Looking for practical Slovak to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Slovak 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Mam-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ahoj
Xo'j(sho'j)
Ďakujem
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Dobré ráno
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Dobré popoludnie
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Dobrý večer
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Dobrú noc
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Uvidíme sa neskôr
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Zbohom
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Ako sa voláš?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Volám sa John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Ako sa máš?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Teší ma
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Hovoríte po anglicky?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Nehovorím dobre hindsky.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Nerozumiem.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Prosím, hovorte pomaly.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Môžete to povedať znova?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Kde je toaleta?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Ako sa dostanem do centra mesta?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Zahnite doľava.
K'utun k'ux.
Zahnite doprava.
K'utun k'ux.
Choďte rovno.
K'utun k'ux.
Koľko stojí cestovné?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Jednu lístok, prosím.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Je to ďaleko odtiaľto?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Som stratený.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Kde si môžem kúpiť SIM kartu?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Áno
Juj(hoo)
Nie
Man(mah)
Možno
K'ux(k'ush)
Súhlasím
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Nesúhlasím
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
To znie dobre
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Čo si myslíš?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Môžeš mi pomôcť?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Potrebujem pomoc
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Počkajte chvíľu
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Je mi ľúto
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Nie je problém
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Gratulujem
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Šťastné narodeniny
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Šťastnú cestu
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.
Kde je vlaková stanica?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Kde je zastávka autobusu?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Na ktorom nástupišti je to?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
O koľkej odchádza?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Je to správna cesta?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Je to blízko tu.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Je to ďaleko odtiaľto.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Môžete mi to ukázať na mape?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Zastavte tu, prosím.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Ako dlho to trvá?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.