Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Tongan 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 Tongan translation (Tongan) — 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 Tongan.
Tip: pick five Tongan phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Halo
Mālō
Tenkyu
Mālō
Gutpela moning
Mālō e lelei
Gutpela apinun
Mālō e lelei
Gutpela nait
Mālō e lelei
Gutpela nait
Nofo ā
Lukim yu bihain
Tōfā
Gudbai
Tōfā
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
Mi nem em John
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
Yu stap gut?
Ofa atu?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Mi no save.
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
Plis, tok liklik.
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Yu ken tokim gen?
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
Wea toilet?
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?(E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?)
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Fakafoki ki he kolo(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Fakafoki ki he 'akau(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Go stret.
Alu 'o e 'alu(Alu 'o e 'alu)
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
E hā e totongi?(E hā e totongi?)
Wan tiket, plis.
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
Em i long long wanem?
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Mi lus.
Oku ou 'i ma'u(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?(Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Āe
No
Ikai
Baibe
Māfai
Mi agri
Oku ou ʻilo
Mi no agri
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Em i gut
Oku lelei ia
Yu ting wanem?
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Te u ʻofa mai?
Mi nidim help
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Wai liklik
Fakamolemole
Mi sori
Oku ou fakamolemole
No problem
Ikai ha palopalema
Tenkyu
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Hapi baisde
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Lukaut long trip
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Ko fea e falemai?(ko fea e fale mai)
Wea em bus stop?
Ko fea e nofoa bus?(ko fea e nofoa bus)
Wea em platform?
Ko e feheia e pātala?(ko e feheia e patala)
Wanem taim em i likim?
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?(he taimi fe e alu ai)
Dispela em stret rot?
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?(ko e ala lelei eni)
Em i klostu hia
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni(ko ia i he vahaa ni)
Em i longwe long hia
Ko ia 'i he tu'a(ko ia i he tua)
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?(oka e fakaali ali mai kiate au i he mapa)
Stap hia, plis
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki(tu i he aiga kataki)
Hao long em i tek?
E taha e taimi?(e taha e taimi)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hamamas dispela i kost?
Ehia te fua o kēia?(ehia te fua o kehā)
Dispela i tu mipela
Ko ia, e lahi loā(ko ia e lahi loa)
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?(ofa mai ha meakai e ngau)
Inap mi peim long kad?
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?(e mafai au ke totongi e patu)
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu(ofa atu au ke he meakai e tolu)
Bil, plis
Te fua, kataki(te fua kataki)
Service i stap insait?
E aofia ai te ngāue?(e aofia ai te ngau)
Mi vegetarian
O au ko e meʻakai(o au ko e meakai)
No spicy kaikai, plis
Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki(katoa a e meakai alohi kataki)
Dispela i naispela
Ko ʻeni, e lelei(ko eni e lelei)
Inap mi kisim menu?
E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?(e mafai au ke mau e meakai)
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Ha ipu vai, kataki(ha ipu vai kataki)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kolim polis
Tū mai e polisi
Kolim ambulans
Tū mai e ambulance
Mi nidim dokta
Ofa mai e fomaʻi
Mi sik
Oku ou fehi
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati
Wea hospital i klostu?
Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?
I penim hia
Oku ʻi ai e ʻā
Mi lusim paspot
Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?
Help!
Fakamolemole!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nais long mitim yu
Mālō e lelei
Makim wanpela miting
Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?
Mi bai sendim report tude
Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?
Plis lukim fael i atach
Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā
Tenkyu long yu taim
Mālō 'aupito kiate koe
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe
Deidlain i Fraida
Ko e ta'u 'o e ngāue ko e Falaite
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.