Useful phrases in Tok Pisin
A collection of useful phrases in Tok Pisin,
an English-based Croele language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
You can see them in many other
languages by clicking on the English versions.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal
| English | Tok Pisin | ||||||
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| Welcome | Welkam | ||||||
| Hello | Gude / Hi / Hai | ||||||
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How are you? Fine. |
Yu stap gut? | ||||||
| Mi stap gut | |||||||
| Long time no see | |||||||
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What's your name? My name is ... |
Husat nem bilong yu? | ||||||
| Nem bilong mi emi ... | |||||||
| Pleased to meet you | Gutpela long bungim yu | ||||||
| Good morning | Moning / Moning tru / Moning nau | ||||||
| Good afternoon | Apinum | ||||||
| Good evening | Apinum / Gut nait | ||||||
| Good night | Gut nait | ||||||
| Goodbye | Gutbai / Lukim yu bihain (inf) | ||||||
| Bon appetit | Hamamas! | ||||||
| I understand | Mi save tok bilong yu | ||||||
| I don't understand | Mi no harim tok bilong yu | ||||||
| I don't know | Mi no save | ||||||
| Do you speak English? | Yu save long tok inglis, a? Toktok long tok inglis? |
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Do you speak Tok Pisin? Yes, a little |
Yu save long Tok Pisin? Toktok long tok pisin? |
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| Ya, liklik | |||||||
| How do you say ... in Tok Pisin? | |||||||
| Excuse me | Skius | ||||||
| How much is this? | Hamas long dispela? Em hao mas? | ||||||
| Sorry | Mi sori (tumas) | ||||||
| Please | Plis | ||||||
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Thank you Response |
Tenkiu / Tenkiu tru / Tenkiu tumas | ||||||
| Nogat samting | |||||||
| Where's the toilet? | Smolhaus i stap we? | ||||||
| I love you | Mi lavim yu | ||||||
| Get well soon | |||||||
| Go away! | Larim mi! | ||||||
| Leave me alone! | Larim mi! | ||||||
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
Help! Paia! Holim! |
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| Call the police! | |||||||
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas go long yu / Meri Krismas Hepi Nu Yia |
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| Happy Easter | Hepi ista | ||||||
| Happy Birthday | Hepi berthde | http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/tokpisin.php |
