Looking for practical Marshallese to Jingpo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Marshallese phrase first, then the Jingpo translation (Jingpo) — 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 Jingpo.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Jingpo-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.
Yokwe
Nangma(yoh-kweh)
Komol tata
Nangma aji(koh-mol tah-tah)
Yokwe in the morning
Nangma na(yoh-kweh in the morning)
Yokwe in the afternoon
Nangma aji na(yoh-kweh in the afternoon)
Yokwe in the evening
Nangma aji zong(yoh-kweh in the evening)
Yokwe in the night
Nangma aji zong na(yoh-kweh in the night)
Aolep in
Nangma aji zong na(ah-oh-lep in)
Aolep
Nangma aji(ah-oh-lep)
Ejjab in name?
Nangma aji na?(eh-jahb in name)
Ejjab in John
Nangma aji John na(eh-jahb in John)
Iakwe?
Nangma aji hna?(ee-ah-kweh)
Ejjab in an
Nangma aji hna zong(eh-jahb in an)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.