Tahitian phrasebook
Tahitian (Reo Tahiti) is the main language of French Polynesia.
Pronunciation guide
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
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Básics
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Commons signs
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- Hello.
- ia orana
- Hello. (informal)
- ( )
- How are you?
- ? (Maita'i oe?)
- Fine, thank you.
- Maita'i,Maauruuru.
- What is your name?
- ? (O vai to oe i'oa?)
- My name is ______ .
- O______too'u i'oa . ( _____ .)
- 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)
- Paarahi ( )
- I can't speak tahitian [well].
- 'Aita ite au i te parau Tahiti [ ]. ( [ ])
- Do you speak English?
- 'Ua ite oe i te parau Marite?
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- 'Ua ite i te hoo'ee ta'ata i te parau Marite? ( ?)
- 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?
- E teihea i te Vaahi haumitira'a ? ( ?)
Numbers
te mau nuumera
- 0
- 'aore
- 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
- 1 000
- ho'ahura'inaa
- 2 000
- piti'ra'ho'ahura'inaa
- 5 000
- pae'ra'ho'ahura'inaa
- 10 000
- ho'ahura'huru'ho'inaa
- 100 000
- ho'inu'ho'inaa
- 1 000 000
- dahi'ya'ho'uwuiha
Time
- Now
- Later
- Ana'uanei.
- Before
- Morning
- I te po'ipo'i
- Afternoon
- I te tapera'a mahana.
- Evening
- I te ahiahi.
- Night
- Poo.
Clock time
Duration
- Day
- Mahana
- Week
- Hepetoma
- Month
- 'Aava'e
Days
Te mau Mahana o te hetepoma
- Today
- I teie mahana
- Yesterday
- I nanahi
- Tomorrow
- Ananahi
- Monday
- Monire.
- Tuesday
- Mahana Piti.
- Wednesday
- Mahana Toru.
- Thursday
- Mahana maha.
- Friday
- Mahana pae.
- Saturday
- Mahana ma'a.
- Sunday
- Tapati.
Months
Te mau 'aava'e
- January
- Teenurae
- February
- Fepuare
- March
- Maati
- April
- 'Eepereera
- May
- Mee
- June
- Teunu
- July
- Tiurai
- August
- 'Aatete
- September
- Tetepa
- October
- 'Aatopa
- November
- Novema
- December
- Tiitema
Writing time and date
Colors
te mau 'uu
- White
- Teatea
- Black
- Ereere
- Gray
- Rehu
- Red
- Ute ute
- Blue
- Nanamu, muana
- Yellow
- Rearea
- Orange
- Anani
- Green
- Matie
- Purple
- Vare'au
- Pink
- Tarona
Transportation
Bus and train
Directions
- Right
- atau
- Left
- aui
- North
- apato'erau
- South
- apato'a
- East
- hiti'a o te raa
- West
- too'o'a o te raa
Taxi
Lodging
Money
Eating
Bars
Fare inura'a
Shopping
- I need...
- Hairbrush
- paarehe rouru
- Toothpaste
- pu'a niho
- Toothbrush
- pooroomu niho
- Soap
- pu'a
- Shampoo
- pu'a rouru