Looking for practical Baoule to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Baoule 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.
Tip: when a Chuukese phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Baoule wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Akwaba
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Medase
Kinisou(kinisou)
Mema wo akye
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Mema wo aha
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mema wo dɔnhwere
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Mema wo anadwo
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Nante yie
Soun(soun)
Wo din de sɛn?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Me din de John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ mehyia wo
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
N'ka bô English?
Mwe pwe esei English?
M'ni bô Hindi kô.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
M'ni kâ.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Bê n'ka bô n'zi.
Pwe esei mehn.
N'ka bô n'zi kô?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Bô n'zi n'kô?
Where pwe an bathroom?
M'ka bô n'zi kô n'kô?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Bê n'kô n'kô.
Pwe fefen.
Bê n'kô bô.
Pwe fefen.
Bê n'kô n'zi.
Pwe fenen.
N'ka bô n'zi bô?
Ewe pwe an fare?
N'ka bô n'zi n'kô.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
N'ka bô kô n'kô?
Ewe pwe far from here?
M'ni kô.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Bô n'zi n'kô SIM?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Awi
O
Ala
A
Kouman
Mwe
M'ani
Ngeni an
M'ani ala
Ngeni aen
N'kpa a yé
Ewe pwe
N'kpa a yé kô?
Mwe e pwe?
N'kpa a t'ô?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
M'ani t'ô
Ngeni pwe pwe
Kô a n'kô
Mwe pwe in
M'ani n'kô
Ngeni a pwe
Ala n'kô
A pwe a
N'kpa a yé kô
Kinisou
N'kpa a yé bô
Fahk a pwe
N'kpa a yé n'kô a bô
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
N'kaha n'kro?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
N'kaha n'kro a bus?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
N'kaha n'kro a platform?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
N'kaha n'kro a l'he?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
N'kaha n'kro a yé?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
N'kaha n'kro a gban?
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
N'kaha n'kro a fô?
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
N'kaha n'kro a m'kô?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
M'kaha n'kro a gban, s'il vous plaît
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
N'kaha n'kro a yé?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
N'kpa n'kpa?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
O n'kpa kpa kpa.
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
N'zo n'kpa n'kpa?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)