Looking for practical Nuer to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Nuer 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.
Nhiar
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Nyaak
Kinisou(kinisou)
Nhiar gɔ̈ɔ̈r
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Nhiar aŋɔ̈r
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Nhiar aŋɔ̈r
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Nhiar kɔ̈c
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Kɛ̈n
Soun(soun)
Cɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Cɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Cɛ̈l kɛ̈n?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Kɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Nyaac ke nyin English?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Nyaac ma nyin Hindi ke nyin.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Nyaac ma nyin.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Yin ke nyin kɛl.
Pwe esei mehn.
Yin ke nyin kɛl a thok?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Yin thok a kɛl?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Nyaac ke nyin a city center?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Yin ke nyin a laar.
Pwe fefen.
Yin ke nyin a jɛŋ.
Pwe fefen.
Yin ke nyin a thok.
Pwe fenen.
Yin ke nyin a kɛl?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Yin ke nyin a ticket.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Yin ke nyin a thok?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Nyaac ke nyin.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Yin thok a kɛl a SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
O
Naa
A
Nyaak
Mwe
Nyeek a kech
Ngeni an
Nyeek a kech naa
Ngeni aen
Iye kech kɛl
Ewe pwe
Nyaak a kech?
Mwe e pwe?
Nyaak a kech a jɔɔr?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Nyeek a jɔɔr kɛl
Ngeni pwe pwe
Kɛl a jɔɔr
Mwe pwe in
Nyeek a kech
Ngeni a pwe
Naa a kech kɛl
A pwe a
Aye kɛl
Kinisou
Aye kɛl a wɛr
Fahk a pwe
Kɛl a jɔɔr a jɛɛr
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Känyë kɛ́l wɛ́l?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Känyë kɛ́l bɔ́l?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Kɛ́l bɛ́t kɛ́t?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Kɛ́l wɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́t?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l wɛ́l?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l kɛ́l?
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l jɔ́l?
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l pɛ́t kɛ́t?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Kɛ́l jɛ́l kɛ́l, pɛ́l?
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l jɔ́l kɛ́t?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Nyaak cɛl?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Kɛl yic kɛc
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Yin kɛl nyin cɛl?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)