Phrases in Tok Pisin

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
Welcome	Welkam
Hello	Gude / Hi / Hai
How are you? Fine.	Yu stap gut?
	Mi stap gut
Long time no see
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?
Do you speak Tok Pisin? Yes, a little	Yu save long Tok Pisin? Toktok long tok pisin?
	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
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!
Call the police!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year	Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas go long yu / Meri Krismas Hepi Nu Yia
Happy Easter	Hepi ista
Happy Birthday	Hepi berthde			http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/tokpisin.php