Looking for practical Hausa to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hausa 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Chuukese-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.
Sannu
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Na gode
Kinisou(kinisou)
Ina kwana
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Ina wuni
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Ina yini
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Sai da safe
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Sai anjima
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Sai anjima
Soun(soun)
Menene sunanka?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Sunana John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Lafiya lau?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Ban fahimta ba.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
Pwe esei mehn.
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Ina gidan wanka?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Juya hagu.
Pwe fefen.
Juya dama.
Pwe fefen.
Tafi kai tsaye.
Pwe fenen.
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Katin guda, don Allah.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Na bata.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
I
O(ee)
A'a
A(ah-ah)
Wataƙila
Mwe(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Na yarda
Ngeni an
Ba na yarda
Ngeni aen
Wannan yana da kyau
Ewe pwe
Me kake tunani?
Mwe e pwe?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ina bukatar taimako
Ngeni pwe pwe
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Mwe pwe in
Ina mai hakuri
Ngeni a pwe
Babu matsala
A pwe a
Taya murna
Kinisou
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Fahk a pwe
Yi tafiya lafiya
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Ina tashar bas?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Wanne dandalin ne?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Wane lokaci zai tashi?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Yana kusa nan
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Yana da nisa daga nan
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Tsaya anan, don Allah
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Yaya tsawon lokaci zai dauka?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Nawa ne wannan?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Wannan yana da tsada sosai
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Shin kuna da wani abu mai rahusa?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)