Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Tiv 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 Tiv translation (Tiv) — 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 Tiv.
Tip: read the Tiv 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
Mgbakpa
Tenkyu
Ior na
Gutpela moning
Mgbakpa u sha
Gutpela apinun
Mgbakpa u kpa
Gutpela nait
Mgbakpa u ter
Gutpela nait
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Lukim yu bihain
Kpa a joo
Gudbai
Ior a joo
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Ior m ngu?
Mi nem em John
M ngu John
Yu stap gut?
Ior m nande?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Ior m nande a joo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
I kpa English?
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
M nahan Hindi nahan.
Mi no save.
M nahan usha.
Plis, tok liklik.
M nahan usha kpa.
Yu ken tokim gen?
I kpa a sha?
Wea toilet?
I we a joo?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Nenge a kpa a city center?
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Kpa a joo.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Kpa a nahan.
Go stret.
Kpa a sha.
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Nenge a kpa a fare?
Wan tiket, plis.
I kpa a ticket, please.
Em i long long wanem?
I we a nahan a nahan?
Mi lus.
M nahan sha.
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
I we a kpa a SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Ee
No
Naa
Baibe
Iye
Mi agri
M na a kpa
Mi no agri
M na a kpa nahan
Em i gut
I kpa a kpa
Yu ting wanem?
U kpa a nahan?
Yu inap helpim mi?
U kpa m nahan?
Mi nidim help
M na a kpa nahan
Wai liklik
Kpa a kpa
Mi sori
M na a kpa
No problem
Naa a kpa
Tenkyu
I kpa a kpa
Hapi baisde
A kpa a kpa
Lukaut long trip
U kpa a kpa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Ior a kpa?
Wea em bus stop?
Ior a nyam?
Wea em platform?
Ior a gande?
Wanem taim em i likim?
Nenge a kpa?
Dispela em stret rot?
Ior a nenge a?
Em i klostu hia
I na kpa a.
Em i longwe long hia
I na kpa a kpa.
Yu inap soim mi long map?
I ma ior a gande?
Stap hia, plis
Kpa a, please.
Hao long em i tek?
Nenge a kpa?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
Dispela i tu mipela
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
Inap mi peim long kad?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
Bil, plis
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
Service i stap insait?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
Mi vegetarian
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
No spicy kaikai, plis
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
Dispela i naispela
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
Inap mi kisim menu?
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Kpa a police
Kolim ambulans
Kpa a ambulance
Mi nidim dokta
M ba a doctor
Mi sik
M kpa a kpa
Mi gat alergi long pinat
M kpa a nyam
Wea hospital i klostu?
I kpa a hospital mza?
I penim hia
I kpa a sha
Mi lusim paspot
M kpa a passport m
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
I kpa a hotel m?
Help!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Ior u kpa.
Makim wanpela miting
Ka a hia ikyô.
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Nî kpa u kpa?
Mi bai sendim report tude
M gbanor u kpe.
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
A hia nî u hia?
Plis lukim fael i atach
M kpa u venge.
Tenkyu long yu taim
Ior u nenge.
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
M hia u kpa.
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Ior a hia u mba?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Ka m hia u.
Deidlain i Fraida
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.