Looking for practical Kikongo to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kikongo 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 Kikongo 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.
Mbote
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Mele
Kinisou(kinisou)
Mokolo mayele
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Mokolo ya ntango
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mokolo ya mambu
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Mokolo ya mpembe
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tala mosi
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Tata
Soun(soun)
Nki yina nzo?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Nzo yami ke John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Oko wanga?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Nki ya mosi na yo
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Nkeni kanga.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Pwe esei mehn.
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Tanda na luma.
Pwe fefen.
Tanda na mambu.
Pwe fefen.
Enda na mosi.
Pwe fenen.
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Nki feti na wapi?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Nkeni zola.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ewe
O
Te
A
Kasi
Mwe
Nkiadi
Ngeni an
Nkiadi te
Ngeni aen
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Ewe pwe
Nkiadi nini?
Mwe e pwe?
Okanza kudi nki?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Nkiadi kudi nki
Ngeni pwe pwe
Lela na nki
Mwe pwe in
Nkiadi na nki
Ngeni a pwe
Te na nki
A pwe a
Tata na nki
Kinisou
Mokolo ya mbote
Fahk a pwe
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Wana wanga na bus?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Nki platform yai?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Yai ke nzila ya nki?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Eza na nsi ya nzo
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Eza na mosi ya nzo
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Okanisa ngai na mape?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Tanga wana, s'il vous plaît
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Nki ntangu yina yenda?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Nki yina kudi?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Yina kele na nsi
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Ona kima ki nsi?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)