Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Somali 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 Somali translation (Somali) — 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 Somali.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Somali-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
Salaan
Tenkyu
Mahadsanid
Gutpela moning
Subax wanaagsan
Gutpela apinun
Duhur wanaagsan
Gutpela nait
Habeen wanaagsan
Gutpela nait
Habeen wanaagsan
Lukim yu bihain
Ilaa dambe
Gudbai
Nabad gelyo
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Magacaa maxay tahay?
Mi nem em John
Magacaygu waa John
Yu stap gut?
Sidee tahay?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?(Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?)
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Hindi si fiican uma hadlo
Mi no save.
Ma fahmin
Plis, tok liklik.
Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal
Yu ken tokim gen?
Ma ku celin kartaa?
Wea toilet?
Musqusha xaggee buu yaalaa?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Sideen ku gaari karaa xarunta magaalada?
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Bidix u leexo
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Midig u leexo
Go stret.
Toos u soco
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Immisa ayey tahay lacagta?
Wan tiket, plis.
Hal tigidh, fadlan
Em i long long wanem?
Ma fog tahay halkan?
Mi lus.
Waan lumay
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Xaggee ka iibsan karaa kaarka SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Haa
No
Maya
Baibe
Malaha
Mi agri
Waan ku raacsanahay
Mi no agri
Waan ku raacsaneyn
Em i gut
Taasi waa wax fiican
Yu ting wanem?
Maxaad u malaynaysaa?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Ma i caawin kartaa?
Mi nidim help
Waxaan u baahanahay caawimaad
Wai liklik
Sug daqiiqad
Mi sori
Waan ka xumahay
No problem
Dhib malahan
Tenkyu
Hambalyo
Hapi baisde
Dhalasho wacan
Lukaut long trip
Safar wanaagsan
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Xagee buu tareenka jooga?
Wea em bus stop?
Xagee buu basaska jooga?
Wea em platform?
Keenka sidee buu yahay?
Wanem taim em i likim?
Goormee ayuu baxayaa?
Dispela em stret rot?
Ma tan saxda ah?
Em i klostu hia
Waa halkan u dhow
Em i longwe long hia
Waa halkan fog
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Ma ii muujin kartaa khariidada?
Stap hia, plis
Halkan joog, fadlan
Hao long em i tek?
Immisa waqti ayey qaadaneysaa?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Imisa ayuu ku kacayaa?(hamamas = how much)
Dispela i tu mipela
Taasi waa qaali aad u badan.(mipela = expensive)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Ma haysta wax ka jaban?(nap = cheaper)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Ma bixin karaa kaarka?(peim = pay)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Waxaan jeclaan lahaa miis laba qof ah.
Bil, plis
Fadlan, biilka.
Service i stap insait?
Ma ku jirtaa adeegga?(stap = included)
Mi vegetarian
Anigu waxaan ahay khudradeed.
No spicy kaikai, plis
Fadlan, cunto aan xawaash lahayn.
Dispela i naispela
Tani waa macaan.
Inap mi kisim menu?
Ma heli karaa menu?
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Fadlan, koob biyo ah.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Wac booliiska
Kolim ambulans
Wac ambalaas
Mi nidim dokta
Waxaan u baahanahay dhakhtar
Mi sik
Waxaan dareemayaa xanuun
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Waxaan leeyahay xasaasiyad lowska
Wea hospital i klostu?
Isbitaalka ugu dhow xagee buu yaalaa?
I penim hia
Halkaan ayaa i xanuunaya
Mi lusim paspot
Dukumeentigayga safarka ayaan lumiyay
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Ma wici kartaa hoteelkeyga?
Help!
Caawimaad!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Aad baan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko
Makim wanpela miting
Aan qorshayno kulan
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Waa maxay waqtiga ku habboon adiga?
Mi bai sendim report tude
Waxaan maanta soo diri doonaa warbixinta
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Ma ka hadli karnaa berri?
Plis lukim fael i atach
Fadlan eeg faylka ku lifaaqan
Tenkyu long yu taim
Waad ku mahadsan tahay waqtigaaga
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Waxaan rajeynayaa in aan kula shaqeeyo
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Ma faahfaahin kartaa dhibicdaas?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Aan ku soo laabto
Deidlain i Fraida
Waqtiga kama dambaysta ah waa Jimcaha
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.