Looking for practical Bemba to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bemba 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Chuukese-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.
Shani
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Natotela
Kinisou(kinisou)
Muli shani
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Muli shani
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Muli shani
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Shalenipo bwino
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tukakutana
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Twalumba
Soun(soun)
Iwe ulishani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ndefwaya John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Uli bwanji?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Nashitasha kukumona
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Pwe esei mehn.
Ningaloleleko?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Fumya kumwendo
Pwe fefen.
Fumya kumwendo
Pwe fefen.
Enda pamo
Pwe fenen.
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Ticket imwe, nomba
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ndi lost
Ngeni pwe lost.
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eya
O
Awe
A
Panga
Mwe
Ndi bwino
Ngeni an
Ndi bwino na
Ngeni aen
Ilyo lishibukile
Ewe pwe
Uchite shani?
Mwe e pwe?
Ushakufwa?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Ngeni pwe pwe
Leka ifi
Mwe pwe in
Nshakufwa
Ngeni a pwe
Takwaba shani
A pwe a
Nshakufwa bwino
Kinisou
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Fahk a pwe
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Ninshi ikalamba?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Ili pamo na pano.
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Ili lishilu na pano.
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Ushibukishe pa mape?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Leka pano, chonde.
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Kuli shani?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ili shani?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Ili lya kuli
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Muli na chimo chibulu?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)