Looking for practical Twi to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Twi 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 Twi 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.
Akwabaa
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Medase
Kinisou(kinisou)
Mema wo akye
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Mema wo aha
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Mema wo adwo
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Da yie
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Nante yie
Soun(soun)
Wo din de sɛn?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Me din de John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Wo ho te sɛn?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mehyia wo
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Wopɛ sɛ woka Borɔfo?
Mwe pwe esei English?(Wo pe se wo ka Borɔfo?)
Mente Hindi pa
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Mente ase
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa kakra
Pwe esei mehn.
Wobɛtumi akasa bio?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Ɛhe na ɔdan no wɔ?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurom mu?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Bɔ nifa
Pwe fefen.
Bɔ benkum
Pwe fefen.
Kɔ mmerɛ mu
Pwe fenen.
Sɛnea na sika no yɛ?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Kɔtɔkɔ baako, mepa wo kyɛw
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan tenten fi ha?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Meda hɔ a, mintumi mfa
Ngeni pwe lost.
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aane
O
Daabi
A
Ebeye yie
Mwe
M'ani agye
Ngeni an
M'ani nsi
Ngeni aen
Ɛyɛ fɛ
Ewe pwe
Dɛn na wopɛ?
Mwe e pwe?
Wobɛtumi aboa me?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Mepɛ aboa
Ngeni pwe pwe
Tena hɔ kakra
Mwe pwe in
Mepa wo kyɛw
Ngeni a pwe
Nkwasea nni hɔ
A pwe a
Meda wo akye
Kinisou
Awoda pa
Fahk a pwe
Bɔkɔ a yɛn nyansa
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ɛhe na ɔkoɔtɔ no da?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Dɛn na ɛbɛkɔ?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan pa anaa?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Ɛyɛ bɛn ha
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ha
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ɛyɛ sɛn?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Ɛyɛ dɔɔso
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Wopɛ biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)