Looking for practical Swati to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati 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: pick five Chuukese phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Ngiyabonga
Kinisou(kinisou)
Siyaphila
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Siyaphila
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Siyaphila
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Lalani kahle
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Sizobonana
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Hamba kahle
Soun(soun)
Ubani igama lakho?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Igama lami nguJohn
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Unjani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Angiqondi.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Pwe esei mehn.
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Pwe fefen.
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Pwe fefen.
Hamba phambili.
Pwe fenen.
Kubiza malini?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Kude lapha?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ngilahlekile.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
O
Cha
A
Mhlawumbe
Mwe
Ngiyavuma
Ngeni an
Ngiyaphikisa
Ngeni aen
Lokho kuhle
Ewe pwe
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Mwe e pwe?
Ungangisiza?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ngidinga usizo
Ngeni pwe pwe
Linda umzuzu
Mwe pwe in
Ngiyaxolisa
Ngeni a pwe
Akukho nkinga
A pwe a
Siyabonga
Kinisou
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Fahk a pwe
Uhambe kahle
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Kusondela lapha
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Kude lapha
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini le?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)