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In Tok Pisin, hello is Gude and thank you is Tenkyu. Here are 21 everyday Tok Pisin phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Tok Pisin · How to say thank you in Tok Pisin · How to say goodbye in Tok Pisin · How to say please in Tok Pisin · How to say sorry in Tok Pisin
| English | Tok Pisin |
|---|---|
| Hello | Gude also 'Hai'; more casual |
| Goodbye | Gutbai also 'Lukim yu bihain' (see you later) |
| Please | Plis |
| Thank you | Tenkyu 'tenkyu tru' = thank you very much |
| Yes | Yes also 'Ya' |
| No | Nogat |
| Excuse me / Sorry | Skius 'Mi sori' = I'm sorry |
| Do you speak English? | Yu save toktok Inglis, a? |
| I don't understand | Mi no klia also 'Mi no save' |
| Please speak slowly | Plis toktok isi isi |
| How much is it? | Hamas long dispela? |
| Where is the bathroom? | Smolhaus i stap we? 'smolhaus' = toilet |
| I'd like this, please | Mi laikim dispela, plis |
| Where is …? | … i stap we? |
| Help! | Helpim mi! also just 'Help!' |
| I need a doctor | Mi nidim dokta |
| Call the police! | Kolim polis! |
| I don't speak Tok Pisin | Mi no save toktok Tok Pisin also 'Mi no save long Tok Pisin' (unnatural for a Tok Pisin speaker to say; a visitor may use it) |
| Can you help me? | Inap yu helpim mi? |
| English | Tok Pisin |
|---|---|
| Where is the nearest grocery store? | Stua bilong kaikai i klostu i stap we? |
| How do you say this in Tok Pisin? | Dispela i gat wanem nem long Tok Pisin? |
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