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