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Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant in Tongan
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Tongan 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 Tongan phrases in this lesson
- Ha tēpile ki ha toko uaha TEH-pee-leh kee ha TOH-koh OO-ah
- A table for two
- Ko e menu, kātakikoh eh MEN-oo kaa-TAH-kee
- The menu, please
- Ko e hā hoʻo fokotuʻu?koh eh haa hoh-OH foh-koh-too-OO
- What do you recommend?
- ʻOku ʻikai ke u kai...OH-koo ee-KAI keh oo kai
- I don't eat...
- ʻOku ou ʻalesiki ki...OH-koo oh ah-leh-SEE-kee kee
- I'm allergic to...
- Kakanoʻi manuka-ka-NOH-ee MAH-noo
- Meat
- MoaMOH-ah
- Chicken
- IkaEE-ka
- Fish
- ʻOku ifoOH-koo EE-foh
- It's delicious
- Mou moʻui leleimoh moh-OO-ee leh-LAY
- Cheers
The medical loanword for allergic; name the food or substance after it.
A wish for good health, used as a toast.