Looking for practical Tamazight to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Chuukese-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.
Azul
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Tanemmirt
Kinisou(kinisou)
Sbah lkhir
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Nhar lkhir
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mrahba
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Lila saïda
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Nqra wul
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Besslama
Soun(soun)
Mekka isem-ik?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Isem-iyi John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Mekka tzemre?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Safi nniḍen
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
Mwe pwe esei English?(tzziɣ ad tḥeddar gef l'anglais)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.(ur tḥeddar gef l'hindi d-ɣer)
Ur nḥemmer
Ngeni pwe fenen.(ur nḥemmer)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Pwe esei mehn.(s'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
Mwe pwe esei an?(ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ)
Wul is tazart?
Where pwe an bathroom?(wul is tazart)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?(mara ad nḥemmleḍ gef l'midant)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
Pwe fefen.(tzziɣ gef l'berra)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
Pwe fefen.(tzziɣ gef l'yem)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
Pwe fenen.(ssaḍ gef l'ḥeqq)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
Ewe pwe an fare?(mara d-ḥeqq gef l'khedma)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
Mwe pwe an ticket.(ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
Ewe pwe far from here?(ma d-ɣer gef wul)
Nek d-ɣer
Ngeni pwe lost.(nek d-ɣer)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?(wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ih
O
Ula
A
Mekkan
Mwe
Nekni d ameqran
Ngeni an
Ula d ameqran
Ngeni aen
Ala yid ihi
Ewe pwe
Ma yid ihi?
Mwe e pwe?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Nekni d tazmert
Ngeni pwe pwe
Ssa ad tzemregh
Mwe pwe in
Nekni d ameksa
Ngeni a pwe
Ula d tazmert
A pwe a
Tawuri
Kinisou
Aslema n tazmert
Fahk a pwe
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Mara tizi?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Aman yebda?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Ihi, d amezwaru
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Ihi, d tazmert
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Mara yebda?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iḥed nniḍen?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Aḍu yella aḥil
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)