Looking for practical Tsonga to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tsonga phrase first, then the Chuukese translation (Chuukese) — 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 Chuukese.
Tip: when a Chuukese phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tsonga wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Xewani
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Ndza khensa
Kinisou(kinisou)
Xewani xitulu
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Xewani ntlhanu
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Xewani nhloko
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Xewani xihlayo
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tshamisa
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Sala kahle
Soun(soun)
U vitaniwani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ndzina i John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
U njhani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
U vulavula Xitsonga?
Mwe pwe esei English?
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
A ndzi twisisi.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.
Pwe esei mehn.
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Xikombiso xihi?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Khandziya ekhaya.
Pwe fefen.
Khandziya ekunene.
Pwe fefen.
Famba u ya emahlweni.
Pwe fenen.
Mafambiselo ma yini?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
I yini ku tlula kona?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ndzi khomiwe.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inhlawulo
O
A hi kona
A
Swi nga va tano
Mwe
Ndzi amukela
Ngeni an
Ndzi nga amukeli
Ngeni aen
Iku na switlhavelo
Ewe pwe
U ehleketa yini?
Mwe e pwe?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Ngeni pwe pwe
Hlayisa nkarhi
Mwe pwe in
Ndzi tsundzuka
Ngeni a pwe
A hi na xiphiqo
A pwe a
Ndzakuva
Kinisou
Mavongele yo tsakela
Fahk a pwe
U va na ndlela yo olova
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
I platform yihi?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
I ndlela leyi nga right?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
I kona edzongeni.
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
I le n'hweti.
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
I nkarhi muni ku taka?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
I ku humelela njhani?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
I kona ku phindzelela.
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)