Looking for practical Chuukese to Dyula phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuukese phrase first, then the Dyula translation (Dyula) — 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 Dyula.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Dyula-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.
Mwar a ngeni
I ni ce(ee nee che)
Kinisou
I ni sogoma(ee nee so-goh-mah)
Mwar a pwe
I ni bɛɛ(ee nee beh)
Mwar a pwe fiti
I ni kɛlɛ(ee nee keh-leh)
Mwar a pwe nien
I ni tɔɔrɔ(ee nee toh-roh)
Mwar a pwe en
I ni fɔlɔ(ee nee fo-loh)
Chok ngeni
N bɛ sɔrɔ(n beh so-roh)
Soun
Ka kɛ(kah keh)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
I bɛ na?(ee beh nah)
A ngeni John
N na John(n nah John)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
I ni fɛ?(ee nee feh)
Kinisou a ngeni
N bɛ sɔrɔ i(n beh so-roh ee)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mwe pwe esei English?
I ni kɔrɔ English?(I ni kɔrɔ English?)
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ(N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ)
Ngeni pwe fenen.
N tɛgɛ(N tɛgɛ)
Pwe esei mehn.
Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ(Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ)
Mwe pwe esei an?
I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?(I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?)
Where pwe an bathroom?
Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?(Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?)
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?(N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?)
Pwe fefen.
Fɔlɔ kɛ(Fɔlɔ kɛ)
Pwe fefen.
Fɔlɔ bɛ(Fɔlɔ bɛ)
Pwe fenen.
Kɔ sɔgɔ(Kɔ sɔgɔ)
Ewe pwe an fare?
N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?(N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?)
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ(Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ)
Ewe pwe far from here?
I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?(I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?)
Ngeni pwe lost.
N bɛ tɛgɛ(N bɛ tɛgɛ)
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?(N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
O
Awa
A
Ayi
Mwe
Sama
Ngeni an
N bɛ sɔrɔ
Ngeni aen
N bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ
Ewe pwe
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ
Mwe e pwe?
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛn?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
I bɛ tɔgɔ mɛn?
Ngeni pwe pwe
N bɛ tɔgɔ
Mwe pwe in
Fɔlɔ kɔrɔ
Ngeni a pwe
N bɛ sɔrɔ
A pwe a
Ayi bɛ sɔrɔ
Kinisou
N bɛ sɔrɔ fɛ
Fahk a pwe
Bara fɛsɛ
Pwe pwe ewe
I bɛ kɔ fɛ kɛ
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.