Looking for practical Chuukese to Sango phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuukese phrase first, then the Sango translation (Sango) — 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 Sango.
Tip: read the Sango 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
Mbote(mwar a ngeni)
Kinisou
Mokolo(kinisou)
Mwar a pwe
Mbote na nganga(mwar a pwe)
Mwar a pwe fiti
Mbote na nganga ya zanga(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mwar a pwe nien
Mbote na nganga ya sika(mwar a pwe nien)
Mwar a pwe en
Ndeko na nganga(mwar a pwe en)
Chok ngeni
Tango na yo(chok ngeni)
Soun
Ayo(soun)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Nani na yo?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
A ngeni John
Nani na nga John(a ngeni John)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Oza malamu?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Kinisou a ngeni
Mokili na yo(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mwe pwe esei English?
O yo na nganga English?
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
O na yo na nganga Hindi na mboka.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
O na yo na mboka.
Pwe esei mehn.
Sokou, yo na nganga na mboka.
Mwe pwe esei an?
O tanga na mboka?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Banga na yo na ndako?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Nde na yo na banga na mboka?
Pwe fefen.
Kanga na mboko.
Pwe fefen.
Kanga na nganga.
Pwe fenen.
Kende na mboka.
Ewe pwe an fare?
Nde na yo na mboka?
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Mokolo na ticket, sokou.
Ewe pwe far from here?
O na mboka na mboka?
Ngeni pwe lost.
O na yo na mboka.
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Banga na yo na tanga SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
O
O
A
Té
Mwe
Sâ
Ngeni an
Ngâ tî
Ngeni aen
Ngâ té tî
Ewe pwe
O bô
Mwe e pwe?
Nâ tî yé?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
O kâ yé tî?
Ngeni pwe pwe
Ngâ kâ tî
Mwe pwe in
Bê na
Ngeni a pwe
Ngâ tî na
A pwe a
Té bô
Kinisou
Mâ tî
Fahk a pwe
Mâ na mbâ
Pwe pwe ewe
O kâ na mbê
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Where is the train station?
O na wâ na gare?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Where is the bus stop?
O na wâ na station de taxi?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Mweir mehnuk?
O na wâ na plateforme?(Which platform?)
Ewe mwak mehnuk?
O na tî na mbô?(What time?)
Ewe mwak epe?
O na wâ na yâ?(Is this the right way?)
Ewe mwak epe?
O na bô na kâ.(It is near here)
Ewe mwak epe?
O na fâ na kâ.(It is far from here)
Ewe mwak epe?
O kâ tî na mappa?(Can you show me?)
Stop here, please
Kâ na kâ, s'il vous plaît.(Stop here, please)
Ewe mwak epe?
O na tî na mbô?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehu an pwe ese?
Mboka na yo?(mboka na yo)
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.
Oko na mboka mingi(oko na mboka mingi)
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?
Ozo na nanga mboka?(o zo na nanga mboka)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe kar?
Naka na yeke na carte?(naka na yeke na carte)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe table pwe rait.
Naka na table ya mibale(naka na table ya mibale)
Pwe bill, pwe.
Bilan, s'il vous plaît(bilan, s'il vous plaît)
Ewe pwe ese pwe service?
Service ezali na yango?(service ezali na yango)
I am vegetarian.
Nani na mboka ya nyama(nani na mboka ya nyama)
Ewe pwe ese pwe spicy food.
Te na mabele ya sika, s'il vous plaît(te na mabele ya sika)
Ewe pwe mas.
Oyo ezali malamu(oyo ezali malamu)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe menu?
Naka na menu?(naka na menu)
Pwe glass pwe water, pwe.
Bokoko ya mai, s'il vous plaît(bokoko ya mai)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kasei an police
Banga nganga
Kasei an ambulance
Banga ambulance
Ngeni an doktor
Mbi na doctor
Ngeni an fefin
Mbi na yeke
Ngeni an alerjiki to peanuts
Mbi na alerji na kolo
Where an hospital pwe fefin?
A na hospital ya mboka?
Ewe fefin an
E yeke na mboko
Ngeni an lost passport
Mbi tanga passport na ngai
Ewe kasei an hotel ngeni?
O tanga hotel na ngai?
Chok!
Sango!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Mwanin a pwe
Mbi na yo(Mbi na yo)
Mwe pwe fenen a meeting
Tala na yeke mboka
Mwe pwe fenen an time?
Nani ti na yo?
Mwanin a pwe send an report non an
Nde na yeke report na tî(mwanin a pwe send an report non an)
Mwe pwe fenen an tomorrow?
Oka na yeke na lobi?
Pwe fenen an file non a
S'il vous plaît, tî na file na mî
Kinisou pwe an time
Mesi na yo na tî
Mwanin a pwe fenen an work non a
Nde na tî na yeke na yo
Mwe pwe fenen an point non a?
Oka na yeke na sî na tî?
Mwe pwe fenen an back non a
Tala na yeke na yo
An deadline es Friday
Nani na lobi na vendredi
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.