Looking for practical Sepedi to Tahitian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tahitian-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Dumela
Ia ora na
Ke a leboga
Mauruuru
Dumelang
Ia ora na i te poiri
Mokhutsong o motle
Ia ora na i te ahiahi
Mokhutsong o motle
Ia ora na i te po
Borai bo botle
Māuruuru i te po
Tsamaya sentle
Aita e nūna
Siyabonga
Nānā
O na le leina lefe?
O vai to oe inoa?
Leina la ka ke John
O John to'u inoa
O kae?
E aha te huru?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Ua here au i te hi'oraa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.
Ke sitwa go kwele
Eiaha vau e a'ore.
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?
Borai bo kae?
O vai te fare to'ato'a?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?
Fetola go le letšatši
Tū mai i te mau 'ā.
Fetola go le letona
Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.
Ya ka pela
Haere mai i te mau.
Phetho ke bokae?
Ehia te utu?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?
Ke sitwa go etse
Ua pohe vau.
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
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.
Ee
E
Aowa
Aita
Mohlomong
E mea e taea
Ke a dumela
Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau
Ke sitwa go dumela
Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a
Seo se utlwa sentle
Ua maitai te reira
O nagana eng?
Eaha to oe mana'o?
O ka nthusa?
E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?
Ke hloka thuso
E hinaaro vau i te tauturu
Emela nako
A haere i te taime
Ke maswabi
E mea au e te fa'aitoito
Ga go na bothata
Aita te mea
Dumelang
Ia ora na
Tlhogong e monate
Ia ora na i to oe matamua
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
E haere i te ha'amaitai
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
E hea te fare ta'iri?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
E hea te ta'iri rori?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
O vai te pahi?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
E aha te hora e haere ai?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
E mea pono anei te ara?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E haufi le fa
E ti'a i teie nei.(E haufi le fa)
E hole le fa
E mamao mai i teie nei.(E hole le fa)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
E taea anei e oe te fa'ahiti mai i te map?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Aita i teie nei, fa'amolemole.(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E nka nako e kae?
E pesia te taime?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
E aha te utu o teie?(e ah-ha te oo-too o tay-ay?)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
O tei e too te utu(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
E i tei ta oe i te mea e iti atu?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
E nehenehe au e utu i te kāri?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
E hinaaro vau i te meka no te piti(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bille, tswarela
Te mau utu, na please(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
E tei i roto i te mau utu te tauturu?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ke movegetarian
O vau e vegetarian(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela
Aita e mea pāpū, na please(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Se ke se monate
Tei ia i te mea maita(se ke se mo-na-te)
Nka fumana lenaneo?
E nehenehe au e riro i te mau menu?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela
E ipu vai, na please(kha-la-se ya me-tsi tswa-re-la)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
B calla mapolesa
A fa'ata'ita'i i te polisia
B calla ambulance
A fa'ata'ita'i i te ambulance
Ke hloka ngaka
E hinaaro vau i te ta'ata rongo
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
E ma'ama'u vau
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
E fa'ahiahia vau i te 'ori 'a'amu
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
O vai te ho'ê fare rongo e te 'i'oa?
Go a bohloko fa
E ve'ave'a i 'nei
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Ua po'ia vau i ta'u passport
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
E taea anei oe e fa'ata'ita'i i ta'u fare 'a'amu?
Thusa!
Aita!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
Ua fārihi au i te hāmani ia oe(Ua farihi au i to oe hāmani)
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
E tāpuni i te hui(E tāpuni i te hui)
Nako efe e go kgonang?
Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe?(Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe)
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana(E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana)
A re ka bua ka moso?
E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?(E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?)
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni(E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni)
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Mauruuru no to oe taime(Mauruuru no to oe taime)
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru(E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru)
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?(E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?)
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Eiaha e faarahi mai(Eiaha e faarahi mai)
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
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.