Looking for practical Mam to Turkmen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Mam phrase first, then the Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — 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 Turkmen.
Tip: read the Turkmen line out loud three times, then cover the Mam 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.
Xo'j
Salam(sho'j)
Tz'ik
Sag bol(tz'ik)
Xo'j nax
Erteňiz hayyr(sho'j nax)
Xo'j q'ij
Gündizňiz hayyr(sho'j q'ij)
Xo'j k'ux
Akşamyňyz hayyr(sho'j k'ux)
Xo'j k'ux nax
Gowy gijeler(sho'j k'ux nax)
K'ux q'ij
Görüşeriz(k'ux q'ij)
Xo'j k'ux
Hoşlaşýarys(sho'j k'ux)
Ja' k'ux nax?
Adyňyz näme?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Ja' k'ux nax John
Meniň adym John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Jach' k'ux?
Nädip?(hach' k'ux?)
Nab' k'ux
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Wc nirede?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?
K'utun k'ux.
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.
K'utun k'ux.
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.
K'utun k'ux.
Düz git.
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Bilet näçe?
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Men ýitdim.
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Juj
Hawa(hoo)
Man
Ýok(mah)
K'ux
Belki(k'ush)
Juj k'ux
Men razy(hoo k'ush)
Man k'ux
Men razy däl(mah k'ush)
K'ux juj
Bu gowy eşidilýär(k'ush hoo)
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut
Meniň kömege zerur(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'ux k'ut
Bir pursat gara(k'ush k'ut)
Juj k'ux k'ut
Bagyşla(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Man k'ux k'ut
Problem ýok(mah k'ush k'ut)
K'ux juj k'ut
Tebrikler(k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux
Doglan günüňiz bilen(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)