Tongan Basic Words and Phrases

[@thechump10]

As a half Tongan born in the US I never learned the Tongan language. I plan on learning this language by the end of 2023 and hopefully Japanese next year.

[@gruntalope805]

Welcome to the ABT Crew! Same here.

[@Some4101Derr]

How are you going with the Tongan language ?

[@libertygona6737]

Yeah ma1

[@alfieohanlon6738]

Did you achieve it?

[@celenelopez86]

My patient only speaks Tongan and the language line we use that has many different languages does not have it as an option. This was helpful for simple communication and with pronunciation

[@DN-ps4bn]

Again you’re awesome ! I hope you post more in the future ! I use your video heavily.

[@leilehuafaonevai7512]

We have seventeen letters in our Tongan alphabet 🙂 teacher forgot the glotal stop, fakau'a. Without it the pronunciation of certain words are incorrect.

[@leilehuafaonevai7512]

E.g. she had Osi, without the fakau'a, if pronounced without it, it sounds more like oosi, as opposed to 'osi

[@bjtaylor4360]

I need to practice these words my cousins are Tongan and I want to relate with them better.

[@ZofTheFather]

Good work! I enjoy learning foreign languages and now I’m interrested in tongan! Good job one thing: from the scientific perspective ,,ng” are TWO different letters, ,,n” and ,,g” It may be one sound that should be pronaunced, but they are two letters.

[@angelaescarcega4545]

​@@bjtaylor4360my grandniece is half tongan that's why I am trying to learn. 😊 I've got blanket-kafu now I need more words lolol

[@carissathompson2492]

thanks for posting this x

[@asipesionaufinau5242]

This is wonderful to have for our kids that grew up over see. However, you need to have the glottal stop and the line across the vowel (faka'ua & toloi) to make the word correct. Like it's Mālō e lelei not Malo e lelei. Because adding those two can change the pronunciation and the meaning of the words.

[@Hellebæk-Ålsgårde_009]

In Sulawesi island (Indonesia) if people say 7 in the local language is pitu or pito. And when you do agree with someone you say iyo or yes.

[@melissatalau9680]

Thank you wonderful lesson ❤

[@pantae2946]

I needed this

[@IslandTaless]

Awesome video and this is very much needed these days in order to preserve our language. Malo 'aupito

[@NitroUnicorn]

Thank you

[@mariahastir7919]

You learn basics so that's great

[@sefitahaouli110]

Pleased to see this resource and a round of applause from me too BUT why not use the punctuation correctly each time? The toloi (macron) and fakau'a (glottal) are important cues on how to pronounce the words correctly especially for learners.

[@janjellesteinfurth5169]

Good to know

[@YouKn0wWh0Kn0ws]

Malo aupito, please make more of these videos ,i have tongans spcial groups and would love to talk to them in their native tongue ...instead of is speaking english all the time

[@melandlacee]

Keke means cake and is pronounce (ge ge)

[@AriyaneePahia]

Malo aupito to u to tank u really helped me I could understand the basics 😭

[@Paulsicles]

Is the verb, "drink" also "inu"? Does "fai kava" not mean "drink kava"?

[@Spo0ky_dookie]

Fai kava is closer to Kava event/get together. The act of getting together for a kava drinking event with multiple people. Inu kava means drink kava.

[@nardeuibnida3173]

Malo 'aupito! ✨

[@sitaafoa9419]

I literally just went outside and spoke all these to my brother in law 😂😂😂 he was shocked I walked away , hair flip 😂😂😂😂

[@nathanafoa6579]

How do you say horse in Tongan?

[@nokeahz]

We say 'Hoosi'

[@credencemasi4733]

Malo Tokz Im tongan ❤️ as well ❤️🔥

[@punianatieseaotoa-bh4nl]

More n more plzzz

[@veteacolombani1070]

Ha'u mei fe? Where are you coming from?

[@jenniferavrett3658]

Love you

[@grimreaper99513]

Only learning now easy

[@nathanafoa6579]

Naayayayyaayayayayay Malosi 🐴🐴🐴🐴

[@bradleywilliamsact4496]

As a white Tongan I’m learning the language

[@Dance4lifeBR]

cool

[@natalielokeni1091]

I like

[@tulikinikini4321]

No one says nofo ki lalo. It’s tangutu

[@officialjordin9331]

I bet that dude in the back is high

[@gorillaRugbyShow]

You wrote small L wrong. It should be e not l.

[@credencemasi4733]

Malo 👍🏽

[@michelletukia7246]

malo im tongan but dont know how to speak tongan btw my friend is tongan i dont know whats shes saying😅

[@filise3]

as a Tongan TEU MATA MA'A TONGA HOKA

[@XelaJR]

Why is everyone’s name mele when their Tongan that’s my nanas name

[@DmytroZinkiv]

Malo ‘Aupito

[@SaraM-cm3ri]

Im a Brazilian that live in the USA and is learning Togan. WTF AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE?

[@DmytroZinkiv]

🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴

[@nokeahz]

Sit down is tangutu ki lalo

[@DN-ps4bn]

What’s accurate ?

[@luititoa4563]

So what is nofo in Tongan?

[@nokeahz]

@@luititoa4563 nofo means to stay in Tongan. We dont say 'nofo ki lalo' that basically means 'stay down'. Therefore use 'Tangutu ki lalo'

[@luititoa4563]

@@nokeahz but isn't that the formal way of saying sit down or informal?

[@nokeahz]

@@luititoa4563 We moslty use 'tangutu ki lalo' i am not sure if its formal or informal

[@sionenau-lz2uf]

io ko tonga oku tika moe poupou

[@kaitae2897]

hi

[@Yourzaza0]

Malo 'Aupito

[@gagauzstepanannuch5031]

Deleted letters:

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1. B b

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2. C c

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3. D d

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4. G g

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5. J j

[@nunYabusinessssssssss]

im full tonga

[@thomasellis-nv4ko]

I know tonga

[@chill8086]

I get so confused wit the grammar even wit the bible

[@episamipasiaka9628]

Tika

[@smadcore]

I hate to be racist, but the Tongans are the only bunch who would do a decent job pruning grape vines. Looked this up just to say 'thank you' especially. Hope my pronunciation of 'my low armpit toe' goes alright.

[@remyblog7967]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alex1028ish]

Feke hake

[@TomHallaq]

Not 100% accurate.

[@ImmortalChaos]

Malo e Lelei - Hello Malo 'Aupito - Thank you Fefe hake? - How are you? Sai pe malo - Good thank you Tulou - Excuse me Kataki - Please Ha'u - Come Alu ki fe? - Where are you going? Alu - Go Kamata - Start Osi - Finish Nofo ki lalo - sit down Io - Yes Ikai - No Me'a kai - food Inu - drink ========== Tongan Numbers ========== Taha - 1 Ua - 2 Tolu - 3 Fa- 4 Nima 5 Ono - 6 Fitu - 7 Valu - 8 Hiva - 9 Hongofulu - 10 ========== Tongan Letters ========== a, e, f, g, i, k, I, m, n, ng, o, p s, t, u, v

[@sonamafoa2939]

Lol speak again