Looking for practical Chuukese to Swahili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuukese phrase first, then the Swahili translation (Swahili) — 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 Swahili.
Tip: when a Swahili phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Chuukese wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mwar a ngeni
Habari(mwar a ngeni)
Kinisou
Asante(kinisou)
Mwar a pwe
Habari ya asubuhi(mwar a pwe)
Mwar a pwe fiti
Habari ya mchana(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mwar a pwe nien
Habari ya jioni(mwar a pwe nien)
Mwar a pwe en
Usiku mwema(mwar a pwe en)
Chok ngeni
Tutaonana baadaye(chok ngeni)
Soun
Kwaheri(soun)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Jina lako nani?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
A ngeni John
Jina langu ni John(a ngeni John)
Nukuchuk a ngeni?
Habari gani?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Kinisou a ngeni
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mwe pwe esei English?
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Sielewi.
Pwe esei mehn.
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Mwe pwe esei an?
Unaweza kusema tena?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Choo kiko wapi?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Pwe fefen.
Geuka kushoto.
Pwe fefen.
Geuka kulia.
Pwe fenen.
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Ewe pwe an fare?
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Ewe pwe far from here?
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Ngeni pwe lost.
Nimepotea.
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
O
Ndio
A
Hapana
Mwe
Pengine
Ngeni an
Ninakubaliana
Ngeni aen
Sikubaliani
Ewe pwe
Inasikika vizuri
Mwe e pwe?
Unafikiriaje?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Ngeni pwe pwe
Nahitaji msaada
Mwe pwe in
Subiri kidogo
Ngeni a pwe
Ninasikitika
A pwe a
Hakuna shida
Kinisou
Hongera
Fahk a pwe
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Pwe pwe ewe
Safari njema
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Where is the train station?
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Where is the bus stop?
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Mweir mehnuk?
Ni jukwaa gani?(Which platform?)
Ewe mwak mehnuk?
Inatoka saa ngapi?(What time?)
Ewe mwak epe?
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?(Is this the right way?)
Ewe mwak epe?
Iko karibu hapa(It is near here)
Ewe mwak epe?
Iko mbali na hapa(It is far from here)
Ewe mwak epe?
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?(Can you show me?)
Stop here, please
Simama hapa, tafadhali(Stop here, please)
Ewe mwak epe?
Inachukua muda gani?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehu an pwe ese?
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.
Hiyo ni ghali sana(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe kar?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?(ee-kah pweh pweh eh-seh pweh kar)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe table pwe rait.
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili(ee-kah pweh pweh eh-seh pweh tah-bleh pweh rait)
Pwe bill, pwe.
Tafadhali, bili(pweh bill pweh)
Ewe pwe ese pwe service?
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh ser-vi-ce)
I am vegetarian.
Mimi ni mboga(I am vegetarian)
Ewe pwe ese pwe spicy food.
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh spy-see food)
Ewe pwe mas.
Hii ni tamu(eh-weh pweh mahs)
Ika pwe pwe ese pwe menu?
Naweza kupata menyu?(ee-kah pweh pweh eh-seh pweh meh-noo)
Pwe glass pwe water, pwe.
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji(pweh glass pweh wah-ter pweh)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kasei an police
Piga simu polisi
Kasei an ambulance
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Ngeni an doktor
Nahitaji daktari
Ngeni an fefin
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Ngeni an alerjiki to peanuts
Nina mzio wa karanga
Where an hospital pwe fefin?
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Ewe fefin an
Inaniuma hapa
Ngeni an lost passport
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Ewe kasei an hotel ngeni?
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Chok!
Nisaidie!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Mwanin a pwe
Nafurahi kukutana nawe(mwanin a pwe)
Mwe pwe fenen a meeting
Tuweke mkutano
Mwe pwe fenen an time?
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
Mwanin a pwe send an report non an
Nitaituma ripoti leo(mwanin a pwe send an report non an)
Mwe pwe fenen an tomorrow?
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Pwe fenen an file non a
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Kinisou pwe an time
Asante kwa muda wako
Mwanin a pwe fenen an work non a
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Mwe pwe fenen an point non a?
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Mwe pwe fenen an back non a
Nitarudi kwako
An deadline es Friday
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.