Looking for practical Tok Pisin to Turkmen 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 Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — 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 Turkmen.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Turkmen-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
Salam
Tenkyu
Sag bol
Gutpela moning
Erteňiz hayyr
Gutpela apinun
Gündizňiz hayyr
Gutpela nait
Akşamyňyz hayyr
Gutpela nait
Gowy gijeler
Lukim yu bihain
Görüşeriz
Gudbai
Hoşlaşýarys
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Adyňyz näme?
Mi nem em John
Meniň adym John
Yu stap gut?
Nädip?
Gutpela long mitim yu
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu tok Pisin?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
Mi no save.
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
Plis, tok liklik.
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.
Yu ken tokim gen?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
Wea toilet?
Wc nirede?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.
Go stret.
Düz git.
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Bilet näçe?
Wan tiket, plis.
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.
Em i long long wanem?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?
Mi lus.
Men ýitdim.
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
Hawa
No
Ýok
Baibe
Belki
Mi agri
Men razy
Mi no agri
Men razy däl
Em i gut
Bu gowy eşidilýär
Yu ting wanem?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?
Mi nidim help
Meniň kömege zerur
Wai liklik
Bir pursat gara
Mi sori
Bagyşla
No problem
Problem ýok
Tenkyu
Tebrikler
Hapi baisde
Doglan günüňiz bilen
Lukaut long trip
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wea em train stesen?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)