Looking for practical Kinyarwanda to Tongan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kinyarwanda 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.
Muraho
Mālō
Urakoze
Mālō
Bwakire bwiza
Mālō e lelei
Nimugoroba mwiza
Mālō e lelei
Mwaramutse mwiza
Mālō e lelei
Ijoro ryiza
Nofo ā
Tuzabonana nyuma
Tōfā
Murabeho
Tōfā
Witwa nde?
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
Nitwa John
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
Umeze ute?
Ofa atu?
Nishimiye kukumenya
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uravuga Icyongereza?
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Sinumva
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Wabivuga ukundi?
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
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?)
Hindukira ibumoso
Fakafoki ki he kolo(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Hindukira iburyo
Fakafoki ki he 'akau(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Genda imbere
Alu 'o e 'alu(Alu 'o e 'alu)
Igiciro ni ikihe?
E hā e totongi?(E hā e totongi?)
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
Ni kure hano?
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Ndi mu kaga
Oku ou 'i ma'u(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
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.
Yego
Āe
Oya
Ikai
Birashoboka
Māfai
Ndemeranya
Oku ou ʻilo
Sinemeranya
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Birumvikana neza
Oku lelei ia
Ubitekerezaho iki?
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
Urashobora kumfasha?
Te u ʻofa mai?
Nkeneye ubufasha
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Tegereza gato
Fakamolemole
Ndakwinginze
Oku ou fakamolemole
Nta kibazo
Ikai ha palopalema
Ibyishimo
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Isabukuru nziza
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Ugire urugendo rwiza
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?
Ko fea e falemai?(ko fea e fale mai)
Aho ahagarara bisi?
Ko fea e nofoa bus?(ko fea e nofoa bus)
Ni iyihe platform?
Ko e feheia e pātala?(ko e feheia e patala)
Igihe izava ryari?
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?(he taimi fe e alu ai)
Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?(ko e ala lelei eni)
Iri hafi hano
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni(ko ia i he vahaa ni)
Iri kure hano
Ko ia 'i he tu'a(ko ia i he tua)
Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?(oka e fakaali ali mai kiate au i he mapa)
Hagarara hano, nyabuneka
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki(tu i he aiga kataki)
Bifata igihe kingana iki?
E taha e taimi?(e taha e taimi)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iyi igura angahe?
Ehia te fua o kēia?(ehia te fua o kehā)
Ibyo ni ibihenze cyane.
Ko ia, e lahi loā(ko ia e lahi loa)
Ufite ikintu cyoroheje?
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?(ofa mai ha meakai e ngau)
Nshobora kwishyura n'ikarita?
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?(e mafai au ke totongi e patu)
Nashaka ameza y'abantu babiri.
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu(ofa atu au ke he meakai e tolu)
Ndagusabye, umwenda.
Te fua, kataki(te fua kataki)
Serivisi irimo?
E aofia ai te ngāue?(e aofia ai te ngau)
Ndi umunyvegetari.
O au ko e meʻakai(o au ko e meakai)
Ntimukanyuze ibiryo birimo umunyu.
Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki(katoa a e meakai alohi kataki)
Ibi biraryoshye.
Ko ʻeni, e lelei(ko eni e lelei)
Nshobora kubona urutonde rw'ibiryo?
E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?(e mafai au ke mau e meakai)
Ndagusabye, igikombe cy'amazi.
Ha ipu vai, kataki(ha ipu vai kataki)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Hamagara polisi
Tū mai e polisi
Hamagara ambulance
Tū mai e ambulance
Nkeneye umuganga
Ofa mai e fomaʻi
Ndumva ndwaye
Oku ou fehi
Mfite allergie ku mbuto z'ihene
Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati
Ihagararanye ry'ubuvuzi rihe?
Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?
Birambabaza hano
Oku ʻi ai e ʻā
Nabuze pasiporo yanjye
Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti
Urashobora guhamagara hoteli yanjye?
Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?
Fasha!
Fakamolemole!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nishimiye guhura nawe
Mālō e lelei
Reka dushyireho inama
Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha
Ni ryari byakugendekera?
Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?
Nzohereza raporo uyu munsi
Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni
Dushobora kuvugana ejo?
Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?
Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hano
Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā
Urakoze ku gihe cyawe
Mālō 'aupito kiate koe
Ntegereje gukorana nawe
Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe
Wansobanurira icyo kibazo?
Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?
Nzakugarukira
Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe
Igihe ntarengwa ni ku wa gatanu
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.