Looking for practical Sepedi to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi 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 Sepedi 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.
Dumela
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Ke a leboga
Kinisou(kinisou)
Dumelang
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Mokhutsong o motle
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mokhutsong o motle
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Borai bo botle
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tsamaya sentle
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Siyabonga
Soun(soun)
O na le leina lefe?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Leina la ka ke John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
O kae?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Pwe esei mehn.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Borai bo kae?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Fetola go le letšatši
Pwe fefen.
Fetola go le letona
Pwe fefen.
Ya ka pela
Pwe fenen.
Phetho ke bokae?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ke sitwa go etse
Ngeni pwe lost.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
O
Aowa
A
Mohlomong
Mwe
Ke a dumela
Ngeni an
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ngeni aen
Seo se utlwa sentle
Ewe pwe
O nagana eng?
Mwe e pwe?
O ka nthusa?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ke hloka thuso
Ngeni pwe pwe
Emela nako
Mwe pwe in
Ke maswabi
Ngeni a pwe
Ga go na bothata
A pwe a
Dumelang
Kinisou
Tlhogong e monate
Fahk a pwe
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
E haufi le fa
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
E hole le fa
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
E nka nako e kae?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)