✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: ʻIo (EE-o)
- 👎 No: ʻIkai (ee-KAI)
- 🙏 Please: Kataki (ka-TAH-kee)
- 😊 Thank you: Mālō (MAH-loh)
- 🤗 You’re welcome: ʻOku ou fie fakaʻapaʻapa (OH-koo oh-oo FEE-eh faa-kaa-pah-AA-pah)
- 😬 Sorry: Fakamolemole (fa-ka-mo-LE-mo-le)
- 🙋 Excuse me: Fakamolemole (same as sorry)
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hi / Hello: Mālō lelei (MAH-loh LEH-lay)
- 👋 Bye: Tōfā (TOH-fah)
- 🌞 Good morning: Mau ui’ua ki he aho (mow wee-OO-ah kee he AA-ho)
- 🌙 Good night: Mohe pē lelei (MO-heh PEH LEH-lay)
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: Ko e ha ni? (koh eh hah nee?)
- 👤 Who?: Ko hai? (koh HI?)
- 🕒 When?: Ko e fā e taimi? (koh eh FAH eh TIE-me?)
- 📍 Where?: ʻOku kae? (oh-koo KAI?)
- 🛠️ How?: ʻE kamata pē naʻe? (eh ka-MAH-tah PEH nyeh?)
- 🤔 Why?: Ko e hā? (koh eh hah?)
- 🤷 I don’t know: ʻOku ou ʻikai ke u mahino (oh-koo oh-oo ee-KAI keh oo MAH-hee-no)
- 😕 I don’t understand: ʻOku ou ʻikai ke u lavaʻo (oh-koo oh-oo ee-KAI keh oo lah-VAH-oh)
- 🔁 Again: Foki mai (FOH-kee my)
- 🙋♂️ Can I…?: Te u lava … ? (te oo lah-VAH … ?)
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: Mālohi (MAH-loh-hee)
- 👎 Bad: Tōtongi (toh-TON-gee)
- 😋 Yummy: Mālohi ! (Same as good!)
- 🤢 Yucky: Lelei taha pē (LEH-lay TAH-hah PEH)
- 🧸 I like it: ʻIlo fakahā (ee-LOH fa-ka-HAH)
- 💔 I don’t like it: ʻOku ou ʻikai ke u sio (oh-koo oh-oo ee-KAI keh oo SEE-oh)
- 💧 Water: Vai (VIE)
- 🍝 Food: Kumu kai (KOO-moo KY)
- 👉 This: Koeni (koh-AY-nee)
- 👉 That: Koia (koh-YAH)
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: ʻOku hū mai hoku hingoa ko … (oh-koo hoo my HO-koo heeng-OH-ah koh …)
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: Ko e hā ho hingoa? (koh eh hah ho HEENG-oh-ah?)
- 🙋 I am: ʻOku ou … (oh-koo oh-oo …)
- 👉 You are: ʻOku ke … (oh-koo keh …)
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: ʻOku ou fiefia (oh-koo oh-oo fee-yeh-FEE-ah)
- 😢 I’m sad: ʻOku ou ʻofa koutou (oh-koo oh-oo oh-FAH koh-TOO)
- 😴 I’m tired: ʻOku ou takalolomi (oh-koo oh-oo tah-kah-loh-LOH-mee)
- 😡 I’m mad: ʻOku ou сі fui (oh-koo oh-oo LEE-fu-ee)
- 🤕 I’m hurt: ʻOku ou mateʻia (oh-koo oh-oo mah-TEH-ee-ah)
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: ʻOku ou ʻikai ke u faʻalogo lelei (oh-koo oh-oo ee-KAI keh oo faa-ah-LOH-go LEH-lay)
- 🥰 I love you: ʻOku ou ʻofa kiate koe (oh-koo oh-oo oh-FAH kee-AH-teh koh-AY)
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: ʻOku ou fiemaʻu kai (oh-koo oh-oo fee-eh-MAH-oo KY)
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: ʻOku ou fie inu (oh-koo oh-oo fee-EH EE-noo)
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: ʻAho ni (AA-ho nee)
- 📆 Tomorrow: ʻAho ʻapō (AA-ho ah-POH)
- 🕰️ Yesterday: ʻAho nē (AA-ho neh)
- 🌅 Morning: ʻAho (AA-ho)
- 🌌 Night: Po (POH)
- ⏳ Now: Kapau (ka-PAH-oo)
- 🔜 Later: Kapau ʻene (ka-PAH-oo EH-neh)
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: ʻI he konga mataʻu (ee he KON-ga MAH-ta-oo)
- 🔙 Left: ʻI he konga lomufua (ee he KON-ga lo-MOO-foo-ah)
- ⬆️ Straight: Tuʻimou (too-EE-moh)
- ⬅️ Front: ʻAihi (AH-ee-hee)
- ➡️ Behind: ʻI tua (ee TOO-ah)
- ⬆️ Top / above: ʻI toʻo (ee TOH-oh)
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: ʻI lalo (ee LAH-loh)
- 🏠 Inside: ʻI totonu (ee TOE-noo)
- 🌳 Outside: ʻI waho (ee VAH-ho)
- 🚪 Entrance / in: Ha (HAH)
- 🏃♀️ Exit / out: Haʻe (HAH-eh)
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: Fēfē hake? (feh-FEH hah-keh?)
- 😮 Too much: Lōsina ! (loh-SEE-nah!)
- 👌 A little: Vē vete (vay VAY-teh)
- 1️⃣ One: Tahi (TAH-hee)
- 2️⃣ Two: Ua (OO-ah)
- 3️⃣ Three: Tolu (TOH-loo)
- 4️⃣ Four: Fā (FAH)
- 5️⃣ Five: Nima (NEE-mah)
- 6️⃣ Six: Ono (OH-noh)
- 7️⃣ Seven: Fitu (FEE-too)
- 8️⃣ Eight: Valu (VAH-loo)
- 9️⃣ Nine: Si (SEE-ee)
- 🔟 Ten: Tini (TEE-nee)
- 💯 One hundred: Seke (seh-KEH)
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: ʻI he hā? (ee he hah?)
- 🧩 So…: Ko ia … (koh EE-ah …)
- 👀 If…: Kapau… (ka-PAH-oo…)
- 🆚 But: Ka ʻo… (ka ‘oh …)
- 🔄 Or: Pe… (peh…)
- ➕ And: Mo (moh)
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: ʻOku ou fiemaʻu (oh-koo oh-oo fee-eh-MAH-oo)
- 🙋♀️ I want: ʻOku ou fie mei (oh-koo oh-oo fee-eh MAY)
- 🙌 I give: ʻOku ou tuku (oh-koo oh-oo TOO-koo)
- 🤝 I help: ʻOku ou tokoni (oh-koo oh-oo toh-KOH-nee)
- 🙋 I ask: ʻOku ou fehuʻi (oh-koo oh-oo feh-HOO-ee)
- 🗣️ I say: ʻOku ou tala (oh-koo oh-oo TA-la)
- 👂 I listen: ʻOku ou fanongo (oh-koo oh-oo fa-NO-ngo)
- 👀 I see: ʻOku ou sio (oh-koo oh-oo SEE-oh)
- 🦶 I go: ʻOku ou ‘alu (oh-koo oh-oo AH-loo)
- 🍽️ I eat: ʻOku ou kai (oh-koo oh-oo KY)
- 🥤 I drink: ʻOku ou inu (oh-koo oh-oo EE-noo)
- 🛌 I sleep: ʻOku ou mohe (oh-koo oh-oo MO-heh)
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: Tokoni mai! (toh-KOH-nee my!)
- 🔇 Quiet!: Maʻu pē malu! (MAH-oo PEH MAH-loo!)
- 🛑 Stop!: Tuʻimau! (too-EE-mow!)
- 👀 Look!: Vaʻai! (VAH-ah-ee!)
- 🥱 Calm down: Fiefia pē lelei! (fee-eh-FEE-ah PEH LEH-lay!)
- 👏 Come here: Haʻo heni! (HAH-oh HEH-nee!)
- ⏳ Wait: Kolekole! (koh-leh-KOH-leh!)
- 🌟 Good job!: Mālō ‘aupito! (MAH-loh ow-PEE-toh!)
- 🤝 Let’s go!: Tau kei mā tā! (ta-oo kay MAH TAH!)