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Common Tok Pisin to Latin phrases

100 practical Tok Pisin to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Latin 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 Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: when a Latin 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.

  1. Halo

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Tenkyu

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Gutpela moning

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Gutpela apinun

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Gutpela nait

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Gutpela nait

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Lukim yu bihain

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Gudbai

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Wanem nem bilong yu?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Mi nem em John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Yu stap gut?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Gutpela long mitim yu

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Yu tok Pisin?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Mi no tok Hindi gut.

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Mi no save.

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Plis, tok liklik.

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Yu ken tokim gen?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Wea toilet?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Taim yu go, tanim left.

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Taim yu go, tanim raet.

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Go stret.

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Wan tiket, plis.

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Em i long long wanem?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Mi lus.

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Wea mi ken baim SIM card?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Yes

    Ita

  2. No

    Non

  3. Baibe

    Fortasse

  4. Mi agri

    Consentio

  5. Mi no agri

    Non consentio

  6. Em i gut

    Bene sonat

  7. Yu ting wanem?

    Quid censes?

  8. Yu inap helpim mi?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Mi nidim help

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Wai liklik

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Mi sori

    Me paenitet

  12. No problem

    Nullum problema

  13. Tenkyu

    Felicitaciones

  14. Hapi baisde

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Lukaut long trip

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Wea em train stesen?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Wea em bus stop?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Wea em platform?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Wanem taim em i likim?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Dispela em stret rot?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Em i klostu hia

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Em i longwe long hia

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Yu inap soim mi long map?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Stap hia, plis

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Hao long em i tek?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Hamamas dispela i kost?

    Quot hoc constat? (hamamas = how much)

  2. Dispela i tu mipela

    Id nimis carum est. (mipela = expensive)

  3. Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (nap = cheaper)

  4. Inap mi peim long kad?

    Possumne solvere charta? (peim = pay)

  5. Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Bil, plis

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Service i stap insait?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (stap = included)

  8. Mi vegetarian

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. No spicy kaikai, plis

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Dispela i naispela

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Inap mi kisim menu?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Kolim polis

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Kolim ambulans

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Mi nidim dokta

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Mi sik

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Mi gat alergi long pinat

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Wea hospital i klostu?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. I penim hia

    Hic dolet

  8. Mi lusim paspot

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Help!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Nais long mitim yu

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Makim wanpela miting

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Wanem taim i gut long yu?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Mi bai sendim report tude

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Plis lukim fael i atach

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Tenkyu long yu taim

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Yu inap kliaim dispela point?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Deidlain i Fraida

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Dispela taim em i wanem?

    Quot hora est?

  2. Em i tri oklok

    Tertia hora est.

  3. Tude

    Hodie

  4. Tumora

    Cras

  5. Yestede

    Heri

  6. Mande

    Dies Lunae

  7. Tiusde

    Dies Martis

  8. Wensde

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Wan

    Unus

  10. Tu

    Duo

  11. Tri

    Tres

  12. Ten

    Decem

  13. Wan hanred

    Centum

  14. Haf

    Dimidium

  15. Mo

    Plus

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