Looking for practical Venda to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Venda 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 Venda 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.
Ndi matsheloni
Xo'j(sho'j)
Ndi a livhuwa
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Ndi matsheloni
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Ndi masiari
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Ndi madekwana
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Ndi masiari a u fhela
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Tshilidzi
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Vhuyani
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Ndi mini dzina lenu?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Dzina langa ndi John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Ni khou itea?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Ndi khou funa u vhuya na inwi
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ni a ṱhota ṅwambo?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(ni a thota n'wambo)
A ndi ṱhoti Hindi zwavhudi
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.(a ndi thoti Hindi zwavhudi)
A ndi ḓivhi
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.(a ndi dhiwi)
Ndi ṱhanyela u ṱhota nga ṱhoho
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.(ndi thanyela u thota nga thoho)
Ndi a ṱanga zwenezwi?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?(ndi a thanga zwenezwi)
Bani hu na khotani?
¿Jach'och k'ux?(bani hu na khotani)
Ndi ya hani u ya tsini na muṱa?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?(ndi ya hani u ya tsini na mutha)
Fhulu u ya shango
K'utun k'ux.(fhulu u ya shango)
Fhulu u ya ṱhoho
K'utun k'ux.(fhulu u ya thoho)
Ḓi ṱhota nga ṱhoho
K'utun k'ux.(dhi thota nga thoho)
Fhasi i na hani?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?(fhasi i na hani)
Ticket ye ḽa, nd please
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.(ticket ye la, nd please)
I na fhasi u bva hone?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?(i na fhasi u bva hone)
Ndi a fhedza
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.(ndi a fhedza)
Ndi nga wana SIM card phi?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?(ndi nga wana SIM card phi)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Juj(hoo)
Aih
Man(mah)
Ndi nga si
K'ux(k'ush)
Ndi a livhuwa
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ndi a sa livhuwi
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Izwi zwine zwa ita zwavhuya
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
U vhona mini?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
U nga nthusa?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Ndi na nyito
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Langa muthu
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Ndi a humbula
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
A hu na nḓila
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Ndi a livhuwa
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha na u shuma
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.
Uphi i-station ye-train?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Uphi i-bus stop?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
I-platform efani na?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
Iri ngafhi?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Iyi ndi ndowei efani?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Iri khathihi na.
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Iri khulwane na.
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
U nga nanga u tshi khou vhona kha maphu?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Dzhia fhedzi, ndi khou livhuwa.
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Zwi tshi dzhia ngafhi?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.