![]() ![]() Person 2: Avinun, mi orait, na yu? (Afternoon, I’m alright and how are you?) Person 1: Avinun tru, yu orait ah? (Good afternoon, how are you?) So, a regular greeting would go like this You can also say Gud nait tru (Very good night). * Similar structure as the morning greeting. Means “Afternoon”/ “(Very) good afternoon.” Tru = True (In this sense it means “very” to emphasise the morning greeting.) ![]() You can also start greeting in the morning starting from 3am. Greetings in those time would be gut/gud nait (good night). In Tok Pisin, time after the sun set until it rises again is night. Person 2: Mi orait, na yu? (I’m good, and yourself?) Person 1: Halo, yu orait ah? (Hello, how are you?) The respondent can also add “…na yu?” (…and you?) or “ …mi orait, na yu orait?” (I’m good, and how are you?) at the end of his reply. The response is “Mi orait” = I am alright. Informally, you can also shorten it in saying “Orait ah?” Halo (Pronounced: Ha-low) = Means “Hello.” This is usually followed by “ Yu orait ah?” meaning “How are you?” I’ve broken it down so you know what you’re saying. Here are some greetings that you can use. So you arrive in Papua New Guinea or you meet someone from there somewhere and want to greet them in Tok Pisin. ![]()
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