Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Sango 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 Sango translation (Sango) — 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 Sango.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Sango-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
Mbote
Tenkyu
Mokolo
Gutpela moning
Mbote na nganga
Gutpela apinun
Mbote na nganga ya zanga
Gutpela nait
Mbote na nganga ya sika
Gutpela nait
Ndeko na nganga
Lukim yu bihain
Tango na yo
Gudbai
Ayo
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Nani na yo?
Mi nem em John
Nani na nga John
Yu stap gut?
Oza malamu?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Mokili na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
O yo na nganga English?
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
O na yo na nganga Hindi na mboka.
Mi no save.
O na yo na mboka.
Plis, tok liklik.
Sokou, yo na nganga na mboka.
Yu ken tokim gen?
O tanga na mboka?
Wea toilet?
Banga na yo na ndako?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Nde na yo na banga na mboka?
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Kanga na mboko.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Kanga na nganga.
Go stret.
Kende na mboka.
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Nde na yo na mboka?
Wan tiket, plis.
Mokolo na ticket, sokou.
Em i long long wanem?
O na mboka na mboka?
Mi lus.
O na yo na mboka.
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Banga na yo na tanga SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
O
No
Té
Baibe
Sâ
Mi agri
Ngâ tî
Mi no agri
Ngâ té tî
Em i gut
O bô
Yu ting wanem?
Nâ tî yé?
Yu inap helpim mi?
O kâ yé tî?
Mi nidim help
Ngâ kâ tî
Wai liklik
Bê na
Mi sori
Ngâ tî na
No problem
Té bô
Tenkyu
Mâ tî
Hapi baisde
Mâ na mbâ
Lukaut long trip
O kâ na mbê
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
O na wâ na gare?
Wea em bus stop?
O na wâ na station de taxi?
Wea em platform?
O na wâ na plateforme?
Wanem taim em i likim?
O na tî na mbô?
Dispela em stret rot?
O na wâ na yâ?
Em i klostu hia
O na bô na kâ.
Em i longwe long hia
O na fâ na kâ.
Yu inap soim mi long map?
O kâ tî na mappa?
Stap hia, plis
Kâ na kâ, s'il vous plaît.
Hao long em i tek?
O na tî na mbô?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Mboka na yo?(mboka na yo)
Dispela i tu mipela
Oko na mboka mingi(oko na mboka mingi)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Ozo na nanga mboka?(o zo na nanga mboka)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Naka na yeke na carte?(naka na yeke na carte)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Naka na table ya mibale(naka na table ya mibale)
Bil, plis
Bilan, s'il vous plaît(bilan, s'il vous plaît)
Service i stap insait?
Service ezali na yango?(service ezali na yango)
Mi vegetarian
Nani na mboka ya nyama(nani na mboka ya nyama)
No spicy kaikai, plis
Te na mabele ya sika, s'il vous plaît(te na mabele ya sika)
Dispela i naispela
Oyo ezali malamu(oyo ezali malamu)
Inap mi kisim menu?
Naka na menu?(naka na menu)
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Bokoko ya mai, s'il vous plaît(bokoko ya mai)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Banga nganga
Kolim ambulans
Banga ambulance
Mi nidim dokta
Mbi na doctor
Mi sik
Mbi na yeke
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Mbi na alerji na kolo
Wea hospital i klostu?
A na hospital ya mboka?
I penim hia
E yeke na mboko
Mi lusim paspot
Mbi tanga passport na ngai
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
O tanga hotel na ngai?
Help!
Sango!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Mbi na yo(Mbi na yo)
Makim wanpela miting
Tala na yeke mboka
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Nani ti na yo?
Mi bai sendim report tude
Nde na yeke report na tî
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Oka na yeke na lobi?
Plis lukim fael i atach
S'il vous plaît, tî na file na mî
Tenkyu long yu taim
Mesi na yo na tî
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Nde na tî na yeke na yo
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Oka na yeke na sî na tî?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Tala na yeke na yo
Deidlain i Fraida
Nani na lobi na vendredi
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.