Looking for practical Swahili to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swahili 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: read the Chuukese line out loud three times, then cover the Swahili 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.
Habari
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Asante
Kinisou(kinisou)
Habari ya asubuhi
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Habari ya mchana
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Habari ya jioni
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Usiku mwema
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tutaonana baadaye
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Kwaheri
Soun(soun)
Jina lako nani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Jina langu ni John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Habari gani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Sielewi.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Pwe esei mehn.
Unaweza kusema tena?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Choo kiko wapi?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Geuka kushoto.
Pwe fefen.
Geuka kulia.
Pwe fefen.
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Pwe fenen.
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Nimepotea.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ndio
O
Hapana
A
Pengine
Mwe
Ninakubaliana
Ngeni an
Sikubaliani
Ngeni aen
Inasikika vizuri
Ewe pwe
Unafikiriaje?
Mwe e pwe?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Nahitaji msaada
Ngeni pwe pwe
Subiri kidogo
Mwe pwe in
Ninasikitika
Ngeni a pwe
Hakuna shida
A pwe a
Hongera
Kinisou
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Fahk a pwe
Safari njema
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ni jukwaa gani?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Inatoka saa ngapi?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Iko karibu hapa
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Iko mbali na hapa
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Simama hapa, tafadhali
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Inachukua muda gani?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Hiyo ni ghali sana
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)