Looking for practical Igbo to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Igbo 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 Igbo 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.
Ndewo
Xo'j(sho'j)
Daalụ
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Ụtụtụ ọma
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Ehihie ọma
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Mgbede ọma
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Ka chi fo
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Hụ gị n'anya
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Ka ọ dị
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Kedu aha gị?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Aha m bụ John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Kedu?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ị na-asụ Bekee?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Anaghị m asụ Hindi nke ọma
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Anaghị m aghọta
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Biko sụpụta nwayọọ
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Ị nwere ike ikwu ya ọzọ?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Ebee ka ụlọ mposi dị?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Kedu ka m ga-esi ruo etiti obodo?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Tụọ aka ekpe
K'utun k'ux.
Tụọ aka nri
K'utun k'ux.
Gaa n'ihu
K'utun k'ux.
Elo ka ụgwọ njem?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Otu tiketi, biko
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Ọ dị anya site n'ebe a?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Echere m na m furu efu
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Ebee ka m ga-azụta kaadị SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Juj(hoo)
Mba
Man(mah)
O nwere ike
K'ux(k'ush)
A na m akwado
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
A naghị m akwado
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
O yiri ka ọ dị mma
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Kedu ihe ị chere?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Ị nwere ike inyere m?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Achọrọ m enyemaka
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Chere nkeji
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Echegbula m
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Enweghị nsogbu
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Nnọọ
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Ezi ụbọchị ọmụmụ
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Nwee njem dị mma
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.
Ebee ka ọdụ ụgbọ oloko dị?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(Ebee ka odu ugo oloko di?)
Ebee ka ọdụ bọs dị?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(Ebee ka odu bos di?)
Kedu ebe a na-apụ?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(Kedu ebe a na-apu?)
Kedu oge ọ na-apụ?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(Kedu oge o na-apu?)
Ọ bụ ụzọ ziri ezi?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(O bu uzo ziri ezi?)
Ọ dị nso ebe a
Ri k'ut pa ri.(O di nso ebe a)
Ọ dị anya site na ebe a
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(O di anya site na ebe a)
Ị nwere ike igosi m na maapụ?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(I nwere ike igosi m na mapu?)
Kwụsị ebe a, biko
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(Kwụsị ebe a, biko)
Olee ogologo oge ọ na-ewe?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(Olee ogologo oge o na-ewe?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.