Torres Strait Creole phrasebook
旅遊會話手冊
Torres Strait Creole (Yumplatok) is the main language of Queensland's Torres Strait Islands. It is very similar to Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea, Bislama (Vanuatu) and Solomon Islands Pidgin. It is an English-based creole language. The language is well spoken by around 30,000 people, and is used in day to day life.
Pronunciation guide
Vowels The language has the following vowels (with some dialect variation):
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Basics
Hello. Gude. (Wiswai ) Hello. (informal) . ( mid) How are you? ? (Wan u makem ?) Fine, thank you. . (I rite ) What is your name? ? ( ?) My name is ______ . Nem blo mi ______ . ( _____ .) Nice to meet you. . ( ) Please. Plis. (Gar ) Thank you. Tenkyu. or Eso.( ) You're welcome. . ( ) Yes. wa. ( ) No. lunghal. ( ) Excuse me. (getting attention) . ( midakid) Excuse me. (begging pardon) . ( ) I'm sorry. . ( yar gar) Goodbye Yawo. ( lakkin) Goodbye (informal) Bai. ( ) I can't speak name of language [well]. [ ]. ( [ ]) Do you speak English? Yu sabe tok Inglis? ( ?) Is there someone here who speaks English? ? ( ?)someone yah sabe tok inglis? Help! ! ( !) Look out! ! ( !) Good morning. Debe idim. ( ) Good evening. . Kapu Kubil( ) Good night. . (Kapu kut ) Good night to sleep) . ( utoye) I don't understand. Mi no sabe. ( ) Where is the toilet? ? ( una migi mhud?)
Problems Leave me alone. . ( par.) Don't touch me! ! ( utakulza!) I'll call the police. . ( I kall da byedhum.) Police! ! (Byedhum !) Stop! Thief! ! ! ( ! !) I need your help. . ( .) It's an emergency. . ( .) I'm lost. . ( .) I lost my bag. . ( .) I lost my wallet. . ( .) I'm sick. . ( .) I've been injured. . ( .) I need a doctor. . ( .) Can I use your phone? ? ( usse fone blo u r?)
Numbers 1 Wan ( ) 2 Tu ( ) 3 Tri ( ) 4 Po ( ) 5 Paib ( ) 6 ( ) 7 ( ) 8 ( ) 9 ( ) 10 ( ) 11 ( ) 12 ( ) 13 ( ) 14 ( ) 15 ( ) 16 ( ) 17 ( ) 18 ( ) 19 ( ) 20 ( ) 21 ( ) 22 ( ) 23 ( ) 30 ( ) 40 ( ) 50 ( ) 60 ( ) 70 ( ) 80 ( ) 90 ( ) 100 ( ) 200 ( ) 300 ( ) 1,000 ( ) 2,000 ( ) 1,000,000 ( ) 1,000,000,000 ( ) 1,000,000,000,000 ( ) number _____ (train, bus, etc.) ( ) half ( ) less ( ) more ( ) lots, plenty, heaps plenti (whate stak )
Time now ( ) later ( ) before ( ) morning ( ) afternoon ( ) evening ( ) night ( )
Clock time one o'clock AM ( ) two o'clock AM ( ) noon ( ) one o'clock PM ( ) two o'clock PM ( ) midnight ( )
Duration _____ minute(s) ( ) _____ hour(s) ( ) _____ day(s) ( ) _____ week(s) ( ) _____ month(s) ( ) _____ year(s) ( )
Days today ( ) yesterday ( ) tomorrow ( ) this week ( ) last week ( ) next week ( ) Sunday Sande ( ) Monday Mande ( ) Tuesday Tyusde ( ) Wednesday Wensde ( ) Thursday Thesde ( )
Learn more
A dictionary of Torres Strait Creole by Anna Shnukal (nla.gov.au)
本指南改寫自 Wikivoyage （CC BY-SA）