Looking for practical Tongan to Tok Pisin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tongan phrase first, then the Tok Pisin translation (Tok Pisin) — 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 Tok Pisin.
Tip: read the Tok Pisin line out loud three times, then cover the Tongan 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.
Mālō
Halo
Mālō
Tenkyu
Mālō e lelei
Gutpela moning
Mālō e lelei
Gutpela apinun
Mālō e lelei
Gutpela nait
Nofo ā
Gutpela nait
Tōfā
Lukim yu bihain
Tōfā
Gudbai
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
Mi nem em John
Ofa atu?
Yu stap gut?
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
Gutpela long mitim yu
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?
Yu tok Pisin?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi
Mi no tok Hindi gut.(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u
Mi no save.(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u
Plis, tok liklik.(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?
Yu ken tokim gen?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?
Wea toilet?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?(E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?)
Fakafoki ki he kolo
Taim yu go, tanim left.(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Fakafoki ki he 'akau
Taim yu go, tanim raet.(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Alu 'o e 'alu
Go stret.(Alu 'o e 'alu)
E hā e totongi?
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?(E hā e totongi?)
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole
Wan tiket, plis.(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?
Em i long long wanem?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Oku ou 'i ma'u
Mi lus.(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?
Wea mi ken baim 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.
Āe
Yes
Ikai
No
Māfai
Baibe
Oku ou ʻilo
Mi agri
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Mi no agri
Oku lelei ia
Em i gut
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
Yu ting wanem?
Te u ʻofa mai?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Mi nidim help
Fakamolemole
Wai liklik
Oku ou fakamolemole
Mi sori
Ikai ha palopalema
No problem
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Tenkyu
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Hapi baisde
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
Lukaut long trip
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ko fea e falemai?
Wea em train stesen?(ko fea e fale mai)
Ko fea e nofoa bus?
Wea em bus stop?(ko fea e nofoa bus)
Ko e feheia e pātala?
Wea em platform?(ko e feheia e patala)
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?
Wanem taim em i likim?(he taimi fe e alu ai)
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?
Dispela em stret rot?(ko e ala lelei eni)
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni
Em i klostu hia(ko ia i he vahaa ni)
Ko ia 'i he tu'a
Em i longwe long hia(ko ia i he tua)
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?
Yu inap soim mi long map?(oka e fakaali ali mai kiate au i he mapa)
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki
Stap hia, plis(tu i he aiga kataki)
E taha e taimi?
Hao long em i tek?(e taha e taimi)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehia te fua o kēia?
Hamamas dispela i kost?(hamamas = how much)
Ko ia, e lahi loā
Dispela i tu mipela(mipela = expensive)
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?(nap = cheaper)
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?
Inap mi peim long kad?(peim = pay)
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela(ofa atu au ke he meakai e tolu)
Te fua, kataki
Bil, plis(te fua kataki)
E aofia ai te ngāue?
Service i stap insait?(stap = included)
O au ko e meʻakai
Mi vegetarian(o au ko e meakai)
Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki
No spicy kaikai, plis(katoa a e meakai alohi kataki)
Ko ʻeni, e lelei
Dispela i naispela(ko eni e lelei)
E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?
Inap mi kisim menu?(e mafai au ke mau e meakai)
Ha ipu vai, kataki
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis(ha ipu vai kataki)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Tū mai e polisi
Kolim polis
Tū mai e ambulance
Kolim ambulans
Ofa mai e fomaʻi
Mi nidim dokta
Oku ou fehi
Mi sik
Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?
Wea hospital i klostu?
Oku ʻi ai e ʻā
I penim hia
Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti
Mi lusim paspot
Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Fakamolemole!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Mālō e lelei
Nais long mitim yu
Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha
Makim wanpela miting
Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni
Mi bai sendim report tude
Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā
Plis lukim fael i atach
Mālō 'aupito kiate koe
Tenkyu long yu taim
Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
Ko e ta'u 'o e ngāue ko e Falaite
Deidlain i Fraida
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.