Pronunciation guide
How to read and say Tok Pisin
Letters, sounds and stress from Wikivoyage's Tok Pisin phrasebook. Then hear the phrases and practice them, free.
▶ Practice Tok Pisin phrasesVowels
- a
- like father
- e
- like set or name
- i
- like hit or machine
- o
- like squawk, fork, or home
- u
- like soup
Consonants
- b
- like bed
- d
- like dog
- f
- like fun or a bilabial fricative; often interchangeable with "p"
- g
- like go
- h
- like help
- j
- like judge; only word-initial
- k
- like keep
- l
- like love
- m
- like mother
- n
- like nice
- p
- like pig; often interchangeable with "f"
- r
- trill or flap
- s
- like sue or zoo
- t
- like top
- v
- like five
- w
- like weigh
- y
- like yes
Common diphthongs
- ai
- like time (taim), trying (traim), or offering (without the "r") (ofaim), depending on the word
- au
- like cow