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