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Common Tok Pisin Phrases

Essential Tok Pisin (Tok Pisin) phrases with pronunciation guides.

👋 Greetings & Basics✈️ Travel🍽️ Food & Dining🚨 Emergency💼 Business🔢 Numbers & Time

👋Greetings & Basics

EnglishTok PisinPronunciation
HelloHaloHA-lo
Good morningMoning truMO-ning tru
Good eveningApinun truA-pi-nun tru
Good nightGut naitgut NAIT
GoodbyeLukim yuLU-kim yu
How are you?Yu orait?yu o-RAIT
I'm fineMi oraitmi o-RAIT
Thank youTenkyuTENK-yu
PleasePlisplis
You're welcomeIno gat samtingi-no gat SAM-ting
SorrySoriSO-ri
Excuse meSkiusmiSKIUS-mi
YesYesyes
NoNogatNO-gat
My name isNem bilong minem bi-LONG mi
Nice to meet youMi amamas long mitim yumi a-MA-mas long MI-tim yu
Do you speak English?Yu save toktok Inglis?yu SA-ve tok-TOK ING-lis
I don't understandMi no savemi no SA-ve
Help!Halivim mi!HA-li-vim mi
Cheers!Sande!SAN-de

✈️Travel

EnglishTok PisinPronunciation
Where is...?...i stap we?i stap WE
How much does it cost?Em i hamas?em i HA-mas
I need a ticketMi nidim tiketmi NI-dim TI-ket
Train stationPles bilong trenples bi-LONG tren
AirportPles balusples BA-lus
HotelHotelho-TEL
HospitalHaus sikhaus SIK
PharmacyHaus marasinhaus MA-ra-sin
PolicePolisPO-lis
RestaurantHaus kai kaihaus KAI-kai
BankBenkbenk
ToiletLiklik hausLIK-lik haus
LeftHap kaishap KAIS
RightHap suthap SUT
Straight aheadStretstret
OpenOpimO-pim
ClosedPasimPA-sim
EntranceDua bilong go insaitDU-a bi-LONG go IN-sait
ExitDua bilong go ausaitDU-a bi-LONG go AU-sait
I'm lostMi laik lus rotmi LAIK lus ROT

🍽️Food & Dining

EnglishTok PisinPronunciation
I'm hungryBel bilong mi i hangrebel bi-LONG mi i HANG-re
I'm thirstyMi gat tusetmi gat TU-set
WaterWaraWA-ra
BreadBredbred
MeatAbusA-bus
VegetarianNo gat mitno gat MIT
The menu, pleaseMenu plisME-nu plis
The bill, pleaseBil plisbil plis
DeliciousSwit tumasswit TU-mas
WineWinwin
CoffeeKofiKO-fi
BeerBiaBI-a
BreakfastKaikai bilong moningKAI-kai bi-LONG MO-ning
LunchKaikai bilong beloKAI-kai bi-LONG BE-lo
DinnerKaikai bilong naitKAI-kai bi-LONG nait
I'm allergic toSkin bilong mi i no laikimskin bi-LONG mi i no LAI-kim
No sugarNo gat sugano gat SU-ga
SpicyBinatangBI-na-tang
SweetSwitswit
SaltySol tumassol TU-mas

🚨Emergency

EnglishTok PisinPronunciation
Help!Halivim mi!HA-li-vim mi
Call the police!Singautim polis!si-NGAU-tim PO-lis
Call an ambulance!Singautim ambulans!si-NGAU-tim AM-bu-lans
I'm sickMi sikmi SIK
I need a doctorMi nidim doktami NI-dim DOK-ta
Fire!Paia!PA-ya
Thief!Stilman!STIL-man
I'm lostMi laik lus rotmi LAIK lus ROT
I've been robbedOl i stilim samting bilong miol i STI-lim SAM-ting bi-LONG mi
EmergencyHevi samtingHE-vi SAM-ting
I need helpMi nidim halivimmi NI-dim HA-li-vim
DangerHeviHE-vi
Stop!Stop!stop
Go away!Go ausait!go AU-sait

💼Business

EnglishTok PisinPronunciation
MeetingBungbung
ContractKontrakKON-trak
InvoiceBilbil
PaymentBaim moniBAIM MO-ni
DeadlineLas delas DE
PartnerPatenPA-ten
OfficeOfisO-fis
EmailEmailEE-mel
ReportRipotRI-pot
BudgetMoni bilong wokMO-ni bi-LONG wok
AgreementBekim tokBE-kim tok
ManagerBosbos
ProjectWokwok
StrategyPasin bilong wokPA-sin bi-LONG wok

🔢Numbers & Time

EnglishTok PisinPronunciation
OneWanpelaWAN-pe-la
TwoTupelaTU-pe-la
ThreeTripelaTRI-pe-la
FourFopelaFO-pe-la
FiveFaipelaFAI-pe-la
SixSikspelaSIKS-pe-la
SevenSevenpelaSE-ven-pe-la
EightEtpelaET-pe-la
NineNainpelaNAIN-pe-la
TenTenpelaTEN-pe-la
TwentyTupela tenTU-pe-la ten
HundredWan handetwan HAN-det
ThousandWan tausenwan TAU-sen
What time is it?Wanem taim nau?WA-nem taim NAU
TodayTudeTU-de
TomorrowTumoratu-MO-ra
YesterdayAsdeAS-de
MondayMandeMAN-de
FridayFraideFRAI-de
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