Looking for practical Dutch (Nederlands) to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dutch 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: read the Chuukese line out loud three times, then cover the Dutch 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.
Hallo
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Dank je
Kinisou(kinisou)
Goedemorgen
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Goedemiddag
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Goedenavond
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Goedenacht
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tot later
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Tot ziens
Soun(soun)
Wat is jouw naam?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Mijn naam is John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Hoe gaat het?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Leuk je te ontmoeten
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Spreekt u Engels?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Ik spreek niet goed Hindi.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Ik begrijp het niet.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Spreek alstublieft langzaam.
Pwe esei mehn.
Kunt u dat nog eens zeggen?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Waar is de badkamer?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Hoe kom ik bij het stadscentrum?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Sla linksaf.
Pwe fefen.
Sla rechtsaf.
Pwe fefen.
Ga rechtdoor.
Pwe fenen.
Hoeveel kost het?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Één ticket, alstublieft.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Is het ver van hier?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ik ben verdwaald.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Waar kan ik een SIM-kaart kopen?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
O
Nee
A
Misschien
Mwe
Ik ben het eens
Ngeni an
Ik ben het niet eens
Ngeni aen
Dat klinkt goed
Ewe pwe
Wat denk je?
Mwe e pwe?
Kun je me helpen?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ik heb hulp nodig
Ngeni pwe pwe
Wacht even
Mwe pwe in
Het spijt me
Ngeni a pwe
Geen probleem
A pwe a
Gefeliciteerd
Kinisou
Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag
Fahk a pwe
Goede reis
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Waar is het treinstation?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Waar is de bushalte?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Welke perron is het?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Hoe laat vertrekt het?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Is dit de juiste weg?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Het is hier dichtbij.
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Het is ver weg van hier.
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Kun je het me op de kaart laten zien?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Stop hier, alstublieft.
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Hoe lang duurt het?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hoeveel kost dit?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Dat is te duur.
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Heeft u iets goedkopers?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)