The Mimeʻs Companion™ in Rarotongan
The Mime's Companion™
Rarotongan Edition
Your guide to essential Rarotongan (Reo Rarotonga) phrases for your visit to the Cook Islands.
Casual Talk
- Hello!Kiaorana
- How are you?Pēʻea koe?
- FineMeitaki au
- Goodbye (to one leaving)ʻAere rā
- Goodbye (to one staying)Noʻo ake rā
- Thank you!Meitaki
- Do you speak English?Ka kite koe i te tuatua papaʻā?
- YesʻĀe
- NoKāre
- PleaseʻAkarongo mai
- Excuse meAroʻa mai
- What's your name?Ko ʻai tōu ingoa?
- My name is...Ko... tōku ingoa
- Nice to meet youKia orana e tēia kite
- See you laterKa noʻo ra
- I understood what she saidKua māramarama au i te mea tā na i tuatua mai
- I don't understandKare au e mārama
Ordering Food
- I'm hungry!E matepongi au!
- I'm thirsty!E kakī vai au!
- Cheers!Kia manuia!
- Is it spicy hot?E veravera rāi?
- It's tasty!Ē reka!
- Was this cooked underground?I tunu ʻia tēia ki raro i te umu?
- Can you grab the salt please?Tango mai na ki te miti
- The bill pleaseʻOronga mai na ki te pira
- How much is this?E ʻia moni teia?
- I'll have coffeeKa inu au i te kaope
- BreadVarāoa
- CoconutNū
- TaroTaro
- I'm fullKua makona au
- FruitʻUa
- Do not sprinkle salt on the raw fish pleaseKaore e ueue i te miti ki runga i te ika mata
- The giant clam is really fat!Kua ngako ʻua te pāʻua
Numbers
- Onetaʻi
- Tworua
- Threetoru
- Fourʻā
- Fiverima
- Sixono
- Sevenʻitu
- Eightvaru
- Nineiva
- Tentaʻi ngaʻuru
- Twentyrua ngaʻuru
- Thirtytoru ngaʻuru
- Fiftyrima ngaʻuru
- One hundredtaʻi rau
- Black / WhiteKerekere / Teatea
- Red / GreenʻUra / Matie
- BlueAuīka
- YellowRengarenga
- OrangeMākara
- BrownRavarava
Animals
- FishIka
- WhaleToʻorā
- OctopusʻEke
- TurtleʻOnu
- ChickenMoa
- PigPuaka
- DogKurī
- CatNgeru
- BirdManu
- CrabPāpā
- DolphinʻŌeo
- SharkMangō
- EelTuna
- Parrot fishUnga
- Flying fishMaroro
- Sea cucumberRori
- Saltwater shrimpKōura tai
- Freshwater shrimpKōura vai
- Freshwater prawnTīaka
- Slipper lobsterPapipapi
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