Looking for practical Lombard to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lombard 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 Lombard 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.
Ciao
Xo'j(sho'j)
Grazie
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Bun di
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Bun pomeriggio
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Bun sera
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Bun nott
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
A dopo
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Addio
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Cömm a te ciama?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Me ciami John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Cömm a te stai?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Piacer de incontrarte
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parlet inglèis?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Mi no parlo ben l'hindi
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Mi no capisco
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Per piaser, parla pian
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Pödet dì quela roba anmò?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Unde l'è 'l bagn?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Cöme riva al centr de la cità?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Gira a mancina
K'utun k'ux.
Gira a destra
K'utun k'ux.
Va dritto
K'utun k'ux.
Quant l'è 'l bigliett?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Un bigliett, per piaser
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
L'è luntan da chì?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Mi son pèrdüü
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Unde pödi comprà 'na scheda SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sì
Juj(hoo)
No
Man(mah)
Forse
K'ux(k'ush)
Sò d'accordo
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Sò in disaccordo
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
L'è bòn
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Cömm'a penset?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Pödet mè aiutà?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
G'ho bisògn d'aiut
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Aspetta un momènt
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Mi dispiàs
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Nissun prublema
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Complimenti
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Buon compleàn
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Fà un viàgg sicür
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.
Unde l'è la stazion del treno?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Unde l'è la fermada del bus?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Quale binario l'è?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
A che ora l'è che parte?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
L'è questa la strada giusta?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
L'è quaj in del press.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
L'è lontan da qui.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Te me pòdet mostrà in del mappa?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Fermati qui, per piaser.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Quant temp l'ci vò?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.