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Lesson 7 of 10
Meeting people in Tongan
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes. 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
- Fēfē hake?FEH-feh HAH-keh
- How are you?
- Sai pē, mālōsai peh MAA-loh
- I'm fine, thanks
- Fēfē koe?FEH-feh KOH-eh
- And you?
- Ko hai ho hingoa?koh hai hoh hing-OH-ah
- What's your name?
- Ko hoku hingoa ko...koh HOH-koo hing-OH-ah koh
- My name is...
- Ko ho haʻu mei fē?koh hoh hah-OO may feh
- Where are you from?
- ʻOku ou haʻu mei...OH-koo oh hah-OO may
- I'm from...
- ʻOku ou saiʻia aiOH-koo oh sai-EE-ah ai
- I like it
- ʻOku fakaʻofoʻofaOH-koo fa-ka-OH-foh-OH-fa
- It's beautiful
- Talitali leleita-lee-TAH-lee leh-LAY
- Welcome