Looking for practical Afrikaans to Tok Pisin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afrikaans phrase first, then the Tok Pisin translation (Tok Pisin) — 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 Tok Pisin.
Tip: pick five Tok Pisin phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Hallo
Halo
Dankie
Tenkyu
Goeie more
Gutpela moning
Goeie middag
Gutpela apinun
Goeie naand
Gutpela nait
Goeie nag
Gutpela nait
Sien jou later
Lukim yu bihain
Totsiens
Gudbai
Wat is jou naam?
Wanem nem bilong yu?
My naam is John
Mi nem em John
Hoe gaan dit?
Yu stap gut?
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Gutpela long mitim yu
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Praat jy Engels?
Yu tok Pisin?
Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Ek verstaan nie.
Mi no save.
Praat asseblief stadig.
Plis, tok liklik.
Kan jy dit weer sê?
Yu ken tokim gen?
Waar is die badkamer?
Wea toilet?
Hoe kom ek by die stadsentrum?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Draai links.
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Draai regs.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Gaan reguit.
Go stret.
Hoeveel is die tarief?
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Een kaartjie, asseblief.
Wan tiket, plis.
Is dit ver van hier?
Em i long long wanem?
Ek is verlore.
Mi lus.
Waar kan ek 'n SIM-kaart koop?
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Yes
Nee
No
Miskien
Baibe
Ek stem saam
Mi agri
Ek stem nie saam nie
Mi no agri
Dit klink goed
Em i gut
Wat dink jy?
Yu ting wanem?
Kan jy my help?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Ek het hulp nodig
Mi nidim help
Wag 'n oomblik
Wai liklik
Ek is jammer
Mi sori
Geen probleem
No problem
Geluk
Tenkyu
Gelukkige verjaarsdag
Hapi baisde
Veilige reis
Lukaut long trip
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Waar is die treinstasie?
Wea em train stesen?
Waar is die busstop?
Wea em bus stop?
Watter platform is dit?
Wea em platform?
Watter tyd vertrek dit?
Wanem taim em i likim?
Is dit die regte pad?
Dispela em stret rot?
Dit is naby hier.
Em i klostu hia
Dit is ver van hier.
Em i longwe long hia
Kan jy dit op die kaart wys?
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Stop hier, asseblief.
Stap hia, plis
Hoe lank neem dit?
Hao long em i tek?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hoeveel kos dit?
Hamamas dispela i kost?(hamamas = how much)
Dit is te duur.
Dispela i tu mipela(mipela = expensive)
Het julle iets goedkoper?
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?(nap = cheaper)
Kan ek met 'n kaart betaal?
Inap mi peim long kad?(peim = pay)
Ek wil 'n tafel vir twee hê.
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Die rekening, asseblief.
Bil, plis
Is diens ingesluit?
Service i stap insait?(stap = included)
Ek is 'n vegetariër.
Mi vegetarian
Geen pittige kos, asseblief.
No spicy kaikai, plis
Dit is heerlik.
Dispela i naispela
Kan ek die spyskaart kry?
Inap mi kisim menu?
‘n Glas water, asseblief.
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Bel die polisie
Kolim polis
Bel 'n ambulans
Kolim ambulans
Ek het 'n dokter nodig
Mi nidim dokta
Ek voel siek
Mi sik
Ek is allergies vir grondboontjies
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Waar is die naaste hospitaal?
Wea hospital i klostu?
Dit seergemaak hier
I penim hia
Ek het my paspoort verloor
Mi lusim paspot
Kan jy my hotel bel?
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Help!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Nais long mitim yu
Kom ons skeduleer 'n vergadering
Makim wanpela miting
Watter tyd werk vir jou?
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Ek sal die verslag vandag stuur
Mi bai sendim report tude
Kan ons môre praat?
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Asseblief vind die lêer aangeheg
Plis lukim fael i atach
Dankie vir jou tyd
Tenkyu long yu taim
Ek sien uit daarna om saam met jou te werk
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Kan jy daardie punt verduidelik?
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Laat ek jou terugbel
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Die sperdatum is Vrydag
Deidlain i Fraida
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.