Looking for practical Hakha Chin to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hakha Chin 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.
Hello
Xo'j(sho'j)
Khawngaih
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Zohkhenh
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Zohkhenh a hnu
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Zohkhenh a hnuai
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Zohkhenh a hnuai
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Nangmah a si
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Nangmah a si
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Nang in minung a si hna?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Ka minung John a si
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Nang in kum a si hna?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Nang in a hmu thei a si
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Nangmah English a si lo?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(Nangmah English a si lo?)
Ka Hindi a si lo hna
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.(Ka Hindi a si lo hna)
Ka hmu lo
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.(Ka hmu lo)
Chiahnak a tluan hna
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.(Chiahnak a tluan hna)
An i hmu loh a si?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?(An i hmu loh a si?)
Khawngah a si hna?
¿Jach'och k'ux?(Khawngah a si hna?)
Kumkhua a si hna in ka hmu hna?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?(Kumkhua a si hna in ka hmu hna?)
Khawtah a tluan
K'utun k'ux.(Khawtah a tluan)
Khawtah a tluan
K'utun k'ux.(Khawtah a tluan)
Tawh a tluan
K'utun k'ux.(Tawh a tluan)
Khawngah a si hna?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?(Khawngah a si hna?)
Ticket pakhat, chiah
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.(Ticket pakhat, chiah)
Khawngah a si hna?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?(Khawngah a si hna?)
Ka hmu lo
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.(Ka hmu lo)
SIM card a si hna in ka hmu hna?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?(SIM card a si hna in ka hmu hna?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
A
Juj(hoo)
A si lo
Man(mah)
A si lo hna
K'ux(k'ush)
Ka a si
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ka a si lo
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Heh a si
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Nangmah a hmu hna?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Nang ka hmu thei lo?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Ka hmu thei
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Nang a hman a si
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Ka hrih lo
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
A si lo
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Nangmah a hmu a si
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Nangmah a hmu a si
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Nangmah a hman a si
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.
Tawng hna a si ah?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(tawng hna a si ah)
Bus hna a si ah?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(bus hna a si ah)
Platform a si hna?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Khan a hmu hna?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Heh a si hna?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Heh a hnu hna.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Heh a hnu hna lo.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Map ah ka hmu hna?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Heh a si ah, please.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Nangmah a hmu hna?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.