Common Latin to Tongan phrases

100 practical Latin to Tongan phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Latin to Tongan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin 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.

  1. Salve

    Mālō (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Mālō (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Mālō e lelei (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Mālō e lelei (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Mālō e lelei (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Nofo ā (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Tōfā (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Tōfā (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Ko e hā ho hingoa? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Ko hoku hingoa ko John (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Ofa atu? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Faka'apa'apa kiate koe (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Loquerisne Anglice?

    Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega? (Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi (Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)

  3. Non intellego.

    Oe te u 'ikai ma'u (Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u (Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe? (Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga? (Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    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?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Fakafoki ki he kolo (Fakafoki ki he kolo)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Fakafoki ki he 'akau (Fakafoki ki he 'akau)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Alu 'o e 'alu (Alu 'o e 'alu)

  11. Quot est merces?

    E hā e totongi? (E hā e totongi?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole (Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga? (Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Oku ou 'i ma'u (Oku ou 'i ma'u)

  15. Ubi possum emere 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.

  1. Ita

    Āe

  2. Non

    Ikai

  3. Fortasse

    Māfai

  4. Consentio

    Oku ou ʻilo

  5. Non consentio

    Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo

  6. Bene sonat

    Oku lelei ia

  7. Quid censes?

    Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Te u ʻofa mai?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Fakamolemole

  11. Me paenitet

    Oku ou fakamolemole

  12. Nullum problema

    Ikai ha palopalema

  13. Felicitaciones

    Fakaʻapaʻapa

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Ko fea e falemai? (ko fea e fale mai)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Ko fea e nofoa bus? (ko fea e nofoa bus)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Ko e feheia e pātala? (ko e feheia e patala)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    He taimi fē e 'alu ai? (he taimi fe e alu ai)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Ko e ala lelei 'eni? (ko e ala lelei eni)

  6. Prope est hic

    Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni (ko ia i he vahaa ni)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Ko ia 'i he tu'a (ko ia i he tua)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa? (oka e fakaali ali mai kiate au i he mapa)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki (tu i he aiga kataki)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    E taha e taimi? (e taha e taimi)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Ehia te fua o kēia? (ehia te fua o kehā)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Ko ia, e lahi loā (ko ia e lahi loa)

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue? (ofa mai ha meakai e ngau)

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    E mafai au ke totongi e pātu? (e mafai au ke totongi e patu)

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu (ofa atu au ke he meakai e tolu)

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Te fua, kataki (te fua kataki)

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    E aofia ai te ngāue? (e aofia ai te ngau)

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    O au ko e meʻakai (o au ko e meakai)

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki (katoa a e meakai alohi kataki)

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Ko ʻeni, e lelei (ko eni e lelei)

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai? (e mafai au ke mau e meakai)

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Ha ipu vai, kataki (ha ipu vai kataki)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Tū mai e polisi

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Tū mai e ambulance

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Ofa mai e fomaʻi

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Oku ou fehi

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?

  7. Hic dolet

    Oku ʻi ai e ʻā

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?

  10. Auxilium!

    Fakamolemole!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Mālō e lelei

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Mālō 'aupito kiate koe

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    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.

  1. Quot hora est?

    Ko e ha e uo e taimi? (Ko e ha e uo e taimi?)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    E tolu e uo e taimi (E tolu e uo e taimi)

  3. Hodie

    Ongo (Ongo)

  4. Cras

    Taimi e aupito (Taimi e aupito)

  5. Heri

    Taimi e ma'u (Taimi e ma'u)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Mōnite (Mōnite)

  7. Dies Martis

    Tūsite (Tūsite)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Pūsite (Pūsite)

  9. Unus

    Tahi (Tahi)

  10. Duo

    Tolu (Tolu)

  11. Tres

    Tolu (Tolu)

  12. Decem

    Taha (Taha)

  13. Centum

    Ono (Ono)

  14. Dimidium

    Taha (Taha)

  15. Plus

    Faka'apa'apa (Faka'apa'apa)