Looking for practical Hmong to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hmong 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: read the Mam line out loud three times, then cover the Hmong side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Nyob zoo
Xo'j(sho'j)
Ua tsaug
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Zoo siab sawv ntxov
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Zoo siab tav su
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Zoo siab tsaus ntuj
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Nplooj siab hmo
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Pom dua
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Kuv mus lawm
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Koj lub npe hu li cas?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Kuv lub npe hu John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Koj nyob li cas?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Zoo siab tau ntsib koj
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Koj puas tham lus Askiv?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Kuv tsis tham Hindi zoo.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Kuv tsis to taub.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Thov tham maj mam.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Koj puas hais dua?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Chav dej nyob qhov twg?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Kuv yuav mus rau lub nroog li cas?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Tso taw mus sab laug.
K'utun k'ux.
Tso taw mus sab xis.
K'utun k'ux.
Mus ncaj.
K'utun k'ux.
Nqe se yuav yog pes tsawg?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Ib daim ntawv ticket, thov.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Nws deb li cas ntawm no?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Kuv poob.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Kuv yuav mus yuav SIM card qhov twg?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yog
Juj(hoo)
Tsis yog
Man(mah)
Tej zaum
K'ux(k'ush)
Kuv pom zoo
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Kuv tsis pom zoo
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Qhov ntawd zoo
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Koj xav li cas?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Koj puas tuaj yeem pab kuv?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Kuv xav tau kev pab
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Thov tos ib pliag
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Kuv thov txim
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Tsis muaj teeb meem
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Zoo siab
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Zoo siab hnub yug
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Thov mus safely
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.
Qhov twg yog chaw nres tsheb?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Qhov twg yog chaw nres bus?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Qhov twg yog lub platform?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Tej zaum nws mus thaum twg?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Yog qhov no txoj kev zoo?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Nws nyob ze ntawm no.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Nws nyob deb ntawm no.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Koj puas qhia kuv ntawm daim ntawv qhia?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Thov nres ntawm no.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Nws yuav siv sijhawm ntev npaum li cas?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.