Tok Pisin Vocab

Hello.

Gude. (goo-DAY)

Hello (informal).

Hai. (HIGH)

How are you?

Yu stap gut? (yoo stahp goot?)

Fine, thank you.

Mi stap gut. (mee stahp goot)

What is your name?

Wannem nem bilong yu? (Wa nem naym bee-LONG yoo?)

My name is ____.

Nem bilong mi emi ____. (naym bee-LONG mee em ee ____)

Nice to meet you.

Gutpela long bungim yu. (GOOT-peh-lah long BOONG-im YOO)

Please.

Plis. (plees)

Thank you.

Tenkyu. (TENK-yoo)

You're welcome.

Nogat samting. (NO-gaht sahm-ting)

Yes.

Yes. (YESS)

No.

Nogat. (noh-GAHT)

Excuse me (attention).

Skius. (skyooz)

Excuse me (sorry).

Skius. (skyooz)

I'm sorry.

Mi sori. (mee SOH-ree)

I'm very sorry.

Mi sori tumas. (mee SOH-ree too-MAHS)

Goodbye.

Gutbai. (GOOT-bigh)

Goodbye (informal).

Lukim yu bihain. (LOO-keem yoo bee-HIGHN)

Good morning.

Moning. (MOHN-ing)

Good night.

Gut nait. (guhd NIGHT)

I don't understand.

Mi no save tok bilong yu. (mee noh SAH-veh tawk bee-LONG yoo)

Help!

Help! (HEHLP!)

Where is the toilet?

Smolhaus i stap we? (SMOLL-hows ee stahp WEH?)

Leave me alone.

Larim mi. (lah-rim mee)

Don't touch me!

Noken holim mi! (no-kehn hole-im mee)

I need your help.

Mi nidim halivim bilong yu. (mee nee-dim hah-lee-vim bee-long yoo)

It's an emergency.

Dispela em wanpela imegensi. (dis-pela em one-pela ee-meh-jen-see)

I'm lost.

Mi no inap painim rot bilong mi. (mee no ee-nahp phai-nim rote bee-long mee)

I lost my bag.

Mi lusim bek/bilum bilong mi. (mee loo-sim bek/bee-loom bee-long mee)

I'm sick.

Mi pilim sik. (mee pheel-im seek)

I need a doctor.

Mi nidim dokta. (mee nee-dim dohk-tah)

Can I use your phone?

Inap mi yusim telefon bilong yu? (ee-nahp mee you-sim tele-fohn bee-long you?)

Do you speak English?

Yu save long tok Inglis, a? (yoo SAH-veh long tohk ING-glis ah?)

Is there someone who speaks English?

Husat i save long tok Inglis? (hoo-ZAHT ee SAH-veh long tohk ING-glis?)

Now.

Nau

Later.

Bihain

Before.

Bipo

Morning.

Moning

Afternoon.

Apinun

Night.

Nait

Today.

Tude

Yesterday.

Asde

Tomorrow.

Tumora

Sunday.

Sande

Monday.

Mande

Tuesday.

Tunde

Wednesday.

Trinde

Thursday.

Fonde

Friday.

Fraide

Saturday.

Sarere

1.

Wan(pela)

2.

Tu(pela)

3.

Tri(pela)

4.

Foa(pela)

5.

Faiv(pela)

6.

Sikis(pela)

7.

Seven(pela)

8.

Et(pela)

9.

Nain(pela)

10.

Ten(pela)

Water.

Wara (WAH-rah)

Food/meal.

Kaikai

Rice.

Rais

Chicken.

Kakaruk

Fish.

Pis

Bread.

Bret

Coffee.

Kofi

Tea (drink).

Ti

Beer.

Bia

How much is this?

Hamas long dispela? (hah-MAHS lohng DIS-pe-lah)

That's too expensive.

Prais i antap tumas. (prighs ee ahn-TAHP too-MAHS)

I want ____.

Mi laikim ____

Where is ____?

Bai mi go long ____ olsem wanem?

Turn left.

Tanim long lephan

Turn right.

Tanim long raithan

Straight ahead.

Stret

Taxi!

Taxi!

Take me to ____.

Mi laik go long ____, plis

Hotel.

Hotel

Room.

Rum

Do you have rooms?

I gat sampela rum?

How much is a room?

Rum bai kostim hamas?

I will stay for ____ nights.

Bai mi stap long ____ nait

Breakfast.

Kaikai long moningtaim

Lunch.

Kaikai bilong belo

Dinner/supper.

Kaikai long nait

The check, please.

Mi laik baim bil bilong kaikai bilong mi

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