Looking for practical Chichewa to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chichewa 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: read the Chuukese line out loud three times, then cover the Chichewa 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.
Moni
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Zikomo
Kinisou(kinisou)
M'mawa wabwino
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Masana abwino
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Madziwabwino
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Usiku wabwino
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tiwonana
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Tsalani bwino
Soun(soun)
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Dzina langa ndi John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Muli bwanji?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
Mwe pwe esei English?(Mukulankhula Chingerezi?)
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.(Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino)
Sindikumva
Ngeni pwe fenen.(Sindikumva)
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
Pwe esei mehn.(Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono)
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
Mwe pwe esei an?(Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?)
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
Where pwe an bathroom?(Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?)
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?(Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?)
Pangani kumanzere
Pwe fefen.(Pangani kumanzere)
Pangani kumanzere
Pwe fefen.(Pangani kumanzere)
Pitani mwachindunji
Pwe fenen.(Pitani mwachindunji)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
Ewe pwe an fare?(Ndi ndalama zingati?)
Tiket imodzi, chonde
Mwe pwe an ticket.(Tiket imodzi, chonde)
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
Ewe pwe far from here?(Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?)
Ndakhalapo
Ngeni pwe lost.(Ndakhalapo)
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?(Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inde
O
Ayi
A
Mwina
Mwe
Ndikugwirizana
Ngeni an
Sindikugwirizana
Ngeni aen
Zimakoma
Ewe pwe
Mumaganiza chiyani?
Mwe e pwe?
Mungandithandize?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ndikufuna thandizo
Ngeni pwe pwe
Dikirani pang'ono
Mwe pwe in
Ndikupemphera
Ngeni a pwe
Palibe vuto
A pwe a
Zikomo
Kinisou
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Fahk a pwe
Pita bwino
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ndi chigawo chiti?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Ili pafupi pano
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Ili kutali pano
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Khalani pano, chonde
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)