✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: Io (EE-oh)
- 👎 No: Sega (SEH-ngah)
- 🙏 Please: Kerekere (keh-reh-KEH-reh)
- 😊 Thank you: Vinaka (vee-NAH-kah)
- 🤗 You’re welcome: Sega na leqa (SEH-ngah nah LEH-ngah)
- 😬 Sorry: Vosoti au (voh-SO-tee ow)
- 🙋 Excuse me: Lau mai vakadodonu (lahw my vah-kah-DOH-doh-noo)
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hi / Hello: Bula (BOO-lah)
- 👋 Bye: Moce (MOH-theh)
- 🌞 Good morning: Yadra (YAHn-dra)
- 🌙 Good night: Moce mada (MOH-theh MAH-dah)
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: O cei qo? (oh CHE-ee choh?)
- 👤 Who?: O cei? (oh CHE-ee?)
- 🕒 When?: E na cava na gauna? (eh nah SAH-vah nah NGOW-nah?)
- 📍 Where?: E vei? (eh VAY-ee?)
- 🛠️ How?: E vica? (eh VEE-chah?)
- 🤔 Why?: Cava? (SAH-vah?)
- 🤷 I don’t know: Au sega ni kila (ow SEH-ngah nee KEE-lah)
- 😕 I don’t understand: Au sega ni kila vinaka (ow SEH-ngah nee KEE-lah vee-NAH-kah)
- 🔁 Again: Tale mada (TAH-leh MAH-dah)
- 🙋♂️ Can I…?: E rawa niu…? (eh RAH-wah nee-oo…?)
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: Vinaka (vee-NAH-kah)
- 👎 Bad: Ca (thah)
- 😋 Yummy: Dadamasi! (da-DAH-mah-see!)
- 🤢 Yucky: Dakadaka! (da-kah-DAH-kah!)
- 🧸 I like it: Au taleitaka (ow tah-lay-EE-tah-kah)
- 💔 I don’t like it: Au sega taleitaka (ow SEH-ngah tah-lay-EE-tah-kah)
- 💧 Water: Wainimate (WHY-nee-mah-teh)
- 🍝 Food: Kakana (kah-KAH-nah)
- 👉 This: Qo (choh)
- 👉 That: Oya (oh-YAH)
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: Na yacaqu… (nah yah-THAH-koo…)
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: O cei na yacamu? (oh CHE-ee nah yah-CHA-moo?)
- 🙋 I am: Au… (ow…)
- 👉 You are: O iko… (oh EE-koh…)
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: Au marau (ow mah-RAH-oo)
- 😢 I’m sad: Au rarawa (ow rah-RAH-wah)
- 😴 I’m tired: Au sa kua ni vakacegui (ow sah KOO-ah nee vah-kah-SAY-nole)
- 😡 I’m mad: Au sasauiu (ow sah-SAH-oo-ee-oo)
- 🤕 I’m hurt: Au maroroi (ow mah-ROH-roh-ee)
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: Au sega ni vinaka tiko (ow se-NAH nee vee-NAH-kah TEE-koh)
- 🥰 I love you: Au domoni iko (ow doh-MO-nee EE-koh)
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: Au besso (ow BEH-soh)
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: Au volavola na wainimate (ow voh-lah-VOH-lah nah WHY-nee-mah-teh)
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: Nikua (NEE-koo-ah)
- 📆 Tomorrow: A noqu ka sa qori? (ah NOH-koo kah sah CHOH-ree?) (“Tomorrow” isn’t one simple word in Fijian)
- 🕰️ Yesterday: Ni oti na bogi (nee OH-thee nah BOH-ngi)
- 🌅 Morning: Yadra (YAHn-dra)
- 🌌 Night: Bogi (BOH-ngi)
- ⏳ Now: Ena gauna oqo (EH-nah NGOW-nah OH-choh)
- 🔜 Later: Ena sasaga? (EH-nah sah-SAHNG-ah?)
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: Bala vakadua (BAH-lah vah-kah-DOO-ah)
- 🔙 Left: Bala vakau (BAH-lah vah-KOO)
- ⬆️ Straight: Bala vakalevu (BAH-lah vah-kah-LEV-oo)
- ⬅️ Front: Dina (DEE-nah)
- ➡️ Behind: Yalodina (yah-loh-DEE-nah)
- ⬆️ Top / above: Vici duadua (vee-CH-ee doo-ah-DOO-ah)
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: Lailai (LIE-lie)
- 🏠 Inside: Wasawasa (wah-sah-WAH-sah)
- 🌳 Outside: Koto (KOH-toh)
- 🚪 Entrance / in: Inaki (ee-NAH-kee)
- 🏃♀️ Exit / out: Ira (EE-rah)
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: E vica na kena isau? (eh VEE-chah nah KEH-na ee-SAH-oo?)
- 😮 Too much: Volei sobu! (voh-LAY SOH-boo!)
- 👌 A little: Sega ni lailai (seh-gah nee LIE-lie)
- 1️⃣ One: Dua (DOO-ah)
- 2️⃣ Two: Rua (ROO-ah)
- 3️⃣ Three: Tolutolu (toh-loo-TOH-loo)
- 4️⃣ Four: Vavu (VAH-voo)
- 5️⃣ Five: Lima (LEE-mah)
- 6️⃣ Six: Ono (OH-noh)
- 7️⃣ Seven: Vitu (VEE-too)
- 8️⃣ Eight: Walu (WAH-loo)
- 9️⃣ Nine: Ciwa (CHEE-wah)
- 🔟 Ten: Tini (TEE-nee)
- 💯 One hundred: Drau yasagone (draw yah-SAH-goh-neh)
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: Baleta ni (bah-LEH-tah nee)
- 🧩 So…: Sa qai… (sah CHY…)
- 👀 If…: Ke… (keh…)
- 🆚 But: Ia… (yah…)
- 🔄 Or: Se… (seh…)
- ➕ And: Kei (kay)
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: Au gadreva (ow gah-DREH-vah)
- 🙋♀️ I want: Au vinakata (ow vee-nah-KAH-tah)
- 🙌 I give: Au solia (ow soh-LEE-ah)
- 🤝 I help: Au veivukei (ow vey-voh-KAY-ee)
- 🙋 I ask: Au taroga (ow tah-ROH-ngah)
- 🗣️ I say: Au kaya (ow KAH-yah)
- 👂 I listen: Au rogoca (ow roh-GO-chah)
- 👀 I see: Au raica (ow RAH-ee-chah)
- 🦶 I go: Au lako (ow LAH-koh)
- 🍽️ I eat: Au kana (ow KAH-nah)
- 🥤 I drink: Au gunu (ow GOO-noo)
- 🛌 I sleep: Au moce (ow MOH-theh)
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: Vukei! (voo-KAY-ee!)
- 🔇 Quiet!: Cagi! (SAH-nghee!)
- 🛑 Stop!: Kakua! (kah-KOO-ah!)
- 👀 Look!: Raica! (RAH-ee-chah!)
- 🥱 Calm down: Lalai tikoga! (lah-LIE TEE-koh-gah!)
- 👏 Come here: Mai rawa! (my rah-WAH!)
- ⏳ Wait: Katou! (kah-TOH!)
- 🌟 Good job!: Sa vinaka! (sah vee-NAH-kah!)
- 🤝 Let’s go!: Yadra mada! (YAHn-dra MAH-dah!)