Looking for practical Icelandic to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Icelandic 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 Icelandic 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.
Halló
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Takk
Kinisou(kinisou)
Góðan daginn
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Gott kvöld
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Gott kvöld
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Góða nótt
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Sjáumst síðar
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Bless
Soun(soun)
Hvað heitir þú?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ég heiti John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Hvernig hefur þú það?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Gaman að kynnast þér
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Talarðu enska?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Ég tala ekki hindi vel
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Ég skil ekki
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Vinsamlegast talaðu hægt
Pwe esei mehn.
Gætirðu sagt það aftur?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Hvar er salernið?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Hvernig kem ég að miðbænum?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Beygðu til vinstri
Pwe fefen.
Beygðu til hægri
Pwe fefen.
Farðu beint áfram
Pwe fenen.
Hvað kostar farinn?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Eitt miði, takk
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Er það langt отс отс?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ég er týndur
Ngeni pwe lost.
Hvar get ég keypt SIM-kort?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Já
O
Nei
A
Kannski
Mwe
Ég er sammála
Ngeni an
Ég er ósammála
Ngeni aen
Það hljómar vel
Ewe pwe
Hvað heldurðu?
Mwe e pwe?
Geturðu hjálpað mér?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ég þarf hjálp
Ngeni pwe pwe
Bíddu aðeins
Mwe pwe in
Fyrirgefðu
Ngeni a pwe
Engin vandamál
A pwe a
Til hamingju
Kinisou
Til hamingju með afmælið
Fahk a pwe
Gangi þér vel á ferðinni
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Hvar er járnbrautastöðin?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Hvar er strætóstoppið?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Hvaða pallur er það?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Hvað tíma fer það?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Er þetta rétta leiðin?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Það er nálægt hér.
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Það er langt frá hér.
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Geturðu sýnt mér á kortinu?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Stoppaðu hér, vinsamlegast.
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Hversu lengi tekur það?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hvað kostar þetta?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Það er of dýrt.
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Eruð þið með eitthvað ódýrara?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)