Andy's Learning Deck Week 2 Fijian -> English Flashcards
Vula
Months/Moon
Vakarauwai
Saturday
Vukelulu
Wednesday
Siga Tabu
Sunday
Siga = day Tabu = sacred/holy
Moniti
Monday
Lotulevu
Thursday
Vakaraubuka
Friday
Macawa
Week
Oskosita
August
Nikua
Today
Ni Mataka
Tomorrow
Nanoa
Yesterday
Sota
Meet
Na Draki
The weather
Cagi
Wind
Dina
Really
both as in really big and ‘really?’
Solia
Give
Kauta
Take
Kakua
Dont
Ivakavaka
Ways/ methods
Doing doing?
Bokoca
Wipe away/cleanse
Kakana
Food
Kana = eat, kakana = food
Me vaka
Like this
Mudu
End
Nomuni
Your (honorific)
Sasamaki
tidy up/clean
Ua
Waves
Kaukawa
Strength/Power
Lagilagi
Glory
Buka
Firewood
Wai
Water
Macawa Mai Ongo
Next week
Week from here
Vakaurau
Prepare
Macawa Sa Oti
Last Week
Vakarau
Ready
long form of Varau
Vakatatolu
Hurry Up
also Vatatolu
Tabu
Holy/Sacred
Gade
Holiday/trip/vacation
Lesu
Return/go back
Siga cava
what day
Vei Siga
everyday/always
no specific word for always, like the french ‘toujours’
Ramusu
Broken
Ni rawa
Possibly
Oso Oso
busy
Vata
Together
Na Gauna
Sometimes
Veitalaga
Discussion
Interchangeable with Veivosaki
Levu Na Guana
Most times/often/usually
Sega Vaka dua
Not Even Once!/Never
Veisau
change
Mirimiri na uca
drizzle
Tau na uca
Drops of rain
Lutu
Fall (something falling, not the season)
Cila
Shine
Mudre
Blowing
Malua
Gently
Kaukawa na Cagi
Strong Wind
Sega so ni taleitaka
I don’t like doing it
i ke
here
batabata
cold
Mamaca
Dry
yasayasa
region
So
little bit
Lakokivata
Go together
Lakokivata
Go together
Taki Mada
Let’s fill (our cups)
mada - gentle ‘let’s’. Common for Kava
Na memuni
Your drink
Maca
Bottoms Up
Au Rabe
I drink to you
effectively asking for a drink
bilo
cup
rauti
enough
Vakacegu
rest/break
Dua Tale
Another one/again
Ulu
head/hair
daliga
ears
ucu
nose
gusu
mouth
bati
teeth
liga
hand
yava
legs
domo
neck
taba
shoulders
sare
chest
kete
stomach
Mawi
left
matau
right
ira
down