Looking for practical Zulu to Chuukese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu 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.
Sawubona
Mwar a ngeni(mwar a ngeni)
Ngiyabonga
Kinisou(kinisou)
Sawubona
Mwar a pwe(mwar a pwe)
Good afternoon
Mwar a pwe fiti(mwar a pwe fiti)
Ubusuku obuhle
Mwar a pwe nien(mwar a pwe nien)
Lala kahle
Mwar a pwe en(mwar a pwe en)
Sizobonana
Chok ngeni(chok ngeni)
Hamba kahle
Soun(soun)
Ubani igama lakho?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Igama lami nginguJohn
A ngeni John(a ngeni John)
Unjani?
Nukuchuk a ngeni?(nukuchuk a ngeni)
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Kinisou a ngeni(kinisou a ngeni)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
Mwe pwe esei English?
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.
Angiqondi.
Ngeni pwe fenen.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Pwe esei mehn.
Ungakuphinda lokho?
Mwe pwe esei an?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Where pwe an bathroom?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
Mwe pwe fenen an city center?
Jika kwesobunxele.
Pwe fefen.
Jika kwesokudla.
Pwe fefen.
Hamba phambili.
Pwe fenen.
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
Ewe pwe an fare?
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
Mwe pwe an ticket.
Ingabe kude lapha?
Ewe pwe far from here?
Ngilahlekile.
Ngeni pwe lost.
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card?
Where pwe an buy SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
O
Cha
A
Mhlawumbe
Mwe
Ngiyavuma
Ngeni an
Angivumi
Ngeni aen
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
Ewe pwe
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Mwe e pwe?
Ungangisiza?
Mwe e pwe pwe?
Ngidinga usizo
Ngeni pwe pwe
Linda umzuzu
Mwe pwe in
Ngiyaxolisa
Ngeni a pwe
Akukho nkinga
A pwe a
Halala
Kinisou
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
Fahk a pwe
Uhambo olunempilo
Pwe pwe ewe
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Iphi isitishi sesitimela?
Where is the train station?(Ewe mwak mehnuk?)
Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?
Where is the bus stop?(Ewe mwak bus stop?)
Iphi ipulatifomu?
Mweir mehnuk?(Which platform?)
Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?
Ewe mwak mehnuk?(What time?)
Ingabe le yindlela efanele?
Ewe mwak epe?(Is this the right way?)
Ikhaya lapha eduze
Ewe mwak epe?(It is near here)
Ikude lapha
Ewe mwak epe?(It is far from here)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?
Ewe mwak epe?(Can you show me?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Stop here, please(Stop here, please)
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?
Ewe mwak epe?(How long?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini lokhu?
Ehu an pwe ese?(eh-oo an pweh eh-seh)
Lokho kubiza kakhulu.
Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.(eh-weh pweh eh-seh pweh eh-hoo)
Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?
Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?(ee-kah pweh eh-hoo an pweh eh-seh)