Looking for practical Papiamento to Tok Pisin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Papiamento 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tok Pisin-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.
Halo
Halo
Dank'i
Tenkyu
Bon dia
Gutpela moning
Bon tardi
Gutpela apinun
Bon nochi
Gutpela nait
Bon nochi
Gutpela nait
Hasta luego
Lukim yu bihain
Ayo
Gudbai
Kiko ta bo nòmber?
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Mi nòmber ta John
Mi nem em John
Kon ta bai?
Yu stap gut?
Dushi pa konosé bo
Gutpela long mitim yu
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Bo ta papia Ingles?
Yu tok Pisin?(Bo ta papia Ingles?)
Mi no ta papia Hindi bon
Mi no tok Hindi gut.(Mi no ta papia Hindi bon)
Mi no ta komprondé
Mi no save.(Mi no ta komprondé)
Por fabor, papia lentamente
Plis, tok liklik.(Por fabor, papia lentamente)
Podé bo duna e palabra otro vez?
Yu ken tokim gen?(Podé bo duna e palabra otro vez?)
Unda ta e baño?
Wea toilet?(Unda ta e baño?)
Kiko mi mester hasi pa yega na centro di ciudad?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?(Kiko mi mester hasi pa yega na centro di ciudad?)
Duna ku left
Taim yu go, tanim left.(Duna ku left)
Duna ku right
Taim yu go, tanim raet.(Duna ku right)
Bai straight
Go stret.(Bai straight)
Kantu ta e tarifa?
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?(Kantu ta e tarifa?)
Un tiket, por fabor
Wan tiket, plis.(Un tiket, por fabor)
Ta leu for di aki?
Em i long long wanem?(Ta leu for di aki?)
Mi ta perdo
Mi lus.(Mi ta perdo)
Unda mi por komprá un SIM card?
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?(Unda mi por komprá un SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Si
Yes
No
No
Quizás
Baibe
Mi ta akordá
Mi agri
Mi no ta akordá
Mi no agri
Esaki ta suena bon
Em i gut
Kiko bo ta pensa?
Yu ting wanem?
Bo por yuda mi?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Mi mester yuda
Mi nidim help
Spera un momentu
Wai liklik
Mi ta diskulpa
Mi sori
No tin problema
No problem
Felicidades
Tenkyu
Feliz cumpleaños
Hapi baisde
Ten un viahe seguro
Lukaut long trip
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Unda ta e stasyon di tren?
Wea em train stesen?
Unda ta e parada di bus?
Wea em bus stop?
Kual plataforma ta?
Wea em platform?
Kico ora e ta bai?
Wanem taim em i likim?
Esaki ta e manera correctu?
Dispela em stret rot?
E ta cerca aki
Em i klostu hia
E ta leu for di aki
Em i longwe long hia
Poei mostra mi na e mapa?
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Para aki, por fabor
Stap hia, plis
Kantu tempu e ta tuma?
Hao long em i tek?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kiko ta e precio di esaki?
Hamamas dispela i kost?(hamamas = how much)
Esaki ta demasiado caro.
Dispela i tu mipela(mipela = expensive)
Bo tin algo mas barato?
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?(nap = cheaper)
Porke mi por paga ku tarjeta?
Inap mi peim long kad?(peim = pay)
Mi ke un mesa pa dos.
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
E cuenta, por fabor.
Bil, plis
E servicio ta inkludí?
Service i stap insait?(stap = included)
Mi ta vegetariano.
Mi vegetarian
No komida picante, por fabor.
No spicy kaikai, plis
Esaki ta sabroso.
Dispela i naispela
Porke mi por tin e menu?
Inap mi kisim menu?
Un bashi di awa, por fabor.
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Llama polis
Kolim polis
Llama un ambulansia
Kolim ambulans
Mi mester un doktor
Mi nidim dokta
Mi ta sinti mal
Mi sik
Mi ta alergiko pa maní
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Unda ta e hospital mas cercano?
Wea hospital i klostu?
Ta doli aki
I penim hia
Mi a perde mi pasaporte
Mi lusim paspot
Bo por llama mi hotel?
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Yuda!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Bon dii pa conoce bo
Nais long mitim yu
Deja nos programa un reuníon
Makim wanpela miting
Kiko ora ta bon pa bo?
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Mi ta manda e report di awor
Mi bai sendim report tude
Por ta papia mañan?
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Por fabor, haya e file anexa
Plis lukim fael i atach
Danki pa bo tempo
Tenkyu long yu taim
Mi ta spera pa traha ku bo
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Bo por klarifica esaki?
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Deja mi a volve na bo
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
E deadline ta dia dushi
Deidlain i Fraida
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.