Looking for practical Latin to Marshallese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Marshallese translation (Marshallese) — 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 Marshallese.
Tip: read the Marshallese line out loud three times, then cover the Latin 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.
Salve
Yokwe(yoh-kweh)
Gratias tibi
Komol tata(koh-mol tah-tah)
Bonum mane
Yokwe in the morning(yoh-kweh in the morning)
Bonum postmeridianum
Yokwe in the afternoon(yoh-kweh in the afternoon)
Bonum vesperum
Yokwe in the evening(yoh-kweh in the evening)
Bona nox
Yokwe in the night(yoh-kweh in the night)
Vide te postea
Aolep in(ah-oh-lep in)
Vale
Aolep(ah-oh-lep)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Ejjab in name?(eh-jahb in name)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Ejjab in John(eh-jahb in John)
Quomodo es?
Iakwe?(ee-ah-kweh)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Ejjab in an(eh-jahb in an)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Ijo im jab in English?(Ijo im jab in English?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Ej jab in Hindi bwe enaj(Ej jab in Hindi bwe enaj)
Non intellego.
Ej jab in jorren(Ej jab in jorren)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Jab in jorren bwe enaj(Jab in jorren bwe enaj)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Ejjab in jorren an?(Ejjab in jorren an?)
Ubi est latrina?
Ejjab in wōt ian?(Ejjab in wōt ian?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Ejjab in jorren eok wōt?(Ejjab in jorren eok wōt?)
Dextra verte.
Jab in jorren jān(Jab in jorren jān)
Sinistra verte.
Jab in jorren jān(Jab in jorren jān)
I ad rectum.
Jab in jorren wōt(Jab in jorren wōt)
Quot est merces?
Ejjab in jorren eok?(Ejjab in jorren eok?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Jab in ticket, please(Jab in ticket, please)
Estne longum a hic?
Ejjab in jorren eok?(Ejjab in jorren eok?)
Ego sum perditus.
Ej jab in jorren(Ej jab in jorren)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Ejjab in wōt in SIM card?(Ejjab in wōt in SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Ejjab
Non
Aolep
Fortasse
Ejjab im aolep
Consentio
Ejjab im an
Non consentio
Aolep im an
Bene sonat
Ejjab in aolep
Quid censes?
Nin in ke ejjake?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Ien ke eja in?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Enaaj ejjake
Exspecta paulisper
Jab in
Me paenitet
Ejjab in jorren
Nullum problema
Aolep in jorren
Felicitaciones
Bwij in jorren
Felix natalis dies
Yokwe in jorren
Felix iter habeas
Jab in ad jorren
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Enaaj im jab in train?(enaaj im jab in train)
Ubi est statio bus?
Enaaj im jab in bus?(enaaj im jab in bus)
Quae est suggestus?
Iakwe im jab in platform?(iakwe im jab in platform)
Quo tempore discedit?
Nin in kijen?(nin in kijen)
Estne haec via recta?
Enaaj in jiban?(enaaj in jiban)
Prope est hic
Enaaj jikin in?(enaaj jikin in)
Longius est ab hoc
Enaaj jikin in jikin?(enaaj jikin in jikin)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Enaaj im jab in map?(enaaj im jab in map)
Siste hic, quaeso
Jab in jikin, please(jab in jikin, please)
Quot tempus capit?
Enaaj im jab in jikin?(enaaj im jab in jikin)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
Enaaj im jab?
Id nimis carum est.
Ej juon im jab.
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Enaaj im jab aolep?
Possumne solvere charta?
Enaaj im jipan eñ?
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Enaaj im jipan table roñ.
Ratio, quaeso.
Enaaj im jipan bill.
Estne servitium inclusum?
Enaaj im jab service?
Vegetarianus sum.
Ej im vegetarian.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Enaaj im jab spicy food.
Hoc est deliciosum.
Ej ej jab.
Possumne habere menu?
Enaaj im jipan menu?
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Enaaj im jipan glass wōt.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Kōmmani ian jān(kōmmani ian jān)
Vocā ambulantiam
Kōmmani ian ambulance(kōmmani ian ambulance)
Medicum mihi opus est
Ej jekōn doctor(ej jekōn doctor)
Māla mē sentio
Ej jekūn(ej jekūn)
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Ej jekūn jab in jekōn(ej jekūn jab in jekōn)
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Ejjab jān hospital in jān?(ejjab jān hospital in jān?)
Hic dolet
Ej jekūn in(ej jekūn in)
Passum meum perdidī
Ej jekūn passport(ej jekūn passport)
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Ijjab kōmmani ian hotel in?(ijjab kōmmani ian hotel in?)
Auxilium!
Jab!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Ij jorren in(I am glad to meet you)
Conventum constituamus
Kij in jorren eok(Let's arrange a meeting)
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Ejjab in jorren?(What time is good for you?)
Reportum hodie mittam
Ej jekar in report an(I will send the report today)
Possumusne cras loqui?
Ejjab in jorren ak jorren?(Can we talk tomorrow?)
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Jab in jorren eok file an(Please see the attached file)
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Komol tata in jorren(Thank you for your time)
Spero ad te laborare
Ij jorren in jab in jorren(I look forward to working with you)
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Ejjab in jorren eok?(Can you clarify that point?)
Permitte me ad te redire
Kij in jorren eok(Let me return to you)
Terminatio est Veneris
Ejjab in jorren Friday(The deadline is Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.