Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Kanuri 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 Kanuri translation (Kanuri) — 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 Kanuri.
Tip: pick five Kanuri 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.
Halo
Sannu
Tenkyu
Nagode
Gutpela moning
Ina kwana
Gutpela apinun
Ina yamma
Gutpela nait
Ina dare
Gutpela nait
Sai da safe
Lukim yu bihain
Zan ganka
Gudbai
Sai anjima
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Menene sunanka?
Mi nem em John
Sunana John
Yu stap gut?
Lafiya lau?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Kuna magana da Turanci?
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Mi no save.
Ba na fahimta.
Plis, tok liklik.
Don Allah, ku yi magana a hankali.
Yu ken tokim gen?
Za ku iya faɗin hakan sake?
Wea toilet?
Ina wanka?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Ta yaya zan isa tsakiyar birni?
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Juya hagu.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Juya dama.
Go stret.
Tafiya kai tsaye.
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Nawa ne farashin?
Wan tiket, plis.
Tiket ɗaya, don Allah.
Em i long long wanem?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Mi lus.
Na ɓace.
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Ina zan iya sayen kati na SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Eey(ee-y)
No
A'a(ah-ah)
Baibe
Wata(wah-tah)
Mi agri
Na amu(nah ah-moo)
Mi no agri
Na a'a amu(nah ah-ah ah-moo)
Em i gut
Iya na(ee-yah nah)
Yu ting wanem?
Kaya ka yi tunani?(kah-yah kah yee too-nah-nee)
Yu inap helpim mi?
Za ka iya taimaka min?(zah kah ee-yah tie-mah-kah meen)
Mi nidim help
Na bukaci taimako(nah boo-kah-chee tie-mah-koh)
Wai liklik
Duba dan lokaci(doo-bah dahn loh-kah-chee)
Mi sori
Na yi hakuri(nah yee hah-koo-ree)
No problem
Babu matsala(bah-boo maht-sah-lah)
Tenkyu
Taya murna(tah-yah moor-nah)
Hapi baisde
Barka da haihuwa(bar-kah dah hai-hoo-wah)
Lukaut long trip
Ka yi tafiya lafiya(kah yee tah-fee-yah lah-fee-yah)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Nye boko na gari?
Wea em bus stop?
Nye boko na bas?
Wea em platform?
Wane boko na?
Wanem taim em i likim?
Wane lokaci ya tafi?
Dispela em stret rot?
Shin wannan hanya ce?
Em i klostu hia
Yana kusa da nan
Em i longwe long hia
Yana nesa da nan
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswirar?
Stap hia, plis
Tsaida nan, don Allah
Hao long em i tek?
Yaya tsawon lokaci?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Nayi na kudi?(Nayi na kudi?)
Dispela i tu mipela
Wannan ya yi tsada sosai.(mipela = expensive)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Shin kuna da wani abu mai rahusa?(nap = cheaper)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Zan iya biyan kudi da kati?(peim = pay)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Ina so tebur don biyu.
Bil, plis
Lissafi, don Allah.
Service i stap insait?
Shin sabis ya haɗa?(stap = included)
Mi vegetarian
Ni mai ganyayyaki ne.
No spicy kaikai, plis
Ba tare da zaki ba, don Allah.
Dispela i naispela
Wannan yana da dadi.
Inap mi kisim menu?
Zan iya samun menu?
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Kofin ruwa, don Allah.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Dawari janga(Dawari janga)
Kolim ambulans
Dawari ambulan(Dawari ambulan)
Mi nidim dokta
Ni na doctor(Ni na doctor)
Mi sik
Ni na jaga(Ni na jaga)
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Ni na haji goro(Ni na haji goro)
Wea hospital i klostu?
Ina asibiti na kusa?(Ina asibiti na kusa?)
I penim hia
Yana ciwo a nan(Yana ciwo a nan)
Mi lusim paspot
Ni na rasa passport na(Ni na rasa passport na)
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Za ka iya dawari otel na?(Za ka iya dawari otel na?)
Help!
Taimako!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Nde gaishe(nde gaishe)
Makim wanpela miting
Mu gaishe taro(mu gaishe taro)
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Wai gaishe lokaci?(wai gaishe lokaci)
Mi bai sendim report tude
Zan tura rahoto yau(zan tura rahoto yau)
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Zamu iya magana gobe?(zamu iya magana gobe)
Plis lukim fael i atach
Don Allah ka sami fayil din da aka makala(don Allah ka sami fayil din da aka makala)
Tenkyu long yu taim
Na gode da lokacinka(na gode da lokacinka)
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Ina fatan aiki tare da kai(ina fatan aiki tare da kai)
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Za ka iya fayyace wannan batu?(za ka iya fayyace wannan batu)