Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tok Pisin 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.
Halo
Xo'j(sho'j)
Tenkyu
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Gutpela moning
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Gutpela apinun
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Gutpela nait
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Gutpela nait
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Lukim yu bihain
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Gudbai
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Mi nem em John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Yu stap gut?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Gutpela long mitim yu
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Mi no save.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Plis, tok liklik.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Yu ken tokim gen?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Wea toilet?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Taim yu go, tanim left.
K'utun k'ux.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
K'utun k'ux.
Go stret.
K'utun k'ux.
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Wan tiket, plis.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Em i long long wanem?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Mi lus.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Juj(hoo)
No
Man(mah)
Baibe
K'ux(k'ush)
Mi agri
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Mi no agri
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Em i gut
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Yu ting wanem?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Yu inap helpim mi?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Mi nidim help
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Wai liklik
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Mi sori
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
No problem
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Tenkyu
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Hapi baisde
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Lukaut long trip
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.
Wea em train stesen?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Wea em bus stop?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Wea em platform?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Wanem taim em i likim?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Dispela em stret rot?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Em i klostu hia
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Em i longwe long hia
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Yu inap soim mi long map?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Stap hia, plis
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Hao long em i tek?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.