Looking for practical Kikongo to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kikongo 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.
Mbote
Xo'j(sho'j)
Mele
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Mokolo mayele
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Mokolo ya ntango
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Mokolo ya mambu
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Mokolo ya mpembe
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Tala mosi
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Tata
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Nki yina nzo?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Nzo yami ke John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Oko wanga?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Nki ya mosi na yo
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oyo o zola kutu English?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Nkeni kanga.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Kutu wapi banzela?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Tanda na luma.
K'utun k'ux.
Tanda na mambu.
K'utun k'ux.
Enda na mosi.
K'utun k'ux.
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Nki feti na wapi?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Nkeni zola.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ewe
Juj(hoo)
Te
Man(mah)
Kasi
K'ux(k'ush)
Nkiadi
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Nkiadi te
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Nkiadi nini?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Okanza kudi nki?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Nkiadi kudi nki
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Lela na nki
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Nkiadi na nki
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Te na nki
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Tata na nki
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Mokolo ya mbote
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Tala na nzala ya malamu
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.
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)
Wana wanga na bus?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(Wana wanga na bus?)
Nki platform yai?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(Nki platform yai?)
Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?)
Yai ke nzila ya nki?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(Yai ke nzila ya nki?)
Eza na nsi ya nzo
Ri k'ut pa ri.(Eza na nsi ya nzo)
Eza na mosi ya nzo
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(Eza na mosi ya nzo)
Okanisa ngai na mape?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(Okanisa ngai na mape?)
Tanga wana, s'il vous plaît
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(Tanga wana, s'il vous plaît)
Nki ntangu yina yenda?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(Nki ntangu yina yenda?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.