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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Fijian
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. Play the ten Fijian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Fijian phrases in this lesson
- Ni sa bula vinaka?nee sa MBOO-la vee-NA-ka
- How are you?
- Au bula vinaka, vinakaow MBOO-la vee-NA-ka, vee-NA-ka
- I'm fine, thanks
- O kemuni?o keh-MOO-nee
- And you?
- O cei na yacamu?o THAY na ya-THA-moo
- What's your name?
- Na yacaqu o...na ya-THA-ngoo o
- My name is...
- O ni lako mai vei?o nee LA-ko mai VAY
- Where are you from?
- Au lako mai...ow LA-ko mai
- I'm from...
- Au taleitakaow ta-lay-TA-ka
- I like it
- Totokato-TO-ka
- It's beautiful
- Ni sa lako mainee sa LA-ko mai
- Welcome
The polite how are you.
Literally "I am well, thanks".
The polite "and you?". To a friend: "o iko?" (o EE-ko).
Literally "where did you come from?".
For beaches, reefs and villages alike.
Literally "you have come", sung out to visitors in villages and hotels.