Looking for practical Kinyarwanda to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kinyarwanda 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: pick five Chuukese phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Muraho
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Urakoze
Kinisou(kinisou)
Bwakire bwiza
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Nimugoroba mwiza
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mwaramutse mwiza
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Ijoro ryiza
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tuzabonana nyuma
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Murabeho
Soun(soun)
Witwa nde?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Nitwa John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Umeze ute?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Nishimiye kukumenya
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uravuga Icyongereza?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Sinumva
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
Pwe esei mehn.
Wabivuga ukundi?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Hindukira ibumoso
Pwe fefen.
Hindukira iburyo
Pwe fefen.
Genda imbere
Pwe fenen.
Igiciro ni ikihe?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Ni kure hano?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ndi mu kaga
Ngeni pwe lost.
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yego
O
Oya
A
Birashoboka
Mwe
Ndemeranya
Ngeni an
Sinemeranya
Ngeni aen
Birumvikana neza
Ewe pwe
Ubitekerezaho iki?
Mwe e pwe?
Urashobora kumfasha?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Nkeneye ubufasha
Ngeni pwe pwe
Tegereza gato
Mwe pwe in
Ndakwinginze
Ngeni a pwe
Nta kibazo
A pwe a
Ibyishimo
Kinisou
Isabukuru nziza
Fahk a pwe
Ugire urugendo rwiza
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Aho ahagarara bisi?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ni iyihe platform?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Igihe izava ryari?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Iri hafi hano
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Iri kure hano
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Hagarara hano, nyabuneka
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Bifata igihe kingana iki?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iyi igura angahe?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Ibyo ni ibihenze cyane.
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Ufite ikintu cyoroheje?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)