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Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials in Tongan
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it. 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
- ʻIoEE-oh
- Yes
- ʻIkaiee-KAI
- No
- Sai pēsai peh
- Okay
- ʻOku ʻikai mahino kiate auOH-koo ee-KAI ma-HEE-noh kee-AH-teh oh
- I don't understand
- ʻOku ke lea faka-Pilitānia?OH-koo keh LEH-ah fa-ka-pee-lee-TAA-nee-ah
- Do you speak English?
- Kātaki ʻo toe lea ʻaki iakaa-TAH-kee oh toh-eh LEH-ah AH-kee ee-ah
- Can you repeat that?
- Lea māmālie, kātakiLEH-ah maa-maa-LEE-eh kaa-TAH-kee
- Slowly, please
- Ko e hā ʻeni?koh eh haa EH-nee
- What is this?
- ʻOku ou fiemaʻu...OH-koo oh fee-eh-mah-OO
- I need...
- Te ke lava ʻo tokoni mai?teh keh LAH-va oh toh-KOH-nee mai
- Can you help me?