Looking for practical Ndau to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Ndau 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.
Mhoro
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Ndatenda
Kinisou(kinisou)
Mangwanani akanaka
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Masikati akanaka
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Manheru akanaka
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Usiku hwakanaka
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tichasangana zvakare
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Sara zvakanaka
Soun(soun)
Zita rako ndiani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Zita rangu ndiJohn
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Uri sei?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ndinofara kukuziva
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unotaura Chirungu here?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Handinzwisise.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Ndapota taura zvishoma.
Pwe esei mehn.
Ungazvitaura zvakare here?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Chimbuzi chiri kupi?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ndingasvika sei ku nzvimbo yeguta?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Pinda kuruboshwe.
Pwe fefen.
Pinda kurudyi.
Pwe fefen.
Enda mberi.
Pwe fenen.
Mari yefare ingani?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Tiketi imwe, ndapota.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Iko kure kubva pano?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ndakakanganiswa.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Ndingatenga kupi SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
O
Aih
A
Pangani
Mwe
Ndakubvumirana
Ngeni an
Handibvumirani
Ngeni aen
Izvi zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Ewe pwe
Unofungei?
Mwe e pwe?
Ungandibatsira here?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Ngeni pwe pwe
Mirira nguva shoma
Mwe pwe in
Ndineurombo
Ngeni a pwe
Hapana dambudziko
A pwe a
Makorokoto
Kinisou
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Fahk a pwe
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi kwete chiteshi chenjere?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Kupi kwete chiteshi chebhazi?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ndeipi chikuva?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Iri pedyo pano
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Iri kure neapo
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Mira pano, ndapota
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zvinodhura sei?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Izvozvo zvinodhura zvikuru
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Une chimwe chiri pamutengo wakaderera here?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)