Looking for practical Odia to Tok Pisin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Odia phrase first, then the Tok Pisin translation (Tok Pisin) — 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 Tok Pisin.
Tip: when a Tok Pisin phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Odia 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.
ନମସ୍କାର
Halo(namaskara)
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ
Tenkyu(dhanyabad)
ଶୁଭ ସକାଳ
Gutpela moning(shubha sakala)
ଶୁଭ ବେଳ
Gutpela apinun(shubha bela)
ଶୁଭ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା
Gutpela nait(shubha sandhya)
ଶୁଭ ରାତ୍ରି
Gutpela nait(shubha ratri)
ପରେ ଦେଖା ହେବ
Lukim yu bihain(pare dekha heba)
ବିଦାୟ
Gudbai(bidaya)
ତୁମର ନାମ କଣ?
Wanem nem bilong yu?(tumara nama kana?)
ମୋ ନାମ ଜନ୍
Mi nem em John(mo nama John)
ତୁମେ କେମିତି ଅଛ?
Yu stap gut?(tume kemiti achha?)
ତୁମ ସହିତ ମିଳିବାରେ ଖୁସି ହେଲି
Gutpela long mitim yu(tuma sahita milibare khusi heli)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ଆପଣ ଇଂରାଜୀ କହନ୍ତି କି?
Yu tok Pisin?(āpana iṅrājī kahanti ki?)
ମୁଁ ହିନ୍ଦୀ ଭଲ କହିପାରିବି ନାହିଁ
Mi no tok Hindi gut.(muṁ hindī bhala kahipāribi nāhiṁ)
ମୁଁ ବୁଝିପାରୁନି
Mi no save.(muṁ bujhīpāruni)
ଦୟାକରି ଧୀରେ କହନ୍ତୁ
Plis, tok liklik.(dayākari dhīre kahantu)
ଆପଣ ସେଥିରେ ଆଉ କହିପାରିବେ କି?
Yu ken tokim gen?(āpana sethire āu kahipāribe ki?)
ଶୌଚାଳୟ କେଉଁଠାରେ?
Wea toilet?(śaucālaẏa keuṁṭhāre?)
ମୁଁ ସହରର କେନ୍ଦ୍ରକୁ କିପରି ଯିବି?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?(muṁ saharara kendraku kipari jibi?)
ବାମକୁ ମୁଡ଼ନ୍ତୁ
Taim yu go, tanim left.(bāmakū muḍhantu)
ଦାହାଣକୁ ମୁଡ଼ନ୍ତୁ
Taim yu go, tanim raet.(dāhāṇakū muḍhantu)
ସିଧା ଯାଆନ୍ତୁ
Go stret.(sidhā yāntu)
ଭାଡ଼ କେତେ?
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?(bhāḍa kete?)
ଗୋଟିଏ ଟିକଟ୍, ଦୟାକରି
Wan tiket, plis.(goṭie ṭikaṭ, dayākari)
ଏଠାରୁ ଏହା ଦୂର କି?
Em i long long wanem?(eṭhāru ehā dūra ki?)
ମୁଁ ହରାଇଗଲି
Mi lus.(muṁ harāigali)
ମୁଁ ସିମ୍ କାର୍ଡ କେଉଁଠାରୁ କିଣିପାରିବି?
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?(muṁ sim kārḍ keuṁṭhāru kiṇipāribi?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ହଁ
Yes(haṁ)
ନା
No(nā)
ଶାୟଦ
Baibe(śāyada)
ମୁଁ ସହମତ
Mi agri(muṁ sahamata)
ମୁଁ ଅସହମତ
Mi no agri(muṁ asahamata)
ସେ ଭଲ ଲାଗୁଛି
Em i gut(se bhala lāguchi)
ତୁମେ କେମିତି ଭାବୁଛ?
Yu ting wanem?(tume kemiti bhābucha)
ତୁମେ ମୋତେ ସହାୟତା କରିପାରିବା?
Yu inap helpim mi?(tume mote sahāyatā karipāribā)
ମୋତେ ସହାୟତା ଆବଶ୍ୟକ
Mi nidim help(mote sahāyatā ābaśyaka)
ଏକ ମୁହୂର୍ତ୍ତ ପାଇଁ ଅପେକ୍ଷା କର
Wai liklik(eka muhurtta pāiṁ apekhya kara)
ମୁଁ କ୍ଷମା ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି
Mi sori(muṁ kṣamā prārthanā karuchi)
କୌଣସି ସମସ୍ୟା ନାହିଁ
No problem(kauṇasi samasyā nāhiṁ)
ବଧାଇ
Tenkyu(badhāi)
ଜନ୍ମଦିନ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା
Hapi baisde(janmadina śubhecchā)
ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ଯାତ୍ରା କର
Lukaut long trip(surakṣita yātrā kara)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ଟ୍ରେନ୍ ଷ୍ଟେସନ୍ କେଉଁଠାରେ?
Wea em train stesen?(ṭren sṭesana keuṭhāre?)
ବସ୍ ଷ୍ଟପ୍ କେଉଁଠାରେ?
Wea em bus stop?(bas sṭapa keuṭhāre?)
କେଉଁ ପ୍ଲାଟଫର୍ମ?
Wea em platform?(keuṁ plāṭapharma?)
ଏହା କେତେ ବେଳେ ଚାଲିଯାଏ?
Wanem taim em i likim?(ehā kete beḷe chāliyāe?)
ଏହା ସଠିକ୍ ମାର୍ଗ କି?
Dispela em stret rot?(ehā saṭhik mārga ki?)
ଏହା ଏଠାରେ ନିକଟରେ
Em i klostu hia(ehā eṭhāre nikatare)
ଏହା ଏଠାରୁ ଦୂରେ
Em i longwe long hia(ehā eṭhāru dūre)
ତୁମେ ମାପରେ ମୋତେ ଦେଖାଇପାରିବା କି?
Yu inap soim mi long map?(tume māpare mote dekhā'ipāribā ki?)
ଏଠାରେ ଥମ୍ବା, ଦୟାକରି
Stap hia, plis(eṭhāre thambā, dayākari)
ଏହାକୁ କେତେ ସମୟ ଲାଗେ?
Hao long em i tek?(ehāku kete samaya lāge?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.