Looking for practical Romani to Tok Pisin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani 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: read the Tok Pisin line out loud three times, then cover the Romani side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sastimos
Halo
Dikhes
Tenkyu
Sar san o drom
Gutpela moning
Sar san o drom
Gutpela apinun
Sar san o večer
Gutpela nait
Sar san o noć
Gutpela nait
Sikav tuke na jekh
Lukim yu bihain
Sastipen
Gudbai
So t'avel tiri navn?
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Mande t'avel John
Mi nem em John
Soske tuke?
Yu stap gut?
Rromale tuke
Gutpela long mitim yu
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Aš tuke anglis thaj?
Yu tok Pisin?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro
Mi no tok Hindi gut.(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Na sam tuke
Mi no save.(na sam tooke)
Sikav tuke buti
Plis, tok liklik.(sikav tooke buti)
Suk tuke so khanav avri?
Yu ken tokim gen?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Kade si o toalet?
Wea toilet?(kade si o toalet)
Sako me džanav katar o centar?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Džanav levo
Taim yu go, tanim left.(jhanav levo)
Džanav pravo
Taim yu go, tanim raet.(jhanav pravo)
Džanav buti
Go stret.(jhanav buti)
Sako si o tarifo?
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?(sako si o tarifo)
Eka tiketa, please
Wan tiket, plis.(eka tiketa, please)
Si o baro katar here?
Em i long long wanem?(si o baro katar here)
Me si na džanav
Mi lus.(me si na jhanav)
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Yes
Na
No
Možda
Baibe
Sukalav
Mi agri
Nesukalav
Mi no agri
To so boro
Em i gut
So te phendav?
Yu ting wanem?
Sako te mikerav?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Me mangav miker
Mi nidim help
Phirav kher
Wai liklik
Me som te bachtal
Mi sori
Na problem
No problem
Sukalav tuke
Tenkyu
Sukal tuke kher
Hapi baisde
Sakona safar kher
Lukaut long trip
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kasa jekh train station?
Wea em train stesen?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Wea em bus stop?
Kasa platform?
Wea em platform?
So kalo khera?
Wanem taim em i likim?
So si jekh pravas?
Dispela em stret rot?
So si buchi tu?
Em i klostu hia
So si dikh le tu?
Em i longwe long hia
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Sti le tu, please.
Stap hia, plis
Kado kheras?
Hao long em i tek?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Sako kheres thaj?
Hamamas dispela i kost?(hamamas = how much)
Taj e bori drago
Dispela i tu mipela(mipela = expensive)
Aso tuke katar chede?
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?(nap = cheaper)
Sakava kade kerdan?
Inap mi peim long kad?(peim = pay)
Mande sar o buchi for duj
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela(mande sar o buchi for duj)
O bil, please
Bil, plis(o bil, please)
Sar o servis included?
Service i stap insait?(stap = included)
Mande so vegetarian
Mi vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
Na spicy khana, please
No spicy kaikai, plis(na spicy khana, please)
Taj e delikates
Dispela i naispela(taj e delikates)
Sakava kade o menu?
Inap mi kisim menu?(sakava kade o menu)
O buchi thaj, please
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Zhanav te policija
Kolim polis
Zhanav te ambulanca
Kolim ambulans
Mane kaj doctoro
Mi nidim dokta
Mane si mala
Mi sik
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Wea hospital i klostu?
Sikav tut here
I penim hia
Mane si zhalav my passport
Mi lusim paspot
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Pomoć!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Nais long mitim yu
Aven te kerdan o kher
Makim wanpela miting
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Mi bai sendim report tude
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Plis lukim fael i atach
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Tenkyu long yu taim
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
O deadline si o Vrihda
Deidlain i Fraida
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.