Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Chuukese translation (Chuukese) — 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 Chuukese.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
እናመሰግናለን
Kinisou(kinisou)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
ደህና ምሽት
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
ደህና ሁን
Soun(soun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Mwe pwe esei English?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Ngeni pwe fenen.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Pwe esei mehn.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Mwe pwe esei an?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Where pwe an bathroom?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Pwe fefen.(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Pwe fefen.(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Pwe fenen.(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Ewe pwe an fare?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Mwe pwe an ticket.(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Ewe pwe far from here?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Ngeni pwe lost.(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
O(awon)
አይደለም
A(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Mwe(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ngeni an(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Ngeni aen(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Ewe pwe(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Mwe e pwe?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Mwe e pwe pwe?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Ngeni pwe pwe(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Mwe pwe in(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ngeni a pwe(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
A pwe a(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Kinisou(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Fahk a pwe(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Pwe pwe ewe(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)