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The Mimeʻs Companion™ in Tahitian

The Mime's Companion™

Tahitian Edition

Your guide to essential Tahitian (Reo Tahiti) phrases for your visit to French Polynesia.

Tahitian Dancers

Casual Talk

  • Hello!
    ʻIaorana
  • How are you?
    E aha te huru?
  • Fine
    Maitaʻi
  • Goodbye!
    Nānā!
  • Thank you!
    Māuruuru!
  • Where are you from?
    Nō hea mai ʻoe?
  • How much is that?
    E hia moni terā?
  • Yes
    ʻĒ/ʻOia
  • No
    ʻAita
  • What they say is now clear to me
    Tē taʻa atu ra iāʻu te mea tā rāua e parau ra
  • What is that? No idea!
    E aha terā? ʻAita e taʻa!
  • What's your name?
    ʻO vai tō ʻoe iʻoa?
  • My name is...
    ʻO... tōʻu iʻoa
  • Nice to meet you
    Māuruuru i te fārereiraʻa
  • We'll see that later
    ʻA rau aʻe e hiʻo atu ai
  • Welcome
    Mānava
  • I don't understand
    ʻAita vau e māramarama
  • Call the cops
    ʻA tāniuniu atu i te mūtoʻi

Ordering Food

  • I'm hungry!
    'Ua po'ia vau!
  • I'm thirsty!
    'Ua po'ihā vau!
  • Cheers!
    Manuia!
  • It's tasty!
    Mea monamona!
  • I want rice
    E hinaʻaro vau i te raiti
  • Was this cooked underground?
    Nō roto mai te reira i te ahimāʻa?
  • Bring water please
    ʻĀfaʻi mai na i te pape
  • The bill please
    Hō mai na i te utuʻa
  • I'll have coffee
    E inu vau i te kāfē
  • Bread
    Faraoa
  • Coconut
    Haʻari
  • Banana
    Meiʻa
  • Taro
    Taro
  • I'm full
    ʻUa paʻia vau
  • The food is cooked
    ʻUa ʻama te māʻa
  • Do not put salt on the potatoes
    ʻEiaha e tuʻu i te paʻatai i niʻa i te ʻūmara pūtete
  • Please do not overcook the fish
    ʻEiaha na e faʻaʻama roa i te iʻa
  • Can we order?
    E nehenehe e poroʻi atu?

Numbers

  • One
    Hōʻē
  • Two
    Piti
  • Three
    Toru
  • Four
    Maha
  • Five
    Pae
  • Six
    Ono
  • Seven
    Hitu
  • Eight
    Vaʻu
  • Nine
    Iva
  • Ten
    ʻAhuru
  • Twenty
    Piti ʻahuru
  • Thirty
    Toru ʻahuru
  • Fifty
    Pae ʻahuru
  • One hundred
    Hōʻē hanere
  • Black / White
    ʻEreʻere / ʻUoʻuo
  • Red / Green
    ʻUteʻute / Matie
  • Blue
    Nīnamu
  • Yellow
    Reʻareʻa
  • Orange
    Puātou
  • Brown
    Ravarava

Animals

  • Fish
    Iʻa
  • Whale
    Tohorā
  • Octopus
    Feʻe
  • Turtle
    Honu
  • Chicken
    Moa
  • Pig
    Puaʻa
  • Dog
    ʻŪrī
  • Cat
    Piʻifare
  • Bird
    Manu
  • Crab
    Paʻapaʻa
  • Dolphin
    ʻŌuʻa
  • Shark
    Maʻō
  • Eel
    Puhi
  • Manta ray
    Fāfāpiti
  • Sea urchin
    Vana
  • Parrotfish
    Ufu
  • Green mud crab
    ʻŪpaʻi
  • Slipper lobster
    Tiʻaneʻe
  • Sea urchin
    Vana
  • Whitebait
    Īnaʻa
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