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Common Phrases

What is your name?

Wanem nem bilong yu?

Who are you?

Yu whosait?

My name is (Joe)

Nem bilong mi (Joe)

Thank you very much

tenk yu tru(e)

No thank you

sori nogut

How are you?

yu orait ? (you alright) 

I’m fine

mi orait tasol

How much is that?

em hamas?

How much is this?

dispela em hamas?

I’d like one please

mi laikim wanpela plis 

I would like to go to the (Airport)

mi laik go long Airport

Can you come with me?

inap yu kam wantaim mi?

No, I don’t want to do this/that

sori, mi less

Please, can you help me with this?

plis, inap ya halivim mi wantaim dispela samting?

What is that?

em wanem?

That is/was very good

em i gutpela stret!

That is/was bad!

em no gut

Where are you from?

yu bilong wanem hap?

I’m from (Australia)

mi bilong Australia

I’d like lots please

mi laikim planti plis

I need a rest

mi laik malolo liklik

Words

see you later

lukim yu

see you later

ketch (slang)

plis

please

sorry

sori

what

wanem

this

dispela

no

nogut

yes/that’s right

em nau

broken

bagarup

woman/girl

meri

housekeeper

Haus meri

little girl

liklik pikinini meri

man

man

boy

boi

sister/brother (can also denote cousins or friends)

sista/brata

mother/father

mama/papa

grand person / Older family

bubu

respectful term for other adults/wantoks

Aunty/uncle

child/children

Pikinini

rest/sleep/holiday

malolo

sleep

silip

house

Haus

remove/throw out

raus/rausim

forbidden

itambu

sit down

sindaun

stand up

sanap

drink/drinking

dring

food

kaikai

place to buy food

kaibar

like/ would like

Laikim

together, with

wantaim

help

halivim

do not

noken

not enough, I can’t

no i nap

enough, can

inap 

receipt
risit
full up/full

pulap

you

yu

me

mi

him / her / it / that
em
long belong

blong, bilong

little

liklik

big

bikpela

plenty, lots

planti

finished

pinis

Numbers

One

Wanpela/wanpla

Two

Toopela/toopla

Three

Tripela/tripla

Four

Forpela/forpla

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