Looking for practical Catalan to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Catalan 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: when a Mam phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Catalan wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Hola
Xo'j(sho'j)
Gràcies
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Bon dia
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Bona tarda
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Bona nit
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Bona nit
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Fins després
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Adéu
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Com et dius?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Em dic John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Com estàs?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Encantat de conèixer-te
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parles anglès?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
No parlo bé l'hindi
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
No entenc
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Si us plau, parla lentament
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Podries dir-ho de nou?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
On és el lavabo?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Com arribo al centre de la ciutat?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Gira a l'esquerra
K'utun k'ux.
Gira a la dreta
K'utun k'ux.
Ves recte
K'utun k'ux.
Quant costa el bitllet?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Un bitllet, si us plau
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
És lluny d'aquí?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Estic perdut
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
On puc comprar una targeta SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sí
Juj(hoo)
No
Man(mah)
Potser
K'ux(k'ush)
Estic d'acord
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
No estic d'acord
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Això sona bé
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Què en penses?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Em pots ajudar?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Necessito ajuda
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Espera un moment
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Em sap greu
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Cap problema
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Felicitats
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Feliç aniversari
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Que tinguis un bon viatge
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.
On és l'estació de tren?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
On és la parada d'autobús?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Quina és la plataforma?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
A quina hora marxa?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
És aquest el camí correcte?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
És a prop d'aquí
Ri k'ut pa ri.
És lluny d'aquí
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Em pots ensenyar al mapa?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Atura't aquí, si us plau
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Quant temps triga?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.