Looking for practical Chuukese to Sicilian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuukese phrase first, then the Sicilian translation (Sicilian) — 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 Sicilian.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Sicilian-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
Ciao(mwar a ngeni)
Kinisou
Grazii(kinisou)
Mwar a pwe
Bongiornu(mwar a pwe)
Mwar a pwe fiti
Bona sira(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mwar a pwe nien
Bona sira(mwar a pwe nien)
Mwar a pwe en
Bona notti(mwar a pwe en)
Chok ngeni
A prestu(chok ngeni)
Soun
Addiu(soun)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Chi è u tò nomu?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
A ngeni John
U me nomu è John(a ngeni John)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Comu stai?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Kinisou a ngeni
Piaceru di canusciti(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mwe pwe esei English?
Parli inglese?
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Un parlu bonu hindi.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Un capisciu.
Pwe esei mehn.
Parla pianu, per favore.
Mwe pwe esei an?
Pò diri chistu n'atra vota?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Unni è u bagnu?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Comu arrivu a lu centru di la cità?
Pwe fefen.
Giriti a manca.
Pwe fefen.
Giriti a destra.
Pwe fenen.
Andate drittu.
Ewe pwe an fare?
Quant'è u bigliettu?
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Un bigliettu, per favore.
Ewe pwe far from here?
È luntanu di cca?
Ngeni pwe lost.
Sugnu persu.
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Unni pozzu accattari na SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
O
Iè
A
No
Mwe
Forse
Ngeni an
Sò d'accordu
Ngeni aen
Non sò d'accordu
Ewe pwe
Chistu sona bonu
Mwe e pwe?
Chi ne pensi?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Pò aiutarmi?
Ngeni pwe pwe
Haiu bisognu di aiutu
Mwe pwe in
Aspetta nu mumentu
Ngeni a pwe
Mi dispiaci
A pwe a
Nuddu prubbrema
Kinisou
Complimenti
Fahk a pwe
Bon compleannu
Pwe pwe ewe
Fai nu viaggiu sicuru
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Where is the train station?
Unni è a stazione di treni?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Where is the bus stop?
Unni è a fermata di bus?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Mweir mehnuk?
Chi piattaforma è?(Which platform?)
Ewe mwak mehnuk?
A chi ora parti?(What time?)
Ewe mwak epe?
È sta la via giusta?(Is this the right way?)
Ewe mwak epe?
È vicinu a qui(It is near here)
Ewe mwak epe?
È luntanu di qui(It is far from here)
Ewe mwak epe?
Pòttimi mustrare supra la mappa?(Can you show me?)
Stop here, please
Fermati qui, per piaciri(Stop here, please)
Ewe mwak epe?
Quantu tempu ci voli?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehu an pwe ese?
Quant'è chistu?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.
Chistu è troppu caru(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?
Hai quarchi cosa cchiù economica?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe kar?
Posso pagari cu carta?(ee-kah pweh pweh eh-seh pweh kar)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe table pwe rait.
Vogghiu na tàula pi dui(ee-kah pweh pweh eh-seh pweh tah-bleh pweh rait)
Pwe bill, pwe.
Lu cuntu, pi favuri(pweh bill pweh)
Ewe pwe ese pwe service?
Lu serviziu è inclusu?(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh ser-vi-ce)
I am vegetarian.
Sugnu vegetarianu(I am vegetarian)
Ewe pwe ese pwe spicy food.
Nenti cibo piccanti, pi favuri(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh spy-see food)
Ewe pwe mas.
Chistu è deliziosu(eh-weh pweh mahs)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe menu?
Posso aviri lu menù?(ee-kah pweh pweh eh-seh pweh meh-noo)
Pwe glass pwe water, pwe.
Na bicchieri d'acqua, pi favuri(pweh glass pweh wah-ter pweh)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kasei an police
Chiamu la pulizia
Kasei an ambulance
Chiamu un'ambulanza
Ngeni an doktor
Haiu bisognu di un dutturi
Ngeni an fefin
Mi sentu malatu
Ngeni an alerjiki to peanuts
Sugnu allergicu ai nocciuli
Where an hospital pwe fefin?
Unni è l'ospedali cchiù vicinu?
Ewe fefin an
Mi fa male cca
Ngeni an lost passport
Haiu persu u passaportu
Ewe kasei an hotel ngeni?
Pò chiamari u me hotel?
Chok!
Aiutu!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Mwanin a pwe
Piaciri di canusciti(mwanin a pwe)
Mwe pwe fenen a meeting
Fammulu un appuntamentu
Mwe pwe fenen an time?
A chiura ti va?
Mwanin a pwe send an report non an
Mandi lu rapportu oggi(mwanin a pwe send an report non an)
Mwe pwe fenen an tomorrow?
Pudemu parrari dumani?
Pwe fenen an file non a
Truvati lu schedariu attaccatu
Kinisou pwe an time
Grazii pi lu tò tempu
Mwanin a pwe fenen an work non a
Aspettu cu piaciri di travagghiari cu tia
Mwe pwe fenen an point non a?
Poti chiariri chistu puntu?
Mwe pwe fenen an back non a
Lassami ti rispondu dopu
An deadline es Friday
La scadenza è venniri
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.