Looking for practical Tahitian to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tahitian 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.
Ia ora na
Xo'j(sho'j)
Mauruuru
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Ia ora na i te poiri
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Ia ora na i te ahiahi
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Ia ora na i te po
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Māuruuru i te po
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Aita e nūna
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Nānā
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
O vai to oe inoa?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
O John to'u inoa
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
E aha te huru?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Ua here au i te hi'oraa
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Eiaha vau e a'ore.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
O vai te fare to'ato'a?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Tū mai i te mau 'ā.
K'utun k'ux.
Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.
K'utun k'ux.
Haere mai i te mau.
K'utun k'ux.
Ehia te utu?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Ua pohe vau.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
O vai au e taea ai e vau te hoko i te kāri SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
E
Juj(hoo)
Aita
Man(mah)
E mea e taea
K'ux(k'ush)
Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Ua maitai te reira
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Eaha to oe mana'o?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
E hinaaro vau i te tauturu
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
A haere i te taime
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
E mea au e te fa'aitoito
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Aita te mea
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Ia ora na
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Ia ora na i to oe matamua
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
E haere i te ha'amaitai
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.
E hea te fare ta'iri?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
E hea te ta'iri rori?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
O vai te pahi?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
E aha te hora e haere ai?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
E mea pono anei te ara?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
E ti'a i teie nei.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
E mamao mai i teie nei.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
E taea anei e oe te fa'ahiti mai i te map?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Aita i teie nei, fa'amolemole.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
E pesia te taime?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.