Looking for practical Chuukese to Fon phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuukese phrase first, then the Fon translation (Fon) — 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 Fon.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Fon-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
Nɔ́(nɔ́)
Kinisou
Mèdɔ́(mèdɔ́)
Mwar a pwe
Mèdɔ́ agblɔ(mèdɔ́ agblɔ)
Mwar a pwe fiti
Mèdɔ́ ɖe(mèdɔ́ ɖe)
Mwar a pwe nien
Mèdɔ́ ɖeɖe(mèdɔ́ ɖeɖe)
Mwar a pwe en
Mèdɔ́ xɔxɔ(mèdɔ́ xɔxɔ)
Chok ngeni
Nɔ́ wɛ(nɔ́ wɛ)
Soun
Nɔ́ wɛ ɖe(nɔ́ wɛ ɖe)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?(nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?)
A ngeni John
Mè nɔ́ John(mè nɔ́ John)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?(nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?)
Kinisou a ngeni
Mèdɔ́ nɔ́(mèdɔ́ nɔ́)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mwe pwe esei English?
I gbè yé èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì?
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Mè n'gbè yé Èdè Hindi kè.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Mè n'kó nù.
Pwe esei mehn.
S'il vous plaît, gbè yé kè.
Mwe pwe esei an?
Mè s'kà yé nù?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Èwé n'kà dɔ́?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Mè n'kà yé nù àlà nà?
Pwe fefen.
Tò n'kà kè.
Pwe fefen.
Tò n'kà pɔ́.
Pwe fenen.
Lè n'kà kè.
Ewe pwe an fare?
Kí n'kà dɔ́?
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Mè s'kà àyé, s'il vous plaît.
Ewe pwe far from here?
Èwé n'kà mɛ́?
Ngeni pwe lost.
Mè n'kà nɔ́.
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Èwé n'kà nɔ́ SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
O
Ɛ(e)
A
Ayi(ayi)
Mwe
Mɛ(me)
Ngeni an
Mè yé(me ye)
Ngeni aen
Mè n'yi(me n'yi)
Ewe pwe
N'kɔ nɔ(n'ko no)
Mwe e pwe?
N'kɔ a kɔ?(n'ko a ko)
Mwe e pwe pwe?
I n'kɔ mɛ?(i n'ko me)
Ngeni pwe pwe
Mè n'kɔ mɛ(me n'ko me)
Mwe pwe in
Tɔ́ nɔ(to no)
Ngeni a pwe
Mè nɔ n'kɔ(me no n'ko)
A pwe a
Ayi n'kɔ(ayi n'ko)
Kinisou
Mè nɔ wé(me no we)
Fahk a pwe
Mè nɔ tɔ́(me no to)
Pwe pwe ewe
N'kɔ a wé dɔ(n'ko a we do)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Where is the train station?
N'ye wé train station?(N'ye wé train station?)
Where is the bus stop?
N'ye wé bus stop?(N'ye wé bus stop?)
Mweir mehnuk?
Ké platform na?(Ké platform na?)
Ewe mwak mehnuk?
Ké sa a yé?(Ké sa a yé?)
Ewe mwak epe?
N'ye wé yé na?(N'ye wé yé na?)
Ewe mwak epe?
Yé na hɛn(Yé na hɛn)
Ewe mwak epe?
Yé na hɛn gbo(Yé na hɛn gbo)
Ewe mwak epe?
Mè wé hɛn n'ye map?(Mè wé hɛn n'ye map?)
Stop here, please
Tó hɛn, s'il vous plaît(Tó hɛn, s'il vous plaît)
Ewe mwak epe?
Ké sa a yé?(Ké sa a yé?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.