Basics
Hello.
Gude. (goo-DAY)
Hello. (informal)
Hi. Hai. (HIGH)
How are you?
Yu stap gut? (yoo stahp goot?)
Fine, thank you.
Mi stap gut. (mee stahp goot)
What is your name?
Husat nem bilong yu? (HOO-zaht 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. (getting attention)
Skius. (skyooz)
Excuse me. (begging pardon)
Skius. (skyooz)
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)
I can’t speak tok Pisin [well].
Mi no save [gut] long Tok Pisin. (mee noh SAH-vay [goot] long tohk PIH-zin)
Do you speak English?
Yu save long tok Inglis, a? (yoo SAH-veh long tohk ING-glis ah?)
Is there someone here who speaks English?
Husat i save long tok Inglis? (hoo-ZAHT ee SAH-veh long tohk ING-glis?)
Help!
Help! (HEHLP!)
Good morning.
Moning/Moning tru/Moning nau (MOHN-ing/MOHN-ing troo/MOHN-ing now)
Good night.
Gut nait. (guhd NIGHT)
Good night (to sleep)
Gut nait. (good NIGHT)
I don’t understand.
Mi no harim tok bilong yu. (mee noh HAH-reem tawk bee-LONG yoo)
Where is the toilet?
Smolhaus i stap we? (SMOLL-hows ee stahp WEH?)
Problems
Leave me alone.
Larim mi. (lah-rim mee)
Don’t touch me!
Noken holim mi! (no-kehn hole-im mee)
I’ll call the police.
Mi bai singautim polis. (mee buy sing-out-im pole-ees)
Police!
Polis! (Pole-ees!)
Stop! Thief!
Holim! Raskol! (hole-im! rahs-kohl)
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 lost my wallet.
Mi lusim hanpaus bilong mi. (mee loo-sim hahn-pows bee-long mee)
I’m sick.
Mi pilim sik. (mee pheel-im seek)
I’ve been injured.
Mi kisim birua/asua. (me kiss-im bee-roo-ah/ah-soo-ah)
I need a doctor.
Mi nidim dokta. (me need-eem dohk-tah)
Can I use your phone?
Inap mi yusim telefon bilong yu? (ee-nahp mee you-sim tele-fohn bee-long you?)
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