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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