Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Manx 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 Manx translation (Manx) — 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 Manx.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Manx-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
Fastyr mie
Tenkyu
Gura mie eu
Gutpela moning
Mie eu
Gutpela apinun
Fastyr mie
Gutpela nait
Oie vie
Gutpela nait
Oie ghooinney
Lukim yu bihain
Gree gys y chee
Gudbai
Slane
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Mi nem em John
Ta my ennym yn John
Yu stap gut?
Kys t'eh?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Mi no save.
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Plis, tok liklik.
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Yu ken tokim gen?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Wea toilet?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Go stret.
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Wan tiket, plis.
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Em i long long wanem?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Mi lus.
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Aye
No
Na
Baibe
Possibly
Mi agri
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Mi no agri
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Em i gut
Ta shoh goll er
Yu ting wanem?
Cre ta'n chione?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Mi nidim help
Ta mee cur my chenn
Wai liklik
Gow er ny hoilshey
Mi sori
Ta mee er yannoo
No problem
Cha nel broogh
Tenkyu
Foddee gura
Hapi baisde
Laa breith shenney
Lukaut long trip
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Wea em bus stop?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Wea em platform?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Wanem taim em i likim?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Dispela em stret rot?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Em i klostu hia
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Em i longwe long hia
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Stap hia, plis
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Hao long em i tek?
Kys ta'n traa goll?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Cre ta'n cost?(hamamas = how much)
Dispela i tu mipela
Ta shen ny gaggyr(mipela = expensive)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?(nap = cheaper)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?(peim = pay)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Bil, plis
Yn bill, please
Service i stap insait?
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?(stap = included)
Mi vegetarian
Ta mee veih'n vegg
No spicy kaikai, plis
Cha nel food spiced, please
Dispela i naispela
Ta shen ny chennag
Inap mi kisim menu?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Glass jeh voddy, please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Goll er y pholice
Kolim ambulans
Goll er ambulance
Mi nidim dokta
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Mi sik
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Wea hospital i klostu?
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
I penim hia
Ta eh goll er shoh
Mi lusim paspot
Haink mee my passport
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Help!
Fowd!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Gura mie eu
Makim wanpela miting
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Mi bai sendim report tude
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Plis lukim fael i atach
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Tenkyu long yu taim
Gura mie eu son do chione
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Deidlain i Fraida
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.