Tahitian phrasebook
Tahitian (Reo Tahiti) is the main language of French Polynesia.
Pronunciation guide
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.
Here are a few Tahitian useful words you could pick up from a conversation:
- Aita---------No
- E------------Yes
- Fare---------House
- Ma'a---------Food
- Maeva--------Welcome
- Maita'i------How are you?
- Mauruuru-----Thank you
- Pape---------Water
- Tama'a-------Let's eat
- Tiare--------flower, emblem of Tahiti and her Islands
Basics
- Hello.
- ia orana
- Hello. (informal)
- . ( )
- How are you?
- ? (Maita'i oe?)
- Fine, thank you.
- . (Maruuru)
- What is your name?
- ? (O vai to oe io'a?)
- My name is ______ .
- ______ . ( _____ .)
- Nice to meet you.
- . ( )
- Please.
- . ( )
- Thank you.
- . (Mauruuru)
- You're welcome.
- . ( )
- No problem.
- (Aita pe'a'pe'a).
- Yes.
- . (E, oia )
- No.
- . (Aita )
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- . ( )
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- . ( )
- I'm sorry.
- . ( )
- Goodbye
- Nana
- Goodbye (informal)
- . ( )
- I can't speak name of language [well].
- [ ]. ( [ ])
- Do you speak English?
- ? (Ua ite oe i te parau Marite?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- ? ( ?)
- Help!
- ! ( !)
- Look out!
- ! ( !)
- Good morning.
- . ( )
- Good evening.
- . ( )
- Good night.
- . ( )
- Good night (to sleep)
- . ( )
- I don't understand.
- . (Aita i papu ia'u )
- Where is the toilet?
- ? ( ?)
Problems
Numbers
1 - dahi
2 - piti
3 - toru
4 - maha
5 - pae
6 - ono
7 - hitu
8 - va'u,
9 - iv'a,
10 - ho'e'ahuru
11 - ho'e'ahuru'ngak'dahi
20 - piti'ra'ho'e'ahuru
50 - pae'ra'ho'e'ahuru
100 - ho'inaa
200 - piti'ra'ho'inaa
500 - pae'ra'ho'inaa
1000 - ho'ahura'inaa
2000 - piti'ra'ho'ahura'inaa
5000 - pae'ra'ho'ahura'inaa
10000 - ho'ahura'huru'ho'inaa
100000 - ho'inu'ho'inaa
1,000,000 - dahi'ya'ho'uwuiha
Time
Clock time
Duration
Days
Mon.Monire,Tues.Mahana Piti,Wed.Mahana Toru,Thur.Mahana maha,Fri. Mahana pae, Sat.Mahana ma'a,Sun.Tapati
Months
Writing time and date
Colors
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
Taxi
Lodging
Money
Eating
Bars
Fare inura'a