhi)
¿Kama mapan qhant'asiñani?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(kama mapan qhant'asiñani)
Aka qhant'asi, por favor
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(aka qhant'asi, por favor)
¿Kunjam tiempo jach'a?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(kunjam tiempo jacha)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.