Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Acholi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tok Pisin phrase first, then the Acholi translation (Acholi) — 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 Acholi.
Tip: when a Acholi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tok Pisin 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.
Halo
Ayo(ah-yo)
Tenkyu
Naki(nah-kee)
Gutpela moning
Bok moti(bok mo-tee)
Gutpela apinun
Bok nongo(bok non-go)
Gutpela nait
Bok obedo(bok oh-beh-do)
Gutpela nait
Bok ngat(bok ngat)
Lukim yu bihain
Tye kany(tye kan-yee)
Gudbai
Itye(ee-tye)
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Iti ma ineno?(ee-tee mah ee-neh-no)
Mi nem em John
Ineno John(ee-neh-no John)
Yu stap gut?
Iti ma inyo?(ee-tee mah een-yo)
Gutpela long mitim yu
Gat ma inyo(gaht mah een-yo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Itye konyo English?
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Nye konyo Hindi kanyim.
Mi no save.
Nye neno.
Plis, tok liklik.
Nye konyo tye kanyim.
Yu ken tokim gen?
Itye konyo tye kanyim?
Wea toilet?
Iti kanyim ngat?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Nye konyo kanyim ku city center?
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Konyo kuc.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Konyo kuc.
Go stret.
Tye kanyim.
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Iti kanyim ngat?
Wan tiket, plis.
One ticket, please.
Em i long long wanem?
Iti kanyim kanyim?
Mi lus.
Nye konyo.
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Iti kanyim ngat SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Aye
No
Bila
Baibe
Kweyo
Mi agri
Ng'ato konyo
Mi no agri
Ng'ato konyo ni
Em i gut
Okwero kany
Yu ting wanem?
Ika kany?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Ikwok kany?
Mi nidim help
Ng'ato konyo kany
Wai liklik
Tye kany
Mi sori
Ng'ato konyo
No problem
Bila kany
Tenkyu
Tye kany
Hapi baisde
Aye konyo
Lukaut long trip
Tye kany ma ng'ato
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Atye kany kwo?(Atye kany kwo?)
Wea em bus stop?
Atye kany bura?(Atye kany bura?)
Wea em platform?
Kati onyo kwo?(Kati onyo kwo?)
Wanem taim em i likim?
Nye kwo nongo?(Nye kwo nongo?)
Dispela em stret rot?
Kik kwo gwen?(Kik kwo gwen?)
Em i klostu hia
Okwang kany ici(Okwang kany ici)
Em i longwe long hia
Okwang kany piny(Okwang kany piny)
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Nye konyo i map?(Nye konyo i map?)
Stap hia, plis
Doko ici, pe?(Doko ici, pe?)
Hao long em i tek?
Nye kwo ngat?(Nye kwo ngat?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Nye keken me?(Nye keken me?)
Dispela i tu mipela
Okwero keken(Okwero keken)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Itye keken me?(Itye keken me?)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Nye konyo kadi?(Nye konyo kadi?)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Nye tye kany kwo(Nye tye kany kwo)
Bil, plis
Kaka, nyinga(Kaka, nyinga)
Service i stap insait?
Kati kany me?(Kati kany me?)
Mi vegetarian
Nye konyo wot(Nye konyo wot)
No spicy kaikai, plis
Kati wot kany, nyinga(Kati wot kany, nyinga)
Dispela i naispela
Iti kany(Iti kany)
Inap mi kisim menu?
Nye konyo kadi me?(Nye konyo kadi me?)
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Kadi me kic, nyinga(Kadi me kic, nyinga)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Yat ma police
Kolim ambulans
Yat ma ambulance
Mi nidim dokta
Nye konyo doctor
Mi sik
Nye konyo wot
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Nye konyo kany kic
Wea hospital i klostu?
Kati ki hospital ma kany?
I penim hia
Okwero ineno
Mi lusim paspot
Nye tye konyo passport
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Okwero yat ma hotel amoni?
Help!
Yat!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Nye kany me(Nye kany me)
Makim wanpela miting
Dano kany oting(Dano kany oting)
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Nye kany ma kany?(Nye kany ma kany?)
Mi bai sendim report tude
Ngatye kany report kany(Ngatye kany report kany)
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Nye kany ma kany tye?(Nye kany ma kany tye?)
Plis lukim fael i atach
Nye kany ma file kany(Nye kany ma file kany)
Tenkyu long yu taim
Atye kany ma kany(Atye kany ma kany)
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Nye kany ma kany kany(Nye kany ma kany kany)
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Nye kany ma kany tye?(Nye kany ma kany tye?)
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Dano kany ma kany(Dano kany ma kany)
Deidlain i Fraida
Kany kany Friday(Kany kany Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.