Looking for practical Kinyarwanda to Tahitian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kinyarwanda phrase first, then the Tahitian translation (Tahitian) — 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 Tahitian.
Tip: read the Tahitian line out loud three times, then cover the Kinyarwanda side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Muraho
Ia ora na
Urakoze
Mauruuru
Bwakire bwiza
Ia ora na i te poiri
Nimugoroba mwiza
Ia ora na i te ahiahi
Mwaramutse mwiza
Ia ora na i te po
Ijoro ryiza
Māuruuru i te po
Tuzabonana nyuma
Aita e nūna
Murabeho
Nānā
Witwa nde?
O vai to oe inoa?
Nitwa John
O John to'u inoa
Umeze ute?
E aha te huru?
Nishimiye kukumenya
Ua here au i te hi'oraa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uravuga Icyongereza?
E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.
Sinumva
Eiaha vau e a'ore.
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.
Wabivuga ukundi?
E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
O vai te fare to'ato'a?
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?
Hindukira ibumoso
Tū mai i te mau 'ā.
Hindukira iburyo
Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.
Genda imbere
Haere mai i te mau.
Igiciro ni ikihe?
Ehia te utu?
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.
Ni kure hano?
E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?
Ndi mu kaga
Ua pohe vau.
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
O vai au e taea ai e vau te hoko i te kāri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yego
E
Oya
Aita
Birashoboka
E mea e taea
Ndemeranya
Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau
Sinemeranya
Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a
Birumvikana neza
Ua maitai te reira
Ubitekerezaho iki?
Eaha to oe mana'o?
Urashobora kumfasha?
E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?
Nkeneye ubufasha
E hinaaro vau i te tauturu
Tegereza gato
A haere i te taime
Ndakwinginze
E mea au e te fa'aitoito
Nta kibazo
Aita te mea
Ibyishimo
Ia ora na
Isabukuru nziza
Ia ora na i to oe matamua
Ugire urugendo rwiza
E haere i te ha'amaitai
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?
E hea te fare ta'iri?(Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?)
Aho ahagarara bisi?
E hea te ta'iri rori?(Aho ahagarara bisi?)
Ni iyihe platform?
O vai te pahi?(Ni iyihe platform?)
Igihe izava ryari?
E aha te hora e haere ai?(Igihe izava ryari?)
Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?
E mea pono anei te ara?(Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?)
Iri hafi hano
E ti'a i teie nei.(Iri hafi hano)
Iri kure hano
E mamao mai i teie nei.(Iri kure hano)
Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?
E taea anei e oe te fa'ahiti mai i te map?(Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?)
Hagarara hano, nyabuneka
Aita i teie nei, fa'amolemole.(Hagarara hano, nyabuneka)
Bifata igihe kingana iki?
E pesia te taime?(Bifata igihe kingana iki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iyi igura angahe?
E aha te utu o teie?(e ah-ha te oo-too o tay-ay?)
Ibyo ni ibihenze cyane.
O tei e too te utu
Ufite ikintu cyoroheje?
E i tei ta oe i te mea e iti atu?
Nshobora kwishyura n'ikarita?
E nehenehe au e utu i te kāri?
Nashaka ameza y'abantu babiri.
E hinaaro vau i te meka no te piti
Ndagusabye, umwenda.
Te mau utu, na please
Serivisi irimo?
E tei i roto i te mau utu te tauturu?
Ndi umunyvegetari.
O vau e vegetarian
Ntimukanyuze ibiryo birimo umunyu.
Aita e mea pāpū, na please
Ibi biraryoshye.
Tei ia i te mea maita
Nshobora kubona urutonde rw'ibiryo?
E nehenehe au e riro i te mau menu?
Ndagusabye, igikombe cy'amazi.
E ipu vai, na please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Hamagara polisi
A fa'ata'ita'i i te polisia
Hamagara ambulance
A fa'ata'ita'i i te ambulance
Nkeneye umuganga
E hinaaro vau i te ta'ata rongo
Ndumva ndwaye
E ma'ama'u vau
Mfite allergie ku mbuto z'ihene
E fa'ahiahia vau i te 'ori 'a'amu
Ihagararanye ry'ubuvuzi rihe?
O vai te ho'ê fare rongo e te 'i'oa?
Birambabaza hano
E ve'ave'a i 'nei
Nabuze pasiporo yanjye
Ua po'ia vau i ta'u passport
Urashobora guhamagara hoteli yanjye?
E taea anei oe e fa'ata'ita'i i ta'u fare 'a'amu?
Fasha!
Aita!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nishimiye guhura nawe
Ua fārihi au i te hāmani ia oe(Ua farihi au i to oe hāmani)
Reka dushyireho inama
E tāpuni i te hui(E tāpuni i te hui)
Ni ryari byakugendekera?
Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe?(Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe)
Nzohereza raporo uyu munsi
E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana(E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana)
Dushobora kuvugana ejo?
E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?(E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?)
Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hano
E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni(E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni)
Urakoze ku gihe cyawe
Mauruuru no to oe taime(Mauruuru no to oe taime)
Ntegereje gukorana nawe
E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru(E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru)
Wansobanurira icyo kibazo?
E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?(E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?)
Nzakugarukira
Eiaha e faarahi mai(Eiaha e faarahi mai)
Igihe ntarengwa ni ku wa gatanu
O te taime e pau o te parau o te Pōmare(O te taime e pau o te parau o te Pōmare)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.