Looking for practical Fijian to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Fijian 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.
Bula
Xo'j(sho'j)
Vinaka
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Bula vinaka
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Muri ni bula
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Bula vinaka
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Moce
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Tale mai
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Moce
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Na yacamu?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Na yacaqu o John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
O cei?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Au marautaki iko
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
O ni vosa vakavalagi?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Au sega ni vosa vinaka na Hindi.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Au sega ni kila.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Yalo vinaka, vosa vakalailai.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
O na rawa ni tukuna tale?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
E na vanua cava na tovo?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Ena cava na noqu lako ki na koro?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Tukuna ki loma.
K'utun k'ux.
Tukuna ki matau.
K'utun k'ux.
Lako tu.
K'utun k'ux.
Ena vica na iyaya?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Dua na tikiti, yalo vinaka.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
E levu na iotioti mai na vanua oqo?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Au sa leqa.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
E na vanua cava au rawa ni volia kina na SIM card?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Io
Juj(hoo)
Sega
Man(mah)
Sega ni saumi
K'ux(k'ush)
Au sa vakadeitaka
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Au sega ni vakadeitaka
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Sa vinaka na kena vosa
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Na cava o nanuma?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
E rawa ni o veivuke mai?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Au gadreva na veivuke
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Muri e dua na miniti
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Au masulaki
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Sega ni dua na leqa
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Vinaka vakalevu
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Marautaki na siga ni sucu
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Muri na nomu i tavi vinaka
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.
E na viti na sitoa ni qiqi?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
E na viti na sitoa ni bus?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Na cava na wati ni qiqi?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Na gauna cava e biu kina?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Oqo na sala dodonu?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
E tiko mai na vanua oqo.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
E levu na loma mai oqo.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
E rawa ni o vakaraitaka vei au ena map?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Meke mai oqo, yalovinaka.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
E na gauna cava?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.