Looking for practical Fon to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Fon 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.
Nɔ́
Xo'j(sho'j)
Mèdɔ́
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Mèdɔ́ agblɔ
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Mèdɔ́ ɖe
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Mèdɔ́ ɖeɖe
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Mèdɔ́ xɔxɔ
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Nɔ́ wɛ
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Nɔ́ wɛ ɖe
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Mè nɔ́ John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Mèdɔ́ nɔ́
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
I gbè yé èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Mè n'gbè yé Èdè Hindi kè.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Mè n'kó nù.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
S'il vous plaît, gbè yé kè.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Mè s'kà yé nù?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Èwé n'kà dɔ́?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Mè n'kà yé nù àlà nà?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Tò n'kà kè.
K'utun k'ux.
Tò n'kà pɔ́.
K'utun k'ux.
Lè n'kà kè.
K'utun k'ux.
Kí n'kà dɔ́?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Mè s'kà àyé, s'il vous plaît.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Èwé n'kà mɛ́?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Mè n'kà nɔ́.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Èwé n'kà nɔ́ SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ɛ
Juj(hoo)
Ayi
Man(mah)
Mɛ
K'ux(k'ush)
Mè yé
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Mè n'yi
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
N'kɔ nɔ
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
N'kɔ a kɔ?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
I n'kɔ mɛ?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Mè n'kɔ mɛ
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Tɔ́ nɔ
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Mè nɔ n'kɔ
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Ayi n'kɔ
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Mè nɔ wé
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Mè nɔ tɔ́
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
N'kɔ a wé dɔ
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.
N'ye wé train station?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(N'ye wé train station?)
N'ye wé bus stop?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(N'ye wé bus stop?)
Ké platform na?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(Ké platform na?)
Ké sa a yé?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(Ké sa a yé?)
N'ye wé yé na?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(N'ye wé yé na?)
Yé na hɛn
Ri k'ut pa ri.(Yé na hɛn)
Yé na hɛn gbo
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(Yé na hɛn gbo)
Mè wé hɛn n'ye map?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(Mè wé hɛn n'ye map?)
Tó hɛn, s'il vous plaît
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(Tó hɛn, s'il vous plaît)
Ké sa a yé?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(Ké sa a yé?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.