Looking for practical Swati to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati 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 Swati 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.
Sawubona
Xo'j(sho'j)
Ngiyabonga
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Siyaphila
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Siyaphila
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Siyaphila
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Lalani kahle
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Sizobonana
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Hamba kahle
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Ubani igama lakho?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Igama lami nguJohn
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Unjani?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Angiqondi.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Ungakuphindze lokho?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
K'utun k'ux.
Phendukela kwesokudla.
K'utun k'ux.
Hamba phambili.
K'utun k'ux.
Kubiza malini?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Kude lapha?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Ngilahlekile.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Juj(hoo)
Cha
Man(mah)
Mhlawumbe
K'ux(k'ush)
Ngiyavuma
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ngiyaphikisa
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Lokho kuhle
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Ucabanga ukuthini?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Ungangisiza?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Ngidinga usizo
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Linda umzuzu
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Ngiyaxolisa
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Akukho nkinga
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Siyabonga
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Uhambe kahle
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.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?(ku-pee ee-see-tay-shee seh-bah-see)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?(ku-pee oom-pah-kah-tsee weh-bah-see)
Iyiphi i-platform?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?(ee-yee-pee ee-platform)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?(ngah-see-pee ee-see-kah-thee ee-yah-hah-mba)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?(ngah-beh leh een-dleh-lah eh-fah-neh-leh)
Kusondela lapha
Ri k'ut pa ri.(koo-son-deh-lah lah-pah)
Kude lapha
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.(koo-deh lah-pah)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?(oon-gah-nee-khom-bee-sah em-mah-poh-nee)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?(mee-sah lah-pah, ngee-yah-cheh-lah)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?(koo-thah-teh ee-see-kah-thee eh-sing-ah-kee)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.