Looking for practical Zapotec to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zapotec 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Chuukese-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Díí
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Güi
Kinisou(kinisou)
Bëëna
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Bëëna xhí
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Bëëna xhí
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Bëëna dzaa
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Dáa xhí
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Díí xhí
Soun(soun)
¿Náá xhí nè?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Náá nè John
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
¿Náá xhí?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Náá nè xhí
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ndi xquidxi inglés?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Ndi xquidxi hindi nisa
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Ndi xquidxi nisa
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Ndi xquidxi xhíí xquidxi
Pwe esei mehn.
¿Ndi xquidxi nisa xquidxi?
Mwe pwe esei an?
¿Díí xquidxi xhíí?
Where pwe an bathroom?
¿Díí xquidxi xhíí nisa?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Xquidxi xhíí
Pwe fefen.
Xquidxi xhíí
Pwe fefen.
Xquidxi nisa
Pwe fenen.
¿Díí xquidxi nisa?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Ndi xquidxi nisa, xhíí
Mwe pwe an ticket.
¿Díí xquidxi nisa?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ndi xquidxi nisa
Ngeni pwe lost.
¿Díí xquidxi nisa SIM?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Nda
O
Naa
A
Nda'na
Mwe
Nda'ni
Ngeni an
Naa'ni
Ngeni aen
Nda'na xquidxi
Ewe pwe
¿Nda'ni xquidxi?
Mwe e pwe?
¿Nda'ni xquidxi?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Nda'ni xquidxi xquidxi
Ngeni pwe pwe
Nda'ni xquidxi xquidxi
Mwe pwe in
Nda'ni xquidxi
Ngeni a pwe
Naa'ni xquidxi
A pwe a
Nda'ni xquidxi
Kinisou
Nda'ni xquidxi
Fahk a pwe
Nda'ni xquidxi
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Dónde está la estación de tren?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
¿Dónde está la parada de autobús?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
¿Cuál es la plataforma?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
¿A qué hora sale?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
¿Es este el camino correcto?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Está cerca de aquí
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Está lejos de aquí
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
¿Puedes mostrarme en el mapa?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Para aquí, por favor
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
¿Cuánto tiempo tarda?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
¿Cuánto cuesta esto?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Eso es muy caro
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
¿Tienes algo más barato?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)