Looking for practical Latin to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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: when a Mam phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Latin wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Xo'j(sho'j)
Gratias tibi
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Bonum mane
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Bonum postmeridianum
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Bonum vesperum
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Bona nox
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Vide te postea
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Vale
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Quomodo es?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
¿Jach'och k'ux?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)