Looking for practical Khasi to Tongan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khasi phrase first, then the Tongan translation (Tongan) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Tongan.
Tip: pick five Tongan phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kumno
Mālō(Kumno)
Khublei
Mālō(Khublei)
Khyndai
Mālō e lelei(Khyndai)
Khublei sngi
Mālō e lelei(Khublei sngi)
Khublei miet
Mālō e lelei(Khublei miet)
Balei miet
Nofo ā(Balei miet)
Ngi phah khublei
Tōfā(Ngi phah khublei)
Ngi khlem shai
Tōfā(Ngi khlem shai)
Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?
Ko e hā ho hingoa?(Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?)
Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John
Ko hoku hingoa ko John(Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John)
Kumno phi long?
Ofa atu?(Kumno phi long?)
Ka dei ban pynshang
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe(Ka dei ban pynshang)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Phi khublei English?
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Ngim khublei Hindi bha
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Ngim tip satang
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
Kylli khublei shynrang
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Phin lah ban kylli biang?
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
U shang ba kham shong?
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
Kumno nga lah ban poi sha ka shnong?
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?(E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?)
Pynsang sha khmat
Fakafoki ki he kolo(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Pynsang sha kyllang
Fakafoki ki he 'akau(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Kiew shaduh
Alu 'o e 'alu(Alu 'o e 'alu)
Kumno ka dor ka jingle?
E hā e totongi?(E hā e totongi?)
Ka ticket wei, sngewbha
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
U kham khyndiat na shwa?
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Nga la khlad
Oku ou 'i ma'u(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Kumno nga lah ban thied ka SIM card?
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?(Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aei
Āe
Em
Ikai
Balei
Māfai
Nga pynïaid
Oku ou ʻilo
Nga ym pynïaid
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Kane ka long ka kham bha
Oku lelei ia
Kumno phi iakren?
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
Phi lah ban iarap ia nga?
Te u ʻofa mai?
Nga donkam ia ka iarap
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Shong shuwa
Fakamolemole
Nga khublei
Oku ou fakamolemole
Ym don ka jingeh
Ikai ha palopalema
Khublei
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Khyndiat ka sngi ba san
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Khublei ia ka jingleit kaba shongkun
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kae ka thain kyllang?
Ko fea e falemai?(ko fea e fale mai)
Kae ka shong thain?
Ko fea e nofoa bus?(ko fea e nofoa bus)
Kae ka phang?
Ko e feheia e pātala?(ko e feheia e patala)
Ka por jong ka phang ka dei?
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?(he taimi fe e alu ai)
Kae ka lynti ba biang?
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?(ko e ala lelei eni)
Ka long shen ha kane ka bynta.
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni(ko ia i he vahaa ni)
Ka long jylliew na kane ka bynta.
Ko ia 'i he tu'a(ko ia i he tua)
Pynpaw ia nga ha ka map?
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?(oka e fakaali ali mai kiate au i he mapa)
Pyrkhat ha kane, sngewbha.
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki(tu i he aiga kataki)
Kae ka por ka jia?
E taha e taimi?(e taha e taimi)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Shen kham ka jingkyrshan?
Ehia te fua o kēia?(ehia te fua o kehā)
Ka long shibun bha
Ko ia, e lahi loā(ko ia e lahi loa)
Iaiñ phi don kawei pat kaba kham shang?
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?(ofa mai ha meakai e ngau)
Nga lah ban pyndep da ka card?
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?(e mafai au ke totongi e patu)
Nga kwah ka tawkhyndew na kawei
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu(ofa atu au ke he meakai e tolu)
Ka bill, sngewbha
Te fua, kataki(te fua kataki)
Ka jingpynkhreh ka don hapoh?
E aofia ai te ngāue?(e aofia ai te ngau)
Nga long u briew ba khlaw
O au ko e meʻakai(o au ko e meakai)
Sngewbha, khlem ka jylliew
Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki(katoa a e meakai alohi kataki)
Kane ka dei ka jylliew
Ko ʻeni, e lelei(ko eni e lelei)
Nga lah ban ioh ka menu?
E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?(e mafai au ke mau e meakai)
Ka khyndew na ka glass, sngewbha
Ha ipu vai, kataki(ha ipu vai kataki)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Thoh ka police
Tū mai e polisi
Thoh ka ambulance
Tū mai e ambulance
Nga donkam doctor
Ofa mai e fomaʻi
Nga khlem sngewbha
Oku ou fehi
Nga don ka allergy sha ki peanut
Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati
Kae ka hospital kaba dang shong jngai?
Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?
Ka khia ha kane
Oku ʻi ai e ʻā
Nga la pynduh ia ka passport
Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti
Peh, phah thoh ia ka hotel jong nga?
Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?
Khublei!
Fakamolemole!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka long ka jingkyrmen ban ia poi bad phi
Mālō e lelei
Khamai ngin pynlong ia ka jingïalang
Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha
Kaei ka por ka long kaba bha na phi?
Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?
Ngin ai ka report mynta ka sngi
Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni
Ngin lah ban kren shen?
Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?
Sngewbha, peit ia ka file kaba la attach
Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā
Khublei shibun na ka por jong phi
Mālō 'aupito kiate koe
Nga kwah ban trei bad phi
Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe
Phin lah ban pynshai ia katei ka point?
Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?
Khamai ngin phah ia phi shen
Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe
Ka por khatduh ka long ka sngi Pale
Ko e ta'u 'o e ngāue ko e Falaite
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.