Looking for practical Manx to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx 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.
Fastyr mie
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Gura mie eu
Kinisou(kinisou)
Mie eu
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Fastyr mie
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Oie vie
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Oie ghooinney
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Gree gys y chee
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Slane
Soun(soun)
Cre ta d'ennym?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ta my ennym yn John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Kys t'eh?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Mwe pwe esei English?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Ngeni pwe fenen.(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Pwe esei mehn.(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Mwe pwe esei an?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Where pwe an bathroom?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Pwe fefen.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Pwe fefen.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Pwe fenen.(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Ewe pwe an fare?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Mwe pwe an ticket.(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Ewe pwe far from here?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Ngeni pwe lost.(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
O
Na
A
Possibly
Mwe
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ngeni an
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Ngeni aen
Ta shoh goll er
Ewe pwe
Cre ta'n chione?
Mwe e pwe?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Ngeni pwe pwe
Gow er ny hoilshey
Mwe pwe in
Ta mee er yannoo
Ngeni a pwe
Cha nel broogh
A pwe a
Foddee gura
Kinisou
Laa breith shenney
Fahk a pwe
Gow er ny shickyr
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Ta eh ny chione hene
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Goll er-hene, please
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)