Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Romani 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 Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: read the Romani line out loud three times, then cover the Tok Pisin side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Halo
Sastimos
Tenkyu
Dikhes
Gutpela moning
Sar san o drom
Gutpela apinun
Sar san o drom
Gutpela nait
Sar san o večer
Gutpela nait
Sar san o noć
Lukim yu bihain
Sikav tuke na jekh
Gudbai
Sastipen
Wanem nem bilong yu?
So t'avel tiri navn?
Mi nem em John
Mande t'avel John
Yu stap gut?
Soske tuke?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Mi no save.
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Plis, tok liklik.
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
Yu ken tokim gen?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Wea toilet?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Go stret.
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Wan tiket, plis.
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
Em i long long wanem?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Mi lus.
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Ja
No
Na
Baibe
Možda
Mi agri
Sukalav
Mi no agri
Nesukalav
Em i gut
To so boro
Yu ting wanem?
So te phendav?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Sako te mikerav?
Mi nidim help
Me mangav miker
Wai liklik
Phirav kher
Mi sori
Me som te bachtal
No problem
Na problem
Tenkyu
Sukalav tuke
Hapi baisde
Sukal tuke kher
Lukaut long trip
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Kasa jekh train station?
Wea em bus stop?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Wea em platform?
Kasa platform?
Wanem taim em i likim?
So kalo khera?
Dispela em stret rot?
So si jekh pravas?
Em i klostu hia
So si buchi tu?
Em i longwe long hia
So si dikh le tu?
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Stap hia, plis
Sti le tu, please.
Hao long em i tek?
Kado kheras?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Dispela i tu mipela
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Bil, plis
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Service i stap insait?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
Mi vegetarian
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
No spicy kaikai, plis
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Dispela i naispela
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Inap mi kisim menu?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Zhanav te policija
Kolim ambulans
Zhanav te ambulanca
Mi nidim dokta
Mane kaj doctoro
Mi sik
Mane si mala
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Wea hospital i klostu?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
I penim hia
Sikav tut here
Mi lusim paspot
Mane si zhalav my passport
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Help!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Makim wanpela miting
Aven te kerdan o kher
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Mi bai sendim report tude
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Plis lukim fael i atach
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Tenkyu long yu taim
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Deidlain i Fraida
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.