Looking for practical Tahitian to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tahitian phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: read the Kiga line out loud three times, then cover the Tahitian 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.
Ia ora na
Okwagala
Mauruuru
Webale
Ia ora na i te poiri
Osiibye bulungi
Ia ora na i te ahiahi
Osiibye bulungi
Ia ora na i te po
Osiibye bulungi
Māuruuru i te po
Osiibye bulungi
Aita e nūna
Tugenda okukutana
Nānā
Nkwagala
O vai to oe inoa?
Erinnya lyo ani?
O John to'u inoa
Erinnya lyange nze John
E aha te huru?
Oli otya?
Ua here au i te hi'oraa
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Eiaha vau e a'ore.
Sikuganya.
E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
O vai te fare to'ato'a?
Ekitanda kiki?
E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Tū mai i te mau 'ā.
Genda ku kkono.
Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.
Genda ku ddyo.
Haere mai i te mau.
Genda mu maaso.
Ehia te utu?
Ekitundu kiki?
E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Ua pohe vau.
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
O vai au e taea ai e vau te hoko i te kāri SIM?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
E
Eee
Aita
Oya
E mea e taea
Wali
Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau
Ndiinze
Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a
Sindiinze
Ua maitai te reira
Ekitanga kiza
Eaha to oe mana'o?
Oteka ki?
E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?
Okwetegera?
E hinaaro vau i te tauturu
Nfuna okwetegera
A haere i te taime
Leka akaseke
E mea au e te fa'aitoito
Ndi mwefwe
Aita te mea
Tera kintu
Ia ora na
Nkwagala
Ia ora na i to oe matamua
Okwagala omwaka omukya
E haere i te ha'amaitai
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
E hea te fare ta'iri?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
E hea te ta'iri rori?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
O vai te pahi?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
E aha te hora e haere ai?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
E mea pono anei te ara?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
E ti'a i teie nei.
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
E mamao mai i teie nei.
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
E taea anei e oe te fa'ahiti mai i te map?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Aita i teie nei, fa'amolemole.
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
E pesia te taime?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
E aha te utu o teie?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
O tei e too te utu
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
E i tei ta oe i te mea e iti atu?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
E nehenehe au e utu i te kāri?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
E hinaaro vau i te meka no te piti
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)