Looking for practical Dombe to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Mam-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salibonani
Xo'j(sho'j)
Ngiyabonga
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Ubusuku obuhle
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Uhlanga oluhle
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Ubusuku obuhle
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Lala kahle
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Siyaphinda
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Hamba kahle
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Ubani igama lakho?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Igama lami nguJohn
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Unjani?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
K'utun k'ux.
Tendeuka kurudyi.
K'utun k'ux.
Enda mberi.
K'utun k'ux.
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Iri kure here kubva pano?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Ndakanyura.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Juj(hoo)
Aih
Man(mah)
Zvichida
K'ux(k'ush)
Ndinobvumirana
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ndinopikisa
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Unofungei?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Unogona kundibatsira here?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Mirira kwechinguva
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Ndine hurombo
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Hapana dambudziko
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Makorokoto
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
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.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-chi-ti-ma)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-bha-zi)
Ndeipi chikuva?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(Nde-i-pi chi-ku-va)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(Nde-i-pi ngu-va i-no-bva)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(I-yi ndi-yo nzi-ra ya-ka-ru-ra-ma)
Iri pedyo pano
Ri k'ut pa ri.(I-ri pe-dyo pa-no)
Iri kure nepanotangira
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(I-ri ku-re ne-pa-no-tan-gi-ra)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(U-no-go-na kun-di-ra-ti-dza pa-me-pu)
Mira pano, ndapota
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(Mi-ra pa-no, n-da-po-ta)
Inotora nguva yakareba?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(I-no-to-ra ngu-va ya-ka-re-ba)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.