Looking for practical Limburgish to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Limburgish 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.
Hallo
Xo'j(sho'j)
Dank je
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Goeie môrge
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Goeie middag
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Goeie avend
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Goeie nacht
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Tot ziens
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Vaarwel
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Wat is dien naam?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Mijn naam is John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Hoe is 't?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Fijn je te ontmoeten
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Spreek je Engels?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Ich spreek nie goed Hindi.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Ich verstoon het nie.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Spreek asjeblieft langzaam.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Kunt ge dat nog een keer zegge?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Wo is de toilet?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Hoe kom ich in het centrum?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Sla linksaf.
K'utun k'ux.
Sla rechtsaf.
K'utun k'ux.
Ga rechtdoor.
K'utun k'ux.
Hoeveel kost de rit?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Ene ticket, asjeblieft.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Is het ver van hier?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Ich ben verdwaald.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Wo kan ich een SIM-kaart kopen?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Juj(hoo)
Neen
Man(mah)
Misschien
K'ux(k'ush)
Ich het het eens
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ich het het nie eens
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Dat klinkt goed
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Wat denkste?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Kunns de mie helppe?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Ich heb hulp nodig
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Wacht een moment
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Ich ben sorry
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Gein probleem
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Gefeliciteerd
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Gelukkige verjaardag
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Veer neet veilig reis
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 is de treinstation?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Wo is de busstop?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Wèch platform is 't?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Wèltijd vertrekt 't?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Is dit de goeie weg?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Het is hier in de buurt.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Het is ver van hier.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Kan je 't op de kaart wèze?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Stop hier, asjeblieft.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Hoe lang duurt 't?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.