Tongan Vocab

Of ('Eku-Possessive)

'A

Hot

'Afu

Day

'Aho

Today

'Aho'ini

Go

'Alu

Goodbye (they leave)

'Alu ā

Yesterday

'Aneafi

Apple

'Apele

Tomorrow

'Apongipongi

Tomorrow

'Apongpongi

Our ('Eku 2)

'Ema

Our ('Eku 3+)

'Emau

Their ('Eku 2)

'Ena

Their ('Eku 3+)

'Enau

His/Her ('Eku)

'Ene

My ('Eku)

'Eu

At

'I

In

'I

On

'I

To have

'I ai

Sharp pain

'I'ī

No

'Ikai

I don't know

'Ikai 'ilo

Angry

'Ita

Of (Hoku-Possessive)

'O

Finished

'Osi

Passed away

'Osi mālōlō

First

'Uluaki

The bush

'Uta

to ask (a question)

'eke

up, on top

'olunga

Wake up

'Ā hake

noon

12 ho'atā

midnight

12 tu'apō

What date (today, yesterday, etc.)

Aho fiha...?

What day was yesterday?

Aho hā 'aneafi?

What day is tomorrow?

Aho hā 'apongipongi?

What day is it?

Aho hā eni?

The 3rd was yesterday

Aho tolu 'aneafi.

Rugby

Akapulu

School

Ako

Behavior (in nature of blank)

Anga

Kind

Angalelei

This evening

Efiafi'ni

Usually

Fa'a

Mother

Fa'ē

Teacher

Faiako

Respect

Faka'apa'apa

Goodbye (the leave formal)

Faka'au ā

Beautiful

Faka'ofo'ofa

Introduce

Fakafe'iloaki

Describe/Explain

Fakamatala

Exercise

Fakamālohisino

Funny

Fakaoli

Crazy

Fakasesele

Together

Fakataha

Hospital

Fale mahaki

Listen

Famongo

Female

Fefine

Question

Fefu'i

Octopus

Feke

Want

Fie

Happy

Fiefia

Thirsty

Fieinua

Hungry

Fiekaia

Want to sleep

Fiemohea

How much

Fiha

Full

Fiu

Son

Foha

Egg

Fu'imoa

Fruit

Fua'i'akau

Family

Fāmili

Children

Fānau

Where

Fē

Come

Ha'u

Who

Hai

Reef

Hakau

Tired

Hela'ia

Pick up trash

Hikoveve

Name

Hingoa

Sing

Hiva

Your (Hoku)

Ho

This afternoon

Ho'ataa'ni

Afternoon

Ho'atā

Your ('Eku)

Ho'o

Your ('Eku 2)

Ho'omo

Your ('Eku 3+)

Ho'omou

My (Hoku)

Hoku

Our (Hoku 2)

Homa

Our (Hoku 3+)

Homau

Your (Hoku 2)

Homo

Your (Hoku 3+)

Homou

Their (Hoku 2)

Hona

Their (Hoku 3+)

Honau

His/Her (Hoku)

Hono

Dance (noun)

Hulohula

Husband

Huspāniti

What

Hā

Delicious

Ifo

Scared

Ilifia

Drink

Inu

But

Ka

Dinner

Kai efiafi

Lunch

Kai ho'atā

Breakfast

Kai pongipongi

Climb

Kaka

Meat

Kakano'imanu

Swim

Kakau

Begin

Kamata

Laugh

Kata

Shower

Kaukau

You (Singular)

Ke

Still

Kei

To

Ki

Christmas

Kilisīmasi

What time is it?

Ko e fiha eni?

When is your birthday?

Ko e hā ho 'aho fā'elei

What is that?

Ko e hā?

Town (village)

Kolo

I (past tense)

Ku

Dog

Kuli

Cheat

Kākā

Please

Kātaki

Big/Older

Lahi

Rice

Laise

Read

Lau

Pass (an exam)

Lava

Speak

Lea

Junior

LekaSi'i/

Papaya

Lesi

Lie

Loi

Heart

Loto

Inside

Loto

Sad

Lotomamahi

Church

Lotu

Pray

Lotu

Lettuce

Lētisi

Long

Lōloa

We (2)

Ma

Maybe

Mahalo

Maybe

Mahalo pē

Understand

Mahino

Beach

Mahātahi

Married

Mali

Hurt

Mamahi

Slower

Mamalie

Door

Matapa

We (3+)

Mau

Things

Me'a

Food

Me'akai

Root crop

Me'akai foha

Aunt (father's sister)

Mehikitanga

From

Mei

Melon

Meleni

And (between words)

Mo

You (2)

Mo

Me too

Mo au pē.

Orange

Moli

You (3+)

Mou

Strong

Mālohi

Thank you

Mālō

Hello (formal)

Mālō 'etau lava

Hello

Mālō e lelei

Cracker

Māpakupaku

They (2)

Na

Mosquito

Namu

They (3+)

Nau

He/She

Ne

Monkey

Ngeli

Work

Ngāue

Hands

Nima

Stay

Nofo

Goodbye (I leave)

Nofo ā

Stay together

Nofotaha

New Zealand

Nu'u Sila

Daughter

Ofefine

I (present tense)

Ou

Crispy

Pangungungungu

Barbeque

Papakiu

Clap

Pasi

And (between sentences)

Pea

Bean

Piini

Period (.)

Pilote

Peanut Butter

Pinati pata

Goodnight

Po'uli

Night

Po'uli

Goodnight

Po'uli ā

Morning

Pongipongi

This morning

Pongipongi'ni

Pig

Puaka

Confused (nervous)

Puputu'u

Nervous

Puputu'u

Bee

Pī

Good to know (sarcastic)

Sai ke tau 'ilo.

Like

Sai'ia

Salad

Salati

Sandwhich

Sanuisi

Me'atahi

Seafood

Younger/Small

Si'isi'i

Banana

Siaine

Cheese

Siisi

Cereal

Silolo

Big

Sino

Body

Sino

Spell

Sipela

Spaghetti

Sipēketi

Glasses

So'ata

Girl (little)

Ta'ahine

Homesick

Ta'elata

Dance (traditional)

Ta'olunga

Age

Ta'u

1,000

Tahaafe

100,000

Tahakilu

10,000

Tahamano

1,000,000

Tahamiliona

Time

Taimi

Tell me

Talamai

Converse/Conversation

Talanoa

Handsome

Talavou

Father

Tamai

Boy (little)

Tamasi'i

Male

Tangata

Housekeeper

Tauhiapi

Not yet

Te'eki ai.

100

Teau

Tomato

Temata

Again

Toe

Help

Tokoni

Sibling (Same Sex)

Tokoua

Sister (used by brothers)

Tuofefine

Brother (used by sisters)

Tuona'ane

I (future tense)

U

Wife

Uaifi

200, 300, etc.

Uangeau, Tolungeau, etc.

Play

Va'inga

Water

Vai

Hurry

Vave

Vegetable

Vesitapolo

Volleyball

Volipolo

fingernail check

a'aha nge'esi

visit

a'ahi

when (future)

afē

birthday

aho fā'elei

today

aho'ni

to do

ai

fridge

aisi

tree

akau

dance class

ako faiva

singing class

ako hiva

to touch

ala

alphabet

alfapeti

hope

amanaki

later

anai

yesterday

aneafi

when (past)

anefē

a little while ago

anenai

last night

anepo

how do you know?

anga fefe ho'o 'ilo

familiar

angameheni

repeat something after someone

angimui

repeat after me

angimui mai

home

api

tomorrow

apongipongi

this coming night

apō

current (ocean)

au

blank

ava

open

ava

to scrape (coconut/breadfruit)

avu

lanu

color

consonant

consenaniti

yellow

engeenga

usually

fa'a

usually, often

fa'a

pack

fa'o

to put

fa'o

author

fa'u e talanoa

teacher

faiako

shopkeeper

faifakatau

weird

faikehe

prayer leader

failotu

pineapple

fainā

letter writing

faitohi

honest

faitotonu

movie

faiva

respect

faka'afa'afa

smokey

faka'ahu

mosquito coil

faka'ahunamu

to wish

faka'amu

to open something

faka'ava

to regard as charming/beautiful

faka'ofo'ofa'ia

ending

faka'osinga talanoa

to open

fakaava

introduce yourself

fakafailoaki

celebration/party

fakafiefia

return goods

fakafoki

fill

fakafonu

to look angry

fakafulofula

loading people or boxes

fakaheka

unload

fakahifo

instruction

fakahinuhina

sign (omen)

fakailanga

question mark

fakailonga fehu'i

punctuation

fakailonga lea

exclamation point

fakailonga ofo

complete

fakakakato

think

fakakaukau

when (general)

fakakū

intereesting/exciting

fakalata

to clean/tidy up

fakamaau

clean the house

fakamaau fale

information

fakamatala

signature

fakamo'oni

to send/receive a box from the boat

fakamoimoi

Kid's Sunday (special day)

fakamē

surprised

fakaohovale

frying pan

fakapaku

to fry

fakapaku

to stick onto

fakapipiki

dark

fakapōpō'uli

shopping

fakatau

dangerous

fakatu'utāmaki

draw

fakatātā

picture

fakatātā

to rush

fakavavevave

trust, depend on

falala

t-shirt

falani

house

fale

shop

falekoloa

designates noun that follows is plurlar (3+)

fanga

surf

fanifo

wash hands

fanofano

wash your hands

fanofano ho nima

listen carefully

fanongo lelei/tokanga

firewood

fefie

opposite

fehangahangai

hate

fehi'a

hate

fehia

to make food

feime'akai

to try

feinga

try

feinga

just try

feinga pē

setting

feitu'u mo taimi

about

fekau'aki

to change one's clothes

fetongi

teacher

fiaako

to want

fie

satisfied

fiemalie

spicy

fifisi

third

fikatolu

second

fikaua

to show favoritism

filifili

clam

fingota

slightly spicy

fisifisi

singular purchase

fo'i

new

fo'ou

break

foa

to take off skin (banana, orange)

fohi

to return (come back)

foki

travel

folau

travel by plane

folau vakapuna

travel by boat

folau vakatahi

full

fonu

to go in a specific direction

fou

long (duration)

fouloa

brush teeth

fufulu nifo

wash dishes

fufulu peleti

dig up

fuke

to fish

fãngota

bundle

ha'inga

half way to ...(time)

haafe e ...

iron

haiane

to boil

haka

reef

hakau

earring

hau

ride a bike

heka pasikala

knife

hele

tokoni

help

to cut

hifinifi

to lift, to copy, to move

hiki

pick up trash

hikoveve

bottle

hina

gas tank

hina kasa

white

hinehina

title

hingoa talanoa

sing the national anthem

hiva e fasi fakafonua

adjective

hoanauna

adverb

hoaveape

happen

hoko

.... o'clock

hoko e ...

rough seas

hou

chief/noble

hou'eiki

hour

houa

high tide

hu'a

high tide

hua

fork

huhu

tie

hēkesi

never

ikai 'aupito

cup

ipu

co-worker

jkaungā ngāue

of course

ka ko toē ha

rope for ta'ovala

kafa

necklace

kahoa

picnic

kaitunu, kaime'akai

people

kakai

characters

kakai he talanoa

can

kapa

wing

kapakau

if

kapua

basket/bag

kato

public celebration

katoanga

cartoon

katuni

shower

kaukau

neighbor

kaunga 'api

friend

kaungāme'a

game

keimi

to (a person)

kia

to (a person, i.e. calling)

kia

underwater

kilisitahi

kilo

kilo

before

kimua

after

kimui

cucumber

kiukamba

because

koe'uhi

smoke

kohu

ask (a favor/something)

kole

comma

koma

computer

komipiuta

salty

kona

small pieces

kongokonga iiki

slightly salty

konokona

drunk

konā

coat

kote

gold

koula

bad

kovi

pan

kulo

red

kulokula

sweet potato

kumala

find

kumi

car

kā

garlic

kāliki

carrot

kāloti

cousin

kāsini

sun

la'a

big

lahi

underline

laine'i

library

laipelel

down, under

lalo

green

lanu mata

orange (color)

lanu moli

content

lata

to feel content

lata

read

lau

iscussion

lau lea

read a book

lau tohi

tray

laulau

holy spirit, soul

laumãlie

complain

launga

voice, sound

le'o

speak

lea

run

lele

lettuce

letisi

level

levolo

anchored

li taula

absent

li'aki

to leave someone

li'aki

to choke

lo'oa

room

loki

classroom

loki 'ako

sweets

lole

shy/silent

longolongo

inside

loto

jealous

lotokovi

race

loua

ruler

lula

window

luva

tall/long

lōloa

cheap

ma'ama'a

always

ma'u pē

light

maama

sour/underwear

mahi

underwear

mahi

slightly sour

mahimahi

understand

mahino

get your paper

mai ho pepa

let me see

mai ke sio

rock

maka

special/different from others

makehe

jump

malanga

calm seas

malu

shade

malumalu

ring

mama

expensive

mamafa

low tide

mamaha

hurt

mamahi

break

mamau

break the rules of Sunday

mamau Sāpate

to fall in love with, to be fond of

manako

remember

manatu'i

to miss

manatu'ofa

transparent

manifnifi

capital letter

mata'I tohi lahi

lowercase

mata'I tohi si'isi'i

low tide

mataha

sunglasses

matasio'ata la'ā

glasses

matasio'ata vaivai

letter (alphabet)

matea tohi

stripe

matohitohi

to break

maumau

depart

mavahe

events

me'a nae hoko he talanoa

toaster

me'a tunutousi

gift/present

me'a'ofa

almost

meimei

mayonaisse

meioneisi

slightly sweet

melimelie

brown

melomelo

plastic bag

milemila

pee

mimi

minute

miniti

me too

mo ou pe

really

mo'oni

busy

mo'ua

healthy

mo'ui leleoi

sleep

mohe

to not bathe before sleeping

mohe 'uli

to dream

mohe misi

cooked

moho

cool

mokomoko

to feel cold

mokosia

ripe

momoho

cold

momoko

lucky

monu'ia

mop

mopi

island

motu

healthy

moui lelei

front

mu'a

article

muanauna

back, behind

mui

to follow

muimui

full, content

mãkona

Mormon

mãmonga

next month

māhina kaha'u

last month

māhina kuo'osi

this month

māhina'ni

strong

mālohi

rest

mālōlō

to dry

mōmoa

smells fishy

namu fefeo

smells bad

namukū

smell

nanamu

fatty

ngako

oily

ngakongako

to forget

ngalo

daily routine

ngaue faka'aho

seashell

nge'esi fingota

to sink

ngoto

teeth

nifo

sit and do nothing

nofo noa'ia

noodles

nutolo

sand

oneone

designates noun that follows is dual (2)

ongo

sounds

ongo

to feel

ongo

parents

ongomāta'u

rhyme

ongotatau

graduated

osi ako

quarter after...

osi kuata mei he...

raw

ota

do not

oua

crab

paka

burned

paku

blackboard

palakipoe

gross

palakū

cutting board

papa hifi

passenger

pasese

ticket

pasi/tikite

bazzar

pasā

or

pe

wave

peau

to say

pehē

kitchen

peito

plate

peleti

paper

pepa

page

pesi

beer

pia

period

piliote

peanut

pinati

pink

pingikī

long skirt

piva lōloa

mini skirt

piva mini

to ask for permission

poaki

tonight (speaking at night)

poo'ni

bowl

poula

bowtie

poutai

box

puha

to disappear

puli

coconut husk

pulu

blue

pulū

just

pē

turkey

pīpī

bra

pōtisi

to like best

sai'ia taha

chair

sea

second

sekoni

sandal

senitolo

small

si'isi'i

banana

siaine

flip flop

silipa

silver

siliva

ginger

sinisā

watch

sio

chalk

sioka

jug/pitcher

sioki

stove

sitou

soda

sota

oven

stove 'ovani

soup

supo

spoon

sēpuni

high heel

sū'ete

running shoe

sūlapa

girl

ta'ahine

not cold

ta'e 'aisi

not good

ta'eoli

bake

ta'o

to bake

ta'o

wrap around mat

ta'ovala

next year

ta'u kaha'u

last year

ta'u kuo'osi

this year

ta'u'ni

to flow

tafe

sweep

tafi

wash your face

tafitafi

turn around

tafoki

free time

taimi 'ata'ata

sometimes

taimi ni'ihi

now

taimi'ni

to cover something

takafi

preposition

takinauna

tell me

tala mai

story

talanoa

shorts

talasusese mutu

pants

talausese lōloa

answer

tali

wait

tali

obey

talongofua

boy

tamasi'i

sit

tangutu

bury

tanu

spear

tao

to squeeze

tatau

keep

tauhi

marker

tekisita

to peel

tele

uniform/outfit

teunga

prepare

teuteu

tub/big bowl

tini

dance

tisikou

take out

to'o

get your toothbrush

to'o ho'o polosi

quarter til...

toe kuata ki he ...

book, letter

tohi

book/write

tohi

to pay attention to

tokanga

customer

tokotaha-fakatau

delay

toloi

pay

totongi

often

toutou

outside

tu'a

king

tu'i

frequently

tu'olahi

stand in line

tu'u laine

advertisement

tu'uaki

pile

tu'unga

stand

tu'unga

announcements

tu'utu'u'ni

to deal (cards), to pass out

tufa

point

tuhu

believe

tui

knee

tui

wear

tui

stop, to place something

tuku

stop it

tuku'ia

grey

tukumisi/kulei

play (drama)

tulama

to grill/toast

tunu

wrap around skirt

tupenu

grow

tupu

school break

tutuku e ako

collect, gather, addition

tãnaki

to close something

tãpuni

call

tā

hit

tā

ring bell

tā fāfangu

close

tāpuni

seldom

tātātaha

table

tēpile

electric teapot

tīpota 'uhila

fall down, drop

tō

doctor

tōketã

wharf

uafa

watch

uasi

watch/clock

uasi

rain

uha

same meaning

uhingatatau

next week

uike kaha'u

last week

uike kuo'osi

weekend

uike'enifaka'osinga 'o e uike

this week

uike'ni

dive

uku

black

uli'uli

first

uluaki

move (demand)

unu

fill the bottle

utu e hina

small boat

vaka

vowel

vaueli

fast

vave

verb

veape

hot

vela

bracelet

vesa

purple

vāleti

wake up

ā hake

Fan

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