Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Chamorro 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 Chamorro translation (Chamorro) — 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 Chamorro.
Tip: when a Chamorro 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
Håfa adai
Tenkyu
Si Yu'os Ma'åse'
Gutpela moning
Buenas Dias
Gutpela apinun
Buenas Tarde
Gutpela nait
Buenas Noches
Gutpela nait
Buenas Noches
Lukim yu bihain
Hasta luego
Gudbai
Adios
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Håfa na'ån-mu?
Mi nem em John
Guahu si John
Yu stap gut?
Como estas?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Maliu hao
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Hu guaiya i Ingles?(Hoo gwaiya ee Ingles?)
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Ti hu guaiya i Hindi put klan(Ti hoo gwaiya ee Hindi put klan)
Mi no save.
Ti hu maolek(Ti hoo maolek)
Plis, tok liklik.
Sigu, hu guaiya put maolek(Sigu, hoo gwaiya put maolek)
Yu ken tokim gen?
Taimanu un maolek i esta?(Taimanu un maolek ee esta?)
Wea toilet?
Onde i banyo?(Onde ee banyo?)
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Kao siña un maolek para i sentro?(Kao siña un maolek para ee sentro?)
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Taimanu un fanhuyong(Taimanu un fanhuyong)
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Taimanu un fanhuyong todu(Taimanu un fanhuyong todu)
Go stret.
Fanhuyong put maolek(Fanhuyong put maolek)
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Håfa i presu?(Hafa ee presu?)
Wan tiket, plis.
Un tiket, si yu'us(Un tiket, si yuus)
Em i long long wanem?
Kao ti i tano' put este?(Kao ti ee tano' put este?)
Mi lus.
Hu ma'pos(Hoo mapos)
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Onde siña un prupe i SIM card?(Onde siña un prupe ee SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Åhe(ahe)
No
Ahe(ahe)
Baibe
Sao(sao)
Mi agri
Mungnga' yo'(mungna yo)
Mi no agri
Ti mungnga' yo'(ti mungna yo)
Em i gut
Sao na maolek(sao na maolek)
Yu ting wanem?
Håfa siña un chule'?(hafasina un chule)
Yu inap helpim mi?
Siña un ayuda yu'?(sina un ayuda yu)
Mi nidim help
Guaiya yu' ayuda(guaiya yu ayuda)
Wai liklik
Tåya' un tiempo(taya un tiempo)
Mi sori
Dispensa(dispensa)
No problem
Ti un problema(ti un problema)
Tenkyu
Felicidades(felicidades)
Hapi baisde
Feliz cumpleaños(feliz cumpleaños)
Lukaut long trip
Målek na biyahe(malek na biyahe)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Kao asu i estasion tren?(Kao asu i estasion tren?)
Wea em bus stop?
Kao asu i parada bus?(Kao asu i parada bus?)
Wea em platform?
Kao na platforma?(Kao na platforma?)
Wanem taim em i likim?
Kao tiempo na ma li'e?(Kao tiempo na ma li'e?)
Dispela em stret rot?
Kao esta i hinoch?(Kao esta i hinoch?)
Em i klostu hia
Guaha na' anai(Guaha na' anai)
Em i longwe long hia
Guaha na' malago(Guaha na' malago)
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Kao puede u fanhuyong yu' gi i mapa?(Kao puede u fanhuyong yu' gi i mapa?)
Stap hia, plis
Tenda i manhuyong, por favor(Tenda i manhuyong, por favor)
Hao long em i tek?
Håfa tiempo na ma chule'?(Håfa tiempo na ma chule'?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Håfa na'ån i prisu?(Hafa na'an i priso?)
Dispela i tu mipela
Malu' i prisu(Malu i priso)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Tåya' hao ni' otro na bagay na mas barato?(Taya hao ni otro na bagay na mas barato?)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Hu na'ån na magi' gi card?(Hu na'an na magi' gi card?)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Guståmi un tabla para dos(Gustami un tabla para dos)
Bil, plis
I bill, por favor(I bill, por favor)
Service i stap insait?
Inkludi i serbisyo?(Inkludi i serbisyo?)
Mi vegetarian
Yu' u vegetarian(Yu' u vegetarian)
No spicy kaikai, plis
Ahe' i ma'gas na makan, por favor(Ahe i magas na makan, por favor)
Dispela i naispela
Guaha i mas smak(Guaha i mas smak)
Inap mi kisim menu?
Hu na'ån i menu?(Hu na'an i menu?)
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Un baso na tåsi, por favor(Un baso na tasi, por favor)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Tåyi i police
Kolim ambulans
Tåyi un ambulance
Mi nidim dokta
Hu necesita un dokto
Mi sik
Hu fanhasso
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Hu tiene alergia gi manåmko
Wea hospital i klostu?
Kao donde i hospital mas nær
I penim hia
Må'olek i na'ån
Mi lusim paspot
Hu ma'pos i passport
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Kao tåyi i hotel-ku?
Help!
Tulong!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Måolek siha hao(maw-lek see-ha how)
Makim wanpela miting
Måta i tiempo para un mitin
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Kao hu na'ån tiempo para hao?
Mi bai sendim report tude
Hu sendi i report i hoy
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Kao siña ta'lo i mañana?
Plis lukim fael i atach
Sigu i file na in attach
Tenkyu long yu taim
Si yu'os ma'åse para i tiempo
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Hu na'fanmacho' gi un tiningo'
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Kao siña un klari i punto?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Måta hu chule' para un
Deidlain i Fraida
I deadline siha i Biernes
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.