Looking for practical Occitan to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Occitan 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: when a Chuukese phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Occitan wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Bonjorn
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Mercé
Kinisou(kinisou)
Bonjorn
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Bona après-midi
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Bona serada
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Bona nuèch
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
A lèu
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Adieu
Soun(soun)
Cossí t'apèlas?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
M'apèli John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Cossí vas?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ravi de te conéisser
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parles anglès?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Parli pas ben hindi.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Compreni pas.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Parla a l'òrt.
Pwe esei mehn.
Pòdes dire aquò tornarmai?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Ont es lo WC?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Cossí arribar al centre vilatg?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Torna a l'esquèrra.
Pwe fefen.
Torna a la drecha.
Pwe fefen.
Ves dret.
Pwe fenen.
Cossí es lo preu?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Un bilhet, per favor.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Es luènh d'aquí?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Soi perdut.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Ont pòdi crompar una carta SIM?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Òc
O
Non
A
De segur
Mwe
Es d'acòrd
Ngeni an
Es pas d'acòrd
Ngeni aen
Aquela sembla bona
Ewe pwe
Cossí o pensas?
Mwe e pwe?
Pòdes m'ajudar?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ai besonh d'ajuda
Ngeni pwe pwe
Esperatz un moment
Mwe pwe in
Soi desolat
Ngeni a pwe
Pas de problèma
A pwe a
Felicitacions
Kinisou
Bon aniversari
Fahk a pwe
Fai un viatge segur
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ont es l'estacion de tren?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Ont es l'arret de bus?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Quina plataforma es?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
A quin ora parte?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Es aquò lo bon camin?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Es a près d'aquí
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Es luènh d'aquí
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Pòdes me mostrar sus la carta?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Cessa aquí, mercé
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Cossí de temps pren?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cossí costi aquò?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Aquò es tròp car.
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
T'as quicòm mai barat?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)