Looking for practical Chuukese to Somali phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuukese phrase first, then the Somali translation (Somali) — 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 Somali.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Somali-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
Salaan(mwar a ngeni)
Kinisou
Mahadsanid(kinisou)
Mwar a pwe
Subax wanaagsan(mwar a pwe)
Mwar a pwe fiti
Duhur wanaagsan(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mwar a pwe nien
Habeen wanaagsan(mwar a pwe nien)
Mwar a pwe en
Habeen wanaagsan(mwar a pwe en)
Chok ngeni
Ilaa dambe(chok ngeni)
Soun
Nabad gelyo(soun)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Magacaa maxay tahay?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
A ngeni John
Magacaygu waa John(a ngeni John)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Sidee tahay?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Kinisou a ngeni
Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mwe pwe esei English?
Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?(Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?)
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Hindi si fiican uma hadlo
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Ma fahmin
Pwe esei mehn.
Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal
Mwe pwe esei an?
Ma ku celin kartaa?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Musqusha xaggee buu yaalaa?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Sideen ku gaari karaa xarunta magaalada?
Pwe fefen.
Bidix u leexo
Pwe fefen.
Midig u leexo
Pwe fenen.
Toos u soco
Ewe pwe an fare?
Immisa ayey tahay lacagta?
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Hal tigidh, fadlan
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ma fog tahay halkan?
Ngeni pwe lost.
Waan lumay
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Xaggee ka iibsan karaa kaarka SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
O
Haa
A
Maya
Mwe
Malaha
Ngeni an
Waan ku raacsanahay
Ngeni aen
Waan ku raacsaneyn
Ewe pwe
Taasi waa wax fiican
Mwe e pwe?
Maxaad u malaynaysaa?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ma i caawin kartaa?
Ngeni pwe pwe
Waxaan u baahanahay caawimaad
Mwe pwe in
Sug daqiiqad
Ngeni a pwe
Waan ka xumahay
A pwe a
Dhib malahan
Kinisou
Hambalyo
Fahk a pwe
Dhalasho wacan
Pwe pwe ewe
Safar wanaagsan
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Where is the train station?
Xagee buu tareenka jooga?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Where is the bus stop?
Xagee buu basaska jooga?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Mweir mehnuk?
Keenka sidee buu yahay?(Which platform?)
Ewe mwak mehnuk?
Goormee ayuu baxayaa?(What time?)
Ewe mwak epe?
Ma tan saxda ah?(Is this the right way?)
Ewe mwak epe?
Waa halkan u dhow(It is near here)
Ewe mwak epe?
Waa halkan fog(It is far from here)
Ewe mwak epe?
Ma ii muujin kartaa khariidada?(Can you show me?)
Stop here, please
Halkan joog, fadlan(Stop here, please)
Ewe mwak epe?
Immisa waqti ayey qaadaneysaa?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehu an pwe ese?
Imisa ayuu ku kacayaa?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.
Taasi waa qaali aad u badan.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?
Ma haysta wax ka jaban?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe kar?
Ma bixin karaa kaarka?(ee-kah pweh pweh eh-seh pweh kar)