Looking for practical Romani to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani 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: read the Mam line out loud three times, then cover the Romani 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.
Sastimos
Xo'j(sho'j)
Dikhes
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Sar san o drom
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Sar san o drom
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Sar san o večer
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Sar san o noć
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Sikav tuke na jekh
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Sastipen
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
So t'avel tiri navn?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Mande t'avel John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Soske tuke?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Rromale tuke
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Aš tuke anglis thaj?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Na sam tuke
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.(na sam tooke)
Sikav tuke buti
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.(sikav tooke buti)
Suk tuke so khanav avri?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Kade si o toalet?
¿Jach'och k'ux?(kade si o toalet)
Sako me džanav katar o centar?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Džanav levo
K'utun k'ux.(jhanav levo)
Džanav pravo
K'utun k'ux.(jhanav pravo)
Džanav buti
K'utun k'ux.(jhanav buti)
Sako si o tarifo?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?(sako si o tarifo)
Eka tiketa, please
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.(eka tiketa, please)
Si o baro katar here?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?(si o baro katar here)
Me si na džanav
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.(me si na jhanav)
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Juj(hoo)
Na
Man(mah)
Možda
K'ux(k'ush)
Sukalav
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Nesukalav
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
To so boro
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
So te phendav?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Sako te mikerav?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Me mangav miker
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Phirav kher
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Me som te bachtal
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Na problem
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Sukalav tuke
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Sukal tuke kher
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Sakona safar kher
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.
Kasa jekh train station?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Kasa platform?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
So kalo khera?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
So si jekh pravas?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
So si buchi tu?
Ri k'ut pa ri.
So si dikh le tu?
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Tu kheres me le mapa?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Sti le tu, please.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Kado kheras?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.