Looking for practical Hunsrik to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hunsrik 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.
Hallo
Xo'j(sho'j)
Danke
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Guten Morgen
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Guten Nachmittag
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Guten Abend
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Gute Nacht
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Bis später
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Auf Wiedersehen
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Wie heisst du?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Ich heisse John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Wie geht's dir?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Schön dich zu treffen
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Sprechst du Englisch?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Ich spreche Hindi nicht gut.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Ich verstehe nicht.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Bitte sprich langsam.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Kannst du das wiederholen?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Wo ist die Toilette?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Wie komme ich zum Stadtzentrum?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Bieg links ab.
K'utun k'ux.
Bieg rechts ab.
K'utun k'ux.
Geh geradeaus.
K'utun k'ux.
Wie viel kostet die Fahrt?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Ein Ticket, bitte.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Ist es weit von hier?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Ich bin verloren.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Wo kann ich eine SIM-Karte kaufen?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Jo
Juj(hoo)
Neh
Man(mah)
Talvez
K'ux(k'ush)
Ich stimme zu
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ich stimme nicht zu
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Das klingt gut
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Was denkst du?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Kannst du mir helfen?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Ich brauche Hilfe
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Warte einen Moment
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Es tut mir leid
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Kein Problem
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Herzlichen Glückwunsch
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Gute Reise
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.
Wo isch der Zuggstation?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Wo isch der Busstop?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Welche Plattform isch es?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Wann fahrt er los?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Isch das der rechte Weg?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Es isch nah hier.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Es isch weit weg hier.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Kannst du mir auf der Karte zeig?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Halt hier, bitte.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Wie lang dauert es?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.