Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Bikol 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 Bikol translation (Bikol) — 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 Bikol.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Bikol-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.
Halo
Kamusta
Tenkyu
Salamat
Gutpela moning
Magandang umaga
Gutpela apinun
Magandang hapon
Gutpela nait
Magandang gabi
Gutpela nait
Magandang gabi
Lukim yu bihain
Kita-kits
Gudbai
Paalam
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Ano an ngaran mo?
Mi nem em John
An ngaran ko si John
Yu stap gut?
Kamusta ka?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Naimbag na makilala ka
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Nag-uusap ka ninyo sa Ingles?
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Dai ako maray mag-Ingles.
Mi no save.
Dai ako nakakaintindi.
Plis, tok liklik.
Pakiusap, mag-istorya ka ninyo nang mabagal.
Yu ken tokim gen?
Pwede mo bang ulitun iyon?
Wea toilet?
Saan an banyo?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Paano ako makakarating sa sentro kan syudad?
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Liko sa wala.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Liko sa kanan.
Go stret.
Diretso lang.
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Maano an pasahe?
Wan tiket, plis.
Isang tiket, pakiusap.
Em i long long wanem?
Malayo ba ini sa digdi?
Mi lus.
Nawawara ako.
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Saan ako makakabili nin SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Oo
No
Dili
Baibe
Baka
Mi agri
Sang-ayon ako
Mi no agri
Dili ako sang-ayon
Em i gut
Mayo na
Yu ting wanem?
Ano sa sa iyo?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Pwede mo akong tulungan?
Mi nidim help
Kailangan ko ng tulong
Wai liklik
Maghintay ka sandali
Mi sori
Pasensya na
No problem
Walang anuman
Tenkyu
Congratulations
Hapi baisde
Maligayang kaarawan
Lukaut long trip
Mag-ingat sa biyahe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Saan an rilesan?(saan an rilesan)
Wea em bus stop?
Saan an bus stop?(saan an bus stop)
Wea em platform?
Anong plataporma ini?(anong plataporma ini)
Wanem taim em i likim?
Anong oras ini aalis?(anong oras ini aalis)
Dispela em stret rot?
Tama ba an daan na ini?(tama ba an daan na ini)
Em i klostu hia
Malapit lang ini(malapit lang ini)
Em i longwe long hia
Malayu ini sa lugar na ini(malayu ini sa lugar na ini)
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Pwede mo ba akong ipakita sa mapa?(pwede mo ba akong ipakita sa mapa)
Stap hia, plis
Huminto ka dito, pakiusap(huminto ka dito, pakiusap)
Hao long em i tek?
Haro ka oras an kailangan?(haro ka oras an kailangan)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Magkano ini?(hamamas = how much)
Dispela i tu mipela
Mahal masyado ini.(mipela = expensive)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Mayda ka bang mas barato?(nap = cheaper)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Pwede ba akong magbayad gamit an card?(peim = pay)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Gusto ko sanang mesa para sa duwa.
Bil, plis
An bayad, paki.
Service i stap insait?
Nakaapod an serbisyo?(stap = included)
Mi vegetarian
Vegetarian ako.
No spicy kaikai, plis
Dai sana maanghang na pagkaon.
Dispela i naispela
Masarap ini.
Inap mi kisim menu?
Pwede ko bang makuha an menu?
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Isang baso na tubig, paki.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Tawaga an pulis
Kolim ambulans
Tawaga an ambulansya
Mi nidim dokta
Kailangan ko an doktor
Mi sik
Nagrarasa ako na masakit
Mi gat alergi long pinat
May allergy ako sa mani
Wea hospital i klostu?
Asin an pinakamalapit na ospital?
I penim hia
Masakit digdi
Mi lusim paspot
Nawara an sa akong passport
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Maaari mo bang tawagan an sa akong hotel?
Help!
Tulungan mo ako!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.