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'APARIMA
ORDERING FOOD
I want rice = E hinaʻaro vau i te raiti
I want butter = E hinaʻaro vau i te pata
I want bread = E hinaʻaro vau i te faraoa
I don't want sauce = ʻAita vau e hina'aro i te terevē
I don't want to drink alcohol = ʻAita vau e hinaʻaro inu i te ʻava
Is that French wine? = E uaina farāni ānei terā?
Is this local food? = E māʻa nō te fenua nei teie?
Was this cooked underground? = Nō roto mai i te ahimāʻa teie?
Is that cold meat? = E ʻīnaʻi toʻetoʻe terā?
I'll have coffee! = E taofe nāʻu!
What pastries do you have? = E aha tā ʻoe mau faraoa monamona?
I'm hungry! = 'Ua po'ia vau!
I'm thirsty! = 'Ua po'ihā vau!
Is there any beer? = E pia ānei?
Cheers! = Manuia!
What's in it? = E aha tō roto?
Is it spicy hot? = Mea tehutehu?
Pass the salt please! = Hōmai na te miti popa'ā!
It's tasty! = Mea monamona!
It smells good! = E hau'a no'ano'a!
You eat with your fingers? = E 'amu rima noa 'oe?
FOOD
ASKING ABOUT PLACES
Where are you going? = Tē haere nei ʻoe i hea?
Do you go to Teahupo'o? = E haere ʻoe i Teahupoʻo?
Where's the bus stop to Māhina? = Tei hea te tāpeʻaraʻa nā Māhina?
Do you go back to Vaitape? = E hoʻi ʻoe i Vaitape?
Where's the marketplace? = Tei hea te mātete?
Where's the pearl museum? = Tei hea te fare e faʻaʻite i te poe?
We want to take the Monoï Road™ = E hinaʻaro mātou haere ʻi te Ara o te Monoʻi™
Where's the white-sand beach? At Temaʻe = Tei hea te one tahatai ʻuoʻuo? Tei Temaʻe
Is there any calm area nearby? = E vāhi haumaru ānei nā ʻō mai?
Yes, at Hokule'a park! = ʻĒ, i te tahua Hokuleʻa!
Where's the restroom, please? = Tei hea na te piha pape?
Where do they sell pearls at reasonable price? = I hea e hoʻo hia te poe moni tano noa?
Where do they sell Tahitian Vanilla? = I hea e hoʻo hia te Vānira Tahiti?
LANGUAGES & ANIMALS
NUMBERS & COLORS
French = Reo Farāni
English = Reo Peretāne
Spanish = Reo Paniora
Japanese = Reo Tāpōnē
Chinese = Reo tinitō
German = Reo Heremani
Tahitian = Reo Tahiti
Hawaiian = Reo Vaihī
Marquesian = Reo Nuʻuhiva
Fish = Iʻa
Whale = Tohorā
Manta ray = Fāfāpiti
Octopus = Feʻe
Turtle = Honu
Dolphin = ʻŌuʻa
Bird = Manu
Mosquito = Naonao
Chicken = Moa
Duck = Moʻorā
Pig = Puaʻa
Gecko = Moʻo
Centipede = Veri
1 = hōʻē
2 = piti
3 = toru
4 = maha
5 = pae
6 = ono
7 = hitu
8 = vaʻu
9 = iva
10 = ʻahuru
11 = ʻahuru ma hōʻē
12 = ʻahuru ma piti etc.
20 = piti ʻahuru
30 = toru ʻahuru etc.
100 = hānere
1000 = tautini
Black = ʻEreʻere
Brown = Paʻahonu
Blue = Nīnamu
Green = Matie
Orange = Puātou
Yellow = Reʻareʻa
Gray = Hinahina
White = ʻUoʻuo
Transparent, see-through = Ateate
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?
I'm from NZ = Nō Aotearoa mai au
I'm John = ʻO Tihoni vau
It's really hot ! = Veʻaveʻa roa!
Are you tired? Yes! = ʻUa rohirohi ʻoe? ʻĒ!
Do you speak English? = E parau Peretāne ʻoe?
How much is it? = E hia moni?
What is that? = E aha terā?
Where is the Bank? = Tei hea te fare moni?
I'm looking for an ATM = Te ʻimi nei au i te tahi ʻōpere moni
Do you take US Dollars? = E rave ʻoe i te moni Marite?
Do you take Australian Dollars? = E rave ʻoe i te moni Auterāria?
Can you take a picture? = E nehenehe ʻoe pata i te hōhoʻa?
Is he a good tattoo artist? = E tahuʻa tātau maitaʻi ʻo na?
Do you have stamps by any chance? = E tirotiro ānei tā ʻoe?
I want this newspaper = E hinaʻaro vau i teie veʻa
Do you have phonecards? = E tāreta niuniu ānei tā ʻoe?
Is there internet access here? = E natirara i ʻū nei?
THE MIMEʻS COMPANION™ in Tahitian
During your visit in the Pacific islands, the Mimeʻs Companion™ will come in very handy to get useful information from the locals instead of miming all the time!