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1
Q

Mālō e lelei!

A

Greetings or hello

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2
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Fēfē hake?

A

How are you?

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3
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Sai pē!

A

Just fine!

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4
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Ko au.

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(Polite response when someone calls your name)

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5
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Mālō e lava mai.

A

Thanks for coming.

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6
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‘Io, mālō e tau mo eni.

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(Response to mālō e lava mai)

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7
Q

Ko hai ho hingoá?

A

What is your name?

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8
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Ko ______ au.

A

I am _________.

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9
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Ko e hā e lea faka-Tonga ki he __________?

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What is the Tongan word for _________?

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10
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‘Oku ʻikai te u ilo.

A

I don’t know.

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11
Q

Fanongo lelei!

A

Just listen!

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12
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ʻOua e lea, fanongo pē!

A

Don’t speak, just listen!

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13
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Fanongo lelei!

A

Listen carefully!

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14
Q

Lea māmālie!

A

Speak slowly!

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15
Q

Ko ia!

A

That’s it! (That’s right)

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16
Q

Fakamolemole!

A

Forgive (me)!

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17
Q

Kātaki!

A

Please, excuse (me)!

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18
Q

Kātaki fakamolemole!

A

Please, be patient! (Emphatic)

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19
Q

Tali mai!

A

Answer (me)!

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20
Q

Toe ‘ai!

A

Repeat!

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21
Q

‘Ai fakataha!

A

Say it together!

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22
Q

Kātaki toe ‘ai!

A

Please repeat!

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23
Q

Ki’i tahataha hake!

A

A little louder!

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24
Q

Mahino?

A

Understand?

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25
Q

ʻOku ʻikai mahino!

A

It is not understandable.

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26
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ʻOku mahino!

A

It is understandable!

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27
Q

Mālō ʻaupito.

A

Thanks very much.

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28
Q

Ko e hā ē?

A

What is that?

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29
Q

Kamata!

A

Begin!

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30
Q

Kamata foʻou!

A

Begin anew!

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31
Q

Sai, tau tuku!

A

Fine let’s quit!

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32
Q

Tulou!

A

Excuse me! (Appropriate when you have just passed in front of someone or reached over in front of someone.)

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33
Q

Hū mai!

A

Come in!

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34
Q

ʻAlu ā ē!

A

Goodbye! (To the person going)

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35
Q

Nofo ā ē!

A

Goodbye! (To the person staying)

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36
Q

Mou ō ā ē!

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Goodbye! (to several persons going)

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37
Q

Mou nofo ā ē!

A

Goodbye! (To several persons staying)

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38
Q

Faka’au ā ē!

A

Goodbye (polite form. Singular)

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39
Q

Mou faka’au ā ē!

A

Goodbye! (Polite form, plural)

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40
Q

ʻalu

A

Go

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41
Q

fēfē

A

How, how about

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42
Q

hake

A

Up (idiomatic with fēfē)

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43
Q

‘io

A

Yes

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44
Q

lelei

A

Good, well

45
Q

mālō

A

Thanks, congratulations

46
Q

nofo

A

Stay, remain, live

47
Q

pē

A

Postposed modifier - just, only, merely (often untranslatable)

48
Q

sai

A

Fine, well, good

49
Q

mou

A

You (3 or more)

50
Q

ʻAlu

51
Q

Mou ō!

A

Go! (All of you)

52
Q

Haʻu

53
Q

Mou ō mai!

A

Come! (All of you)

54
Q

Ako!

55
Q

Inu!

56
Q

Kai!

57
Q

Lea!

58
Q

Tangutu!

59
Q

Tu’u!

60
Q

Mou ako!

A

Study! (All of you)

61
Q

Mou inu!

62
Q

Mou kai!

63
Q

Mou lea!

64
Q

Mou ō!

65
Q

Mou ō mai!

66
Q

Mou tangutu!

67
Q

Mou tuʻu!

68
Q

ako

A

Study, learn, school, to go to school

69
Q

haʻu

70
Q

Inu

71
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Kai

72
Q

Lea

A

Speak, talk, speech, language

73
Q

Mou

A

You (plural)

74
Q

Ō

A

Go (plural form)

75
Q

Ō mai

A

Come (plural form)

76
Q

Tangutu

A

Sit, sit down

77
Q

Tu’u

A

Stand, stand up

78
Q

Naʻa

A

Past tense marker

Naʻa + 1st, 2nd singular proposed subject pronoun (ku - I & ke - you)

79
Q

Naʻá ke kai?

A

Did you eat?

80
Q

‘Io, na’á ku kai.

A

Yes, I ate.

81
Q

Na’á ke inu?

A

Did you drink? (Quench your thirst)

82
Q

‘Io, na’á ku inu.

A

Yes, I drank.

83
Q

Na’a

A

Is the past tense marker only when used with the subject pronoun. Except in the negative construction, na’a always immediatley precedes the subject pronoun.

84
Q

Ku

A

Is the subject pronoun I only in the past tense.

85
Q

Na’a

A

The comination of the tense marker na’a and the singular subject pronouns forms an enclitic. That is the accent falls as though the combination were one word, on the next to the last syllable: na’á ku, na’á ke.

86
Q

Na’á ke kai?

A

Did you eat?

87
Q

Na’á ke ako?

A

Did you study?

88
Q

Na’á ke inu?

A

Did you drink?

89
Q

Na’á ke ha’u?

A

Did you come?

90
Q

Na’á ke tu’u?

A

Did you stand?

91
Q

Na’á ke lea?

A

Did you speak?

92
Q

Na’á ke ‘alu?

A

Did you go?

93
Q

Na’á ke tangutu?

A

Did you sit down?

94
Q

Na’á ke kai?

A

‘Io, na’á ku kai.

95
Q

Na’á ke lea?

A

‘Io, na’á ku lea.

96
Q

Na’á ke ako?

A

‘Io, na’á ku ako.

97
Q

Na’á ke ‘alu?

A

‘Io, na’á ku ‘alu.

98
Q

Na’á ke inu?

A

‘Io, na’á ku inu.

99
Q

Na’á ke ha’u?

A

‘Io, na’á ku ha’u.

100
Q

Na’á ke tu’u?

A

‘Io, na’á ku tu’u.

101
Q

Na’a

A

Past tense marker for subject pronouns

102
Q

Ke

A

You (preposed singular)

103
Q

Ku

A

I (preposed)

104
Q

‘ikai

A

(simple negative)

105
Q

Na’a nau kai ma?

A

Did they eat bread?

106
Q

‘Io, na’a nau kai ma.

A

Yes, they ate bread.

107
Q

Na’á ne inu kava?

A

Did he drink kava?

108
Q

‘Ikai, na’á ne inu vai pē.

A

No, he just drank water.

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