Looking for practical Basque to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Basque 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: read the Mam line out loud three times, then cover the Basque side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kaixo
Xo'j(sho'j)
Eskerrik asko
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Egun on
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Arratsalde on
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Gabon
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Gabon
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Gero arte
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Agur
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Zer du izena?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Nire izena John da
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Zer moduz?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Pozten naiz zurekin
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ingelesa hitz egiten al duzu?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Hindia ondo ez dut hitz egiten
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Ez dut ulertzen
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Mesedez, hitz egin poliki
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Berriro esan dezakezu?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Non dago komuna?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Nola iritsi naiteke hiriko erdigunera?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Eskuineko aldera biratu
K'utun k'ux.
Ezkerreko aldera biratu
K'utun k'ux.
Zuzen joan
K'utun k'ux.
Zenbat balio du tarifa?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Bilet bat, mesedez
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Urrun al dago hemendik?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Galdu naiz
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Non eros dezaket SIM txartela?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Bai
Juj(hoo)
Ez
Man(mah)
Agian
K'ux(k'ush)
Ados nago
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ez nago ados
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Oso ondo iruditzen zait
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Zer iruditzen zaizu?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Lagundu al didazu?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Laguntza behar dut
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Itxaron pixka bat
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Barkatu
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Ez da arazo
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Zorionak
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Zorionak urtebetetzean
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Ibilaldi seguru bat izan
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.
Non dago tren geltokia?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Non dago autobus geltokia?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Zein da plataforma?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Noiz irteten da?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Bide egokia al da hau?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Hemen gertu dago
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Hemen urrun dago
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Mapan erakutsi ahal didazu?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Gelditu hemen, mesedez
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Zenbat denbora behar du?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.