Useful Tongan phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Tongan. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.

Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = said to one person, dl = said to two people, tr = said to three people

English	Tongan
Welcome
Hello	Malo e lelei / Malo e tau lava
How are you? I'm fine	Fefe hake? (sg) Mo fefe hake? (dl) Mou fefe hake? (tr)
How are you? I'm fine
What's your name? My name is ...	Ko hai ho hingoa?
What's your name? My name is ...	Ko hoku hingoa ko...
Where are you from? I'm from ...	Ko ho'o ha'u mei fe?
Where are you from? I'm from ...	Ko 'eku ha'u mei ...
Pleased to meet you
Good morning	Malo tau ma'u e pongipongi ni
Good afternoon	Malo tau ma'u e ho'ata ni
Good evening	Malo tau ma'u e efiafi ni
Good night	Po'uli a / Mohe a
Goodbye	Nofo a / 'Alu a
Good luck
Cheers/Good health!
Have a nice day
Bon appetit
Bon voyage
I don't understand	'Oku 'ikai mahino kiate au
Please speak more slowly
Please write it down
Do you speak Tongan? Yes, a little
Do you speak Tongan? Yes, a little
How do you say ... in Tongan?
Excuse me	Tulou
How much is this?
Sorry
Thank you Response (You're welcome)	Malo / Malo 'aupito
Thank you Response (You're welcome)	'Io malo
Where's the toilet?
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything
Would you like to dance with me?
I love you	'Oku ou 'ofa 'ia koe
Get well soon
Leave me alone!
Help! Fire! Stop!	! ! !
Call the police!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year	Kilisimasi fiefia mo ha ta'u fo'ou monū'ia
Happy Easter
Happy Birthday
One language is never enough
My hovercraft is full of eels

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