Looking for practical Venetian to Tok Pisin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Venetian 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 Venetian 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.
Ciao
Halo
Grazie
Tenkyu
Bona matina
Gutpela moning
Bona tarde
Gutpela apinun
Bona sera
Gutpela nait
Bona note
Gutpela nait
A presto
Lukim yu bihain
Addio
Gudbai
Come te ciami?
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Me ciamo John
Mi nem em John
Come te stai?
Yu stap gut?
Piasee de conossarte
Gutpela long mitim yu
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parli inglese?
Yu tok Pisin?
No parlo ben l'hindi.
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
No capisco.
Mi no save.
Parla piano, per favore.
Plis, tok liklik.
Pò dirlo ancora?
Yu ken tokim gen?
Dove xe el bagno?
Wea toilet?
Come riva al centro?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Gira a sinistra.
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Gira a destra.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Va dritto.
Go stret.
Quanto costa el biglietto?
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Un biglietto, per favore.
Wan tiket, plis.
Xe lontan da qua?
Em i long long wanem?
Me so perdù.
Mi lus.
Dove posso comprar una scheda SIM?
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sì
Yes
No
No
Forse
Baibe
Sò d'accordo
Mi agri
No sò d'accordo
Mi no agri
Quelo el xe bon
Em i gut
Cossa ne pensi?
Yu ting wanem?
Pòi aiutarmi?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Gò bisogno de aiuto
Mi nidim help
Aspetta un momento
Wai liklik
Me dispiase
Mi sori
Nissun problema
No problem
Complimenti
Tenkyu
Bon compleanno
Hapi baisde
Fai un bel viaggio
Lukaut long trip
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Dove xe la stazion dei treni?
Wea em train stesen?
Dove xe la fermada del bus?
Wea em bus stop?
Quale binario xe?
Wea em platform?
A che ora parte?
Wanem taim em i likim?
Xe questa la strada giusta?
Dispela em stret rot?
Xe vicino qua
Em i klostu hia
Xe lontano da qua
Em i longwe long hia
Pò mostrarmelo sulla mappa?
Yu inap soim mi long map?
Fermati qua, per favore
Stap hia, plis
Quanto tempo ghe vò?
Hao long em i tek?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quanto costa questo?
Hamamas dispela i kost?(hamamas = how much)
Quello xe troppo caro
Dispela i tu mipela(mipela = expensive)
Ghe xe qualcosa de più barato?
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?(nap = cheaper)
Posso pagar con la carta?
Inap mi peim long kad?(peim = pay)
Vorìa un tàvola par do
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela
El conto, per piaser
Bil, plis
El servizio xe incluso?
Service i stap insait?(stap = included)
Mi so vegetariano
Mi vegetarian
Niente cibo piccante, per piaser
No spicy kaikai, plis
Questo xe delizioso
Dispela i naispela
Posso aver el menù?
Inap mi kisim menu?
Na tazza d'acqua, per piaser
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Ciamè la polizia
Kolim polis
Ciamè un'ambulanza
Kolim ambulans
Gò bisogno de un dottore
Mi nidim dokta
Me sento male
Mi sik
Gò allergia ai noccioli
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Dove xe l'ospedale più vicino?
Wea hospital i klostu?
Me fa mal qua
I penim hia
Gò perso el me passaporto
Mi lusim paspot
Pòi ciamar el me hotel?
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Aiuto!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Piasee de conoserte
Nais long mitim yu
Femo un incontro
Makim wanpela miting
A che ora te va ben?
Wanem taim i gut long yu?
O invio el raport oggi
Mi bai sendim report tude
Pòsem parlar domani?
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?
Te mando el file in allegato
Plis lukim fael i atach
Grazie del to tempo
Tenkyu long yu taim
Aspeto de lavorar con te
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu
Pòti chiarir quel punto?
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?
Me farò sentire
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu
La scadenza xe venerdì
Deidlain i Fraida
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.