Looking for practical Tswana to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tswana 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: pick five Chuukese 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.
Dumela
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Ke a leboga
Kinisou(kinisou)
Dumelang
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Dumela mo afternoon
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Dumela mo evening
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Borai
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Tsamaya sentle
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Tsamaya sentle
Soun(soun)
O na le leina mang?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Leina la me ke John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
O kae?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
A o bua Seisemane?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako
Pwe esei mehn.
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Borai bo kae?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona
Pwe fefen.
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng
Pwe fefen.
Tswelela ka fao
Pwe fenen.
Gaeletsi e bokae?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Mwe pwe an ticket.
A ke kgole go tswa fano?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ke a latlhela
Ngeni pwe lost.
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
O
Nnyaa
A
Mafoko
Mwe
Ke a dumela
Ngeni an
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ngeni aen
Seo se utlwisa molemo
Ewe pwe
O akanya eng?
Mwe e pwe?
O ka nthusa?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ke tlhoka thuso
Ngeni pwe pwe
Emisa motsotso
Mwe pwe in
Ke maswabi
Ngeni a pwe
Ga go na bothata
A pwe a
A re amogele
Kinisou
Tlhogomelo e e monate
Fahk a pwe
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae borai jwa terene?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Ke kae borai jwa boso?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ke phetogo efe?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Nako efe e tlogang?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
A ke tsela e e siameng?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
E kgaogang fa
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
E le kgakala le fa
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
E tsaya nako e kae?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Seo ke se expensive
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
A o na le sengwe se se cheap?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)