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Tok Pisin phrasebookTok Pisin phrasebookWikiPedia:Tok Pisin '''Tok Pisin''' is spoken in Papua New Guinea, and is closely related to Pijin blong Solomon (Solomon Islands), Bislama (Vanuatu), and Ailan Tok (Torres Strait); these Bislamic languages are descended from a pidgin which formed around 1820 or 1860. The vocabulary is 5/6 Indo-European (mostly English, some German, Portuguese, and Latin), 1/7 Malayo-Polynesian, and the rest Trans-New-Guinea and other languages. The grammar is creolized and unlike those of the source languages. Notable features of Tok Pisin include the frequent suffix ''-pela'', which is used to pluralize personal pronouns and mark that an adjective or number is modifying a noun, and the suffix ''-im'', which usually indicates a transitive verb. Many words are reduplicated, which may make a completely different word (''sip'' ship, ''sipsip'' sheep), form a derivative (''tok'' word, talk, language, ''toktok'' conversation, phrase), or just be part of the word (''pukpuk'' means crocodile, but there is no word ''puk''). ==Pronunciation Guide== ===Vowels=== ; a : like f'''a'''ther ; e : like s'''e'''t or n'''a'''me ; i : like h'''i'''t or mach'''i'''ne ; o : like squ'''aw'''k, f'''o'''rk, or h'''o'''me ; u : like s'''ou'''p ===Consonants=== ; b : like '''b'''ed ; d : like '''d'''og ; f : like '''f'''un or a bilabial fricative; often interchangeable with "p" ; g : like '''g'''o ; h : like '''h'''elp ; j : like '''j'''udge; only word-initial ; k : like '''k'''eep ; l : like '''l'''ove ; m : like '''m'''other ; n : like '''n'''ice ; p : like '''p'''ig; often interchangeable with "f" ; r : trill or flap ; s : like '''s'''ue or '''z'''oo ; t : like '''t'''op ; v : like fi'''v'''e ; w : like '''w'''eigh ; y : like '''y'''es ===Common diphthongs=== ; ai : like t'''i'''me (''taim''), tr'''yi'''ng (''traim''), or off'''eri'''ng (without the "r") (''ofaim''), depending on the word ; au : like c'''ow''' ==Phrase list== ===Basics=== ; Hello. : Gude. (''goo-DAY'') ; Hello. (''informal'') : Hi. (''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 me i ______ . (''naym bee-LONG mee ee _____ .'') ; Nice to meet you. : Nais t mit yu. (''NIGHSS t' meet YOO'') ; Please. : Plis. (''plees'') ; Thank you. : Tenkyu. (''TENK-yoo'') ; You're welcome. : You're welcome. (''yuhr WEL-kuhm'') ; Yes. : Yes. (''YESS'') ; No. : Nogat. (''noh-GAHT'') ; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') : Excuse me. (''ehkz-KYOOZ mee'') ; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') : Excuse me. (''ehkz-KYOOZ mee'') ; 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] tok Pisin. (''mee noh SAH-vay [goot] tohk PIH-zin'') ; Do you speak English? : Yu tok Inglis, a? (''yoo tawk ING-glis ah?'') ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : I gat sampela hia i save tok Inglis? (''ee gaht SUM-peh-lah HEE-ah ee SAH-veh tawk ING-glis?'') ; Help! : Help! (''HEHLP!'') ; Good morning. : Moning. (''MOHN-ing'') ; Good evening. : Good evening. (''guhd EEV-ning'') ; Good night. : Good night. (''guhd NIGHT'') ; Good night (''to sleep'') : Good night. (''good NIGHT'') ; I don't understand. : Mi no harim tok bilong yu. (''mee noh HAH-reem tawk bee-LONG yoo'') ; Enough of all this talking! : Maski long planti toktok! (''MAHS-kee long PLAHN-tee TOHK-tohk!'') ; Where is the toilet? : Smolhaus i stap we? (''SMOLL-hows ee stahp WEH?'') ''At this point, the fake phoneticizations of English are going to stop, and be replaced by ellipses.'' ===Problems=== ; Leave me alone. : Larim mi tasol. (''...'') ; Don't touch me! : Don't touch me! (''...'') ; I'll call the police. : Mi bai singautim wanpela polis. (''...'') ; Police! : Polis! (''...'') ; Stop! Thief! : Stop! Raskol! (''...'') ; I need your help. : Inap yu helivim mi. (''mee lighk yoo HEL-peem mee'') ; It's an emergency. : It's an emergency. (''...'') ; I'm lost. : I'm lost. (''...'') ; I lost my bag. : Mi lusim hembek/bilum bilong mi. (''...'') ; I lost my wallet. : Mi lusim hanpas bilong mi. (''...'') ; I'm sick. : Mi pilim sik. (''...'') ; I've been injured. : I've been injured. (''...'') ; I need a doctor. : I need a doctor. (''...'') ; Can I use your phone? : Inap mi usim telepon bilong yu? (''...'') ===Numbers=== The forms ending in ''-pela'' are used when the number is followed by a noun other than a unit of measurement and is counting that noun, unless the number already has ''-pela'' in it. So ''tu klok'' is a time of day, but ''tupela klok'' is a pair of timepieces. ; 1 : wan(pela) (''WAN(-peh-lah)'') ; 2 : tu(pela) (''TOO(-peh-lah)'') ; 3 : tri(pela) (''TREE(-peh-lah)'') ; 4 : foa, fopela (''FOH-ah, FOH-peh-lah'') ; 5 : faiv, faipela (''FIGHV, FIGH-peh-lah'') ; 6 : sikis(pela) (''SIH-kiss(-peh-lah)'') ; 7 : seven(pela) (''SEH-ven(-peh-lah)'') ; 8 : et(pela) (''AYT(-peh-lah)'') ; 9 : nain(pela) (''NIGHN(-peh-lah)'') ; 10 : ten(pela) (''TEN(-peh-lah)'') ; 11 : wanpela ten wan (''...''), eleven ; 12 : wanpela ten tu (''...''), twelv ; 13 : wanpela ten tri (''...''), tetin ; 14 : wanpela ten foa (''...''), fotin ; 15 : wanpela ten faiv (''...''), fiftin ; 16 : wanpela ten sikis (''...''), sikistin ; 17 : wanpela ten seven (''...''), seventin ; 18 : wanpela ten et (''...''), etin ; 19 : wanpela ten nain (''...''), naintin ; 20 : tupela ten (''...''), twenti ; 21 : tupela ten wan (''...''), twentiwan ; 22 : tupela ten tu (''...''), twentitu ; 23 : tupela ten tri (''...''), twentitri ; 30 : tripela ten (''...''), teti ; 40 : fopela ten (''...''), foti ; 50 : faipela ten (''...''), fifti ; 60 : sikispela ten (''...''), sikisti ; 70 : sevenpela ten (''...''), seventi ; 80 : etpela ten (''...''), eti ; 90 : nainpela ten (''...''), nainti ; 100 : wan handet (''...'') ; 200 : tu handet (''...'') ; 300 : tri handet (''...'') ; 1000 : tausen (''...'') ; 2000 : tu tausen (''...'') ; 1,000,000 : one million (''...'') ; number _____ (''train, bus, etc.'') : namba _____ (''...'') ; half : hap (''...'') ; less : less (''...'') ; more : moa (''...'') ===Time=== ; now : nau (''now'') ; later : bihain (''bee-HIGHN'') ; before : bipo (''BEE-poh'') ; morning : moning (''MOH-neeng'') ; afternoon : apinun (''ah-pee-NOON'') ; night : nait (''night'') ====Clock time==== ; one o'clock AM : one o'clock AM (''...'') ; two o'clock AM : two o'clock AM (''...'') ; noon : noon (''...'') ; one o'clock PM : one o'clock PM (''...'') ; two o'clock PM : two o'clock PM (''...'') ; midnight : biknait (''BIK-night'') ====Duration==== ; _____ minute(s) : _____ minit (''MIH-nit'') ; _____ hour(s) : _____ aua (''OW-ah'') ; _____ day(s) : _____ de (''day'') ; _____ week(s) : _____ wik (''week'') ; _____ month(s) : _____ mun (''moon'') ; _____ year(s) : _____ yia (''YEE-ah'') ====Days==== ; today : tude (''...'') ; yesterday : asde (''...'') ; tomorrow : tumora (''...'') ; this week : this week (''...'') ; last week : las wik (''lahs week'') ; next week : neks wik (''nex week'') ; Sunday : Sande (''...'') ; Monday : Mande (''...'') ; Tuesday : Tunde (''...'') ; Wednesday : Trinde (''...'') ; Thursday : Fonde (''...'') ; Friday : Fraide (''...'') ; Saturday : Sarade (''...'') ====Months==== ; January : Jenueri (''JEN-oo-eh-ree'') ; February : Februeri (''FEB-roo-eh-ree'') ; March : Mars (''mahrs'') ; April : Epril (''EPP-reel'') ; May : Mei (''may'') ; June : Jun (''joon'') ; July : Julai (''joo-LIGH'') ; August : Ogas (''AW-gus'') ; September : Septemba (''sep-TEM-bah'') ; October : Oktoba (''ock-TOH-bah'') ; November : Novemba (''noh-VEM-bah'') ; December : Disemba (''dee-SEM-bah'') ====Writing Time and Date==== Give some examples how to write clock times and dates if it differs from English. ===Colors=== ; black : blak(pela) (''...'') ; white : wait(pela) (''...'') ; gray : gre(pela) (''...'') ; red : ret(pela) (''...'') ; blue : blu(pela) (''...'') ; yellow : yelo(pela) (''...'') ; green : grin(pela) (''...'') ; orange : orange (''...'') ; purple : hap ret (''...'') ; brown : braun(pela) (''...'') ===Transportation=== ====Bus and Train==== ; How much is a ticket to _____? : How much is a ticket to _____? (''...'') ; One ticket to _____, please. : One ticket to _____, please. (''...'') ; Where does this train/bus go? : Where does this train/bus go? (''...'') ; Where is the train/bus to _____? : Where is the train/bus to _____? (''...'') ; Does this train/bus stop in _____? : Does this train/bus stop in _____? (''...'') ; When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : When does the train/bus for _____ leave? (''...'') ; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : When will this bus arrive in _____? (''...'') ====Directions==== ; How do I get to _____ ? : Mi go long _____ olsem wanem? (''mee GO long _____ OLL-saym WAH-naym?'') ; ...the train station? : ples bilong wetim tren? (''PLAYS bee-long WAY-teem TRAYN'') ; ...the bus station? : ples bilong wetim bas? (''PLAYS bee-long WAY-teem BUS'') ; ...the airport? : ples balus? (''pleys BAH-loos'')<br>Note: ''balus'' also means "pigeon". ; ...downtown? : namel long taun? (''NAH-mel long TOWN?'') ; ...the youth hostel? : ...the youth hostel? (''...'') ; ...the _____ hotel? : ...the _____ hotel? (''...'') ; ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? (''...'') ; Where are there a lot of... : We i gat planti ... (''WEH ee gaht PLAHN-tee ...'') ; ...hotels? : ...hotels? (''...'') ; ...restaurants? : haus kaikai? (''hows KIGH-kigh?'') ; ...bars? : ...bars? (''...'') ; ...sites to see? : ...sites to see? (''...'') ; Can you show me on the map? : Can you show me on the map? (''...'') ; street : street (''...'') ; Turn left. : Tanim lep. (''TAHN-ihm lehp'') ; Turn right. : Tanim rait. (''TAHN-ihm right'') ; left : lep (''lehp'') ; right : rait (''right'') ; straight ahead : stret (''strayt'') ; towards the _____ : towards the _____ (''...'') ; past the _____ : past the _____ (''...'') ; before the _____ : before the _____ (''...'') ; Watch for the _____. : Watch for the _____. (''...'') ; intersection : intersection (''...'') ; north : not (''noht'') ; south : saut (''sowt'') ; east : is (''ees'') ; west : wes (''wehs'') ; uphill : uphill (''...'') ; downhill : downhill (''...'') ====Taxi==== ; Taxi! : Taxi! (''...'') ; Take me to _____, please. : Take me to _____, please. (''...'') ; How much does it cost to get to _____? : How much does it cost to get to _____? (''...'') ; Take me there, please. : Take me there, please. (''...'') ===Lodging=== ; Do you have any rooms available? : Do you have any rooms available? (''...'') ; How much is a room for one person/two people? : How much is a room for one person/two people? (''...'') ; Does the room come with... : Does the room come with... (''...'') ; ...bedsheets? : ...bedsheets? (''...'') ; ...a bathroom? : ...a bathroom? (''...'') ; ...a telephone? : ...a telephone? (''...'') ; ...a TV? : ...a TV? (''...'') ; May I see the room first? : May I see the room first? (''...'') ; Do you have anything quieter? : Do you have anything quieter? (''...'') ; ...bigger? : ...bigger? (''...'') ; ...cleaner? : ...cleaner? (''...'') ; ...cheaper? : ...cheaper? (''...'') ; OK, I'll take it. : OK, I'll take it. (''...'') ; I will stay for _____ night(s). : I will stay for _____ night(s). (''...'') ; Can you suggest another hotel? : Can you suggest another hotel? (''...'') ; Do you have a safe? : Do you have a safe? (''...'') ; ...lockers? : ...lockers? (''...'') ; Is breakfast/supper included? : Is breakfast/supper included? (''...'') ; What time is breakfast/supper? : What time is breakfast/supper? (''...'') ; Please clean my room. : Please clean my room. (''...'') ; Can you wake me at _____? : Yu kirapim mi long _____, a? (''...'') ; I want to check out. : I want to check out. (''...'') ===Money=== ; Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? (''...'') ; Do you accept British pounds? : Do you accept British pounds? (''...'') ; Do you accept credit cards? : Do you accept credit cards? (''...'') ; Can you change money for me? : Can you change money for me? (''...'') ; Where can I get money changed? : Where can I get money changed? (''...'') ; Can you change a traveler's check for me? : Can you change a traveler's check for me? (''...'') ; Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : Where can I get a traveler's check changed? (''...'') ; What is the exchange rate? : What is the exchange rate? (''...'') ; Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? (''...'') ===Eating=== ; A table for one person/two people, please. : A table for one person/two people, please. (''...'') ; Can I look at the menu, please? : Inap mi lukim menyu plis? (''ee-NAHP mee LOOK-im MEHN-yoo plees'') ; Can I look in the kitchen? : Can I look in the kitchen? (''...'') ; Is there a house specialty? : Is there a house specialty? (''...'') ; Is there a local specialty? : Is there a local specialty? (''...'') ; I'm a vegetarian. : Mi kaikai sayor tasol. (''mee KIGH-kigh SAH-yor TAH-sol'') ; I don't eat pork. : Mi tambu long pik. (''mee TAHM-boo long pik'') ; I don't eat beef. : Mi tambu long bulmakau. (''mee TAHM-boo long BOOL-mah-kow'') ; I only eat kosher food. : I only eat kosher food. (''...'') ; Can you make it "lite", please? (''less oil/butter/lard'') : Can you make it "lite", please? (''...'') ; fixed-price meal : fixed-price meal (''...'') ; a la carte : a la carte (''...'') ; breakfast : kaikai long moningtaim (''KIGH-kigh lohng MOH-ning-tighm'') ; lunch : kaikai bilong belo (''KIGH-kigh lohng beh-LOH'') ; tea (''meal'') : tea (''...'') ; supper : kaikai long nait (''KIGH-kigh lohng night'') ; I want _____. : Mi laik _____. (''...'') ; I want a dish containing _____. : Mi laik samting, yu mekim em long _____. (''...'') ; chicken : kakaruk (''KAH-kah-rook'') ; beef : bulmakau (''BOOL-mah-kow'') ; fish : pis (''pis'') ; lamb/mutton : sipsip (''SEEP-seep'') ; ham : lek bilong pik (''lek bee-long PIK'') ; sausage : sosis (''...'') ; milk : susu (''SOO-soo'') ; cheese : sis (''seess'') ; eggs : kiau (''kyow'') ; salad : salad (''...'') ; (fresh) vegetables : (nupela) sayor (''(NOO-peh-lah) sigh-YOHR'') ; (fresh) fruit : (nupela) prut (''(NOO-peh-lah) proot'') ; lemon : muli (''MOO-lee'') ; orange : switmuli (''SWEET-moo-lee'') ; pineapple : painap (''PIGH-nahp''), ananas (''ah-nah-NAHS'') ; bread : bret (''bret'') ; biscuit : draibisket (''DRIGH-bis-ket'') ; noodles : nudal (''NOO-dahl'') ; rice : rais (''righs'') ; beans : bin (''been'') ; May I have a glass of _____? : May I have a glass of _____? (''...'') ; May I have a cup of _____? : May I have a cup of _____? (''...'') ; May I have a bottle of _____? : May I have a bottle of _____? (''...'') ; coffee : kofi (''...'') ; tea (''drink'') : ti (''...'') ; juice : juice (''...'') ; (bubbly) water : water (''...'') ; water : wara (''WAH-rah'') ; beer : bia (''BEE-ah'') ; red/white wine : retpela/waitpela wain (''REHT-peh-lah/WIGHT-peh-lah wighn'') ; May I have some _____? : May I have some _____? (''...'') ; salt : sol (''...'') ; black pepper : daka (''...'')<br>This also means betel leaf, which is in the same genus, and since PNG food does not use spices much, you are more likely to get betel leaf. ; butter : bata (''BAH-tah'') ; Excuse me, waiter? (''getting attention of server''): Sori, weta? (''SOH-ree, WEH-tah'') ; I'm finished. : Mi kaikai pinis. (''mee KIGH-kigh PIH-nis'') ; It was delicious. : It was delicious. (''...'') ; Please clear the plates. : Mi laik yu rausim ol plet nau. (''...'') ; The check, please. : Mi laik peim kaikai bilong mi. (''mee lighk PAY-im KIGH-kigh bi-LOHNG mee'') ===Bars=== ; Do you serve alcohol? : Do you serve alcohol? (''...'') ; Is there table service? : Is there table service? (''...'') ; A beer/two beers, please. : A beer/two beers, please. (''...'') ; A glass of red/white wine, please. : A glass of red/white wine, please. (''...'') ; A pint, please. : A pint, please. (''...'') ; A bottle, please. : A bottle, please. (''...'') ; _____ (''hard liquor'') and _____ (''mixer''), please. : _____ and _____, please. (''...'') ; whiskey : wiski (''WIH-skee'') ; vodka : vodka (''...'') ; rum : rum (''...'') ; water : wara (''WAH-rah'') ; club soda : club soda (''...'') ; tonic water : tonic water (''...'') ; orange juice : orange juice (''...'') ; Coke (''soda'') : Coke (''...'') ; Do you have any bar snacks? : Do you have any bar snacks? (''...'') ; One more, please. : One more, please. (''...'') ; Another round, please. : Another round, please. (''...'') ; When is closing time? : When is closing time? (''...'') ===Shopping=== ; Do you have this in my size? : Do you have this in my size? (''...'') ; How much is this? : Hamas long dispela? (''hah-MAHS lohng DIS-pe-lah'') ; That's too expensive. : Pe i antap tumas. (''pay ee ahn-TAHP too-MAHS'') ; Would you take _____? : Would you take _____? (''...'') ; expensive : dia tumas (''DEE-yah too-MAHS'') ; cheap : daun (''down'') ; I can't afford it. : I can't afford it. (''...'') ; I don't want it. : I don't want it. (''...'') ; You're cheating me. : You're cheating me. (''...'') ; I'm not interested. : I'm not interested. (..) ; OK, I'll take it. : Oke, bai mi kisim. (''oh-KEH, bigh mee KEE-sim'') ; Can I have a bag? : Can I have a bag? (''...'') ; Do you ship (overseas)? : Do you ship (overseas)? (''...'') ; I need... : Mi laikim... (''mee LIGH-keem'') ; ...toothpaste. : ...sop bilong tit. (''sohp bi-LOHNG teet'') ; ...a toothbrush. : ...bros bilong tit. (''brohs bi-LOHNG teet'') ; ...tampons. : ...tampons. (''...'') ; ...soap. : ...sop. (''sohp'') ; ...shampoo. : ...sop i het gras. (''sohp ee het grahs'') ; ...pain reliever. (''e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen'') : ...pain reliever. (''...'') ; ...cold medicine. : ...cold medicine. (''...'') ; ...stomach medicine. : ...stomach medicine. (''...'') ; ...a razor. : ...resa. (''RAY-sah'') ; ...an umbrella. : ...an umbrella. (''...'') ; ...sunblock lotion. : ...sunblock lotion. (''...'') ; ...a postcard. : ...poskat. (''POHS-kaht'') ; ...postage stamps. : ...stem. (''stehm'') ; ...batteries. : ...batteries. (''...'') ; ...writing paper. : ...writing paper. (''...'') ; ...a pen. : ...pen. (''pehn'') ; ...English-language books. : ...buk long tok Inglis. (''...'') ; ...English-language magazines. : ...English-language magazines. (''...'') ; ...an English-language newspaper. : ...an English-language newspaper. (''...'') ; ...an English-English dictionary. : ...an English-English dictionary. (''...'') ===Driving=== ; I want to rent a car. : I want to rent a car. (''...'') ; Can I get insurance? : Can I get insurance? (''...'') ; stop (''on a street sign'') : stop (''...'') ; one way : one way (''...'') ; yield : yield (''...'') ; no parking : no parking (''...'') ; speed limit : speed limit (''...'') ; gas (''petrol'') station : gas station (''...'') ; petrol : bensin (''BEHN-seen'') ; diesel : diesel (''...'') ===Authority=== ; I haven't done anything wrong. : I haven't done anything wrong. (''...'') ; It was a misunderstanding. : It was a misunderstanding. (''...'') ; Where are you taking me? : Where are you taking me? (''...'') ; Am I under arrest? : Am I under arrest? (''...'') ; I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. (''...'') ; I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : I need to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. (''...'') ; I want to talk to a lawyer. : I want to talk to a lawyer. (''...'') ; Can I just pay a fine now? : Can I just pay a fine now? (''...'') ==Learning more== * [http://www.calibercreations.com/pisin/ Pidgin/English dictionary] First page | Prev | Next | Last page |
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