Looking for practical Kiga to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kiga 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.
Okwagala
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Webale
Kinisou(kinisou)
Osiibye bulungi
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Osiibye bulungi
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Osiibye bulungi
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Osiibye bulungi
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tugenda okukutana
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Nkwagala
Soun(soun)
Erinnya lyo ani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Erinnya lyange nze John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Oli otya?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Sikuganya.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Pwe esei mehn.
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Ekitanda kiki?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Genda ku kkono.
Pwe fefen.
Genda ku ddyo.
Pwe fefen.
Genda mu maaso.
Pwe fenen.
Ekitundu kiki?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eee
O
Oya
A
Wali
Mwe
Ndiinze
Ngeni an
Sindiinze
Ngeni aen
Ekitanga kiza
Ewe pwe
Oteka ki?
Mwe e pwe?
Okwetegera?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Nfuna okwetegera
Ngeni pwe pwe
Leka akaseke
Mwe pwe in
Ndi mwefwe
Ngeni a pwe
Tera kintu
A pwe a
Nkwagala
Kinisou
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Fahk a pwe
Okwetegera mu nsi
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eri heza y'ekitabo?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Eri heza y'ekibuga?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ekiyungiriro ki?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Ekitonde ki?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Eri wansi wano
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Eri kure wano
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Mugume wano, nyabo
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Ekitanga ki?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ekitanga ki?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Ekitanga ky'ekikula
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)