Looking for practical Dombe to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe phrase first, then the Chuukese translation (Chuukese) — 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 Chuukese.
Tip: pick five Chuukese phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salibonani
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Ngiyabonga
Kinisou(kinisou)
Ubusuku obuhle
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Uhlanga oluhle
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Ubusuku obuhle
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Lala kahle
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Siyaphinda
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Hamba kahle
Soun(soun)
Ubani igama lakho?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Igama lami nguJohn
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Unjani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Pwe esei mehn.
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
Pwe fefen.
Tendeuka kurudyi.
Pwe fefen.
Enda mberi.
Pwe fenen.
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Iri kure here kubva pano?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ndakanyura.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
O
Aih
A
Zvichida
Mwe
Ndinobvumirana
Ngeni an
Ndinopikisa
Ngeni aen
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Ewe pwe
Unofungei?
Mwe e pwe?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Ngeni pwe pwe
Mirira kwechinguva
Mwe pwe in
Ndine hurombo
Ngeni a pwe
Hapana dambudziko
A pwe a
Makorokoto
Kinisou
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Fahk a pwe
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ndeipi chikuva?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Iri pedyo pano
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Iri kure nepanotangira
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Mira pano, ndapota
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Inotora nguva yakareba?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iri chingani?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Iri kutengesa kwazvo
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)