Looking for practical Qeqchi to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Qeqchi 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.
Sa'qi
Xo'j(sho'j)
Uxlab'äl
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Sa'qi k'ay
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Sa'qi k'ik'
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Sa'qi k'ux
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
K'ux k'ik'
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
K'ux
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Jach'och' k'ut?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
In k'ut John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
K'ut k'ax?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
K'ax k'ut k'ux
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
K'utun ri k'ay.
K'utun k'ux.
K'utun ri k'ay.
K'utun k'ux.
K'utun k'ay.
K'utun k'ux.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
K'utun ri k'ay.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'
Juj(hoo)
Nok
Man(mah)
K'a riq
K'ux(k'ush)
In k'ut
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
In k'ut nok
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
K'ut in k'ut
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
In k'uch k'ax
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'ut k'ax riq
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
In k'ut k'ax
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Nok k'ut
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
K'ut in k'ut riq
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
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.
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(ja' kutun ri tren)
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(ja' kutun ri bus)
¿K'utun ri platform?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(kutun ri platform)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(jas kutun ri)
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ri k'utun k'utun
Ri k'ut pa ri.(ri kutun kutun)
Ri k'utun k'ax
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(ri kutun k'ax)
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(jas kutun ri mapa)
¿K'utun ri, por favor?
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(kutun ri por favor)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.