Looking for practical Tamazight to Tongan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight 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.
Azul
Mālō(azul)
Tanemmirt
Mālō(tanemmirt)
Sbah lkhir
Mālō e lelei(sbah lkhir)
Nhar lkhir
Mālō e lelei(nhar lkhir)
Mrahba
Mālō e lelei(mrahba)
Lila saïda
Nofo ā(lila saïda)
Nqra wul
Tōfā(nqra wul)
Besslama
Tōfā(besslama)
Mekka isem-ik?
Ko e hā ho hingoa?(mekka isem-ik)
Isem-iyi John
Ko hoku hingoa ko John(isem-iyi John)
Mekka tzemre?
Ofa atu?(mekka tzemre)
Safi nniḍen
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe(safi nniḍen)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tzziɣ ad tḥeddar ɣef l'anglais?
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Ur tḥeddar ɣef l'hindi d-ɣer
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Ur nḥemmer
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
S'il te plaît, tḥeddar ssiɣ
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Ma tḥeddar aḥiḍ?
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
Wul is tazart?
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
Mara ad nḥemmleḍ ɣef l'midant?
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?)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'berra
Fakafoki ki he kolo(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Tzziɣ ɣef l'yem
Fakafoki ki he 'akau(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Ssaḍ ɣef l'ḥeqq
Alu 'o e 'alu(Alu 'o e 'alu)
Mara d-ḥeqq ɣef l'khedma?
E hā e totongi?(E hā e totongi?)
Ticket waḥid, s'il te plaît
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
Ma d-ɣer ɣef wul?
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Nek d-ɣer
Oku ou 'i ma'u(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Wul aḍ nḍiḍ SIM?
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.
Ih
Āe
Ula
Ikai
Mekkan
Māfai
Nekni d ameqran
Oku ou ʻilo
Ula d ameqran
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Ala yid ihi
Oku lelei ia
Ma yid ihi?
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
Ma tzemregh ad tazmert-iyi?
Te u ʻofa mai?
Nekni d tazmert
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Ssa ad tzemregh
Fakamolemole
Nekni d ameksa
Oku ou fakamolemole
Ula d tazmert
Ikai ha palopalema
Tawuri
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Aslema n tazmert
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Suffi d amezruy n tazmert
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wulaw n tizi n taddart?
Ko fea e falemai?(ko fea e fale mai)
Wulaw n tizi n bus?
Ko fea e nofoa bus?(ko fea e nofoa bus)
Mara tizi?
Ko e feheia e pātala?(ko e feheia e patala)
Aman yebda?
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?(he taimi fe e alu ai)
Ihi, d wayen n tazmert?
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?(ko e ala lelei eni)
Ihi, d amezwaru
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni(ko ia i he vahaa ni)
Ihi, d tazmert
Ko ia 'i he tu'a(ko ia i he tua)
Ttawwi t-wali di tmazirt?
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?(oka e fakaali ali mai kiate au i he mapa)
Ssa di tazmert, s'il te plaît
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki(tu i he aiga kataki)
Mara yebda?
E taha e taimi?(e taha e taimi)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iḥed nniḍen?
Ehia te fua o kēia?(ehia te fua o kehā)
Aḍu yella aḥil
Ko ia, e lahi loā(ko ia e lahi loa)
Ma yella ḥeqq nniḍen?
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?(ofa mai ha meakai e ngau)
Nekki nḥed n wigi?
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?(e mafai au ke totongi e patu)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt n ddus
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu(ofa atu au ke he meakai e tolu)
Iḍeḍ, lla yella
Te fua, kataki(te fua kataki)
Ma yella tazrigt?
E aofia ai te ngāue?(e aofia ai te ngau)
Nekki d vegetarian
O au ko e meʻakai(o au ko e meakai)
Ula d akken, lla yella
Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki(katoa a e meakai alohi kataki)
Aḍu yella amezruy
Ko ʻeni, e lelei(ko eni e lelei)
Nekki nḥeb tazrigt?
E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?(e mafai au ke mau e meakai)
Aḍu n waman, lla yella
Ha ipu vai, kataki(ha ipu vai kataki)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Ssi l-police
Tū mai e polisi(ssi l-police)
Ssi l-ambulance
Tū mai e ambulance(ssi l-ambulance)
Nekkin doctor
Ofa mai e fomaʻi(nekkin doctor)
Nekkin yid
Oku ou fehi(nekkin yid)
Nekkin agdud n tazart
Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati(nekkin agdud n tazart)
Wul is-sid n uḍar?
Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?(wul is-sid n uḍar)
Ihdden hna
Oku ʻi ai e ʻā(ihdden hna)
Rraḍt pasport-i
Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti(rraḍt pasport-i)
Ma tssi l-hotel-i?
Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?(ma tssi l-hotel-i)
Ayd!
Fakamolemole!(ayd)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Aḥlan, tḥemmleḍ
Mālō e lelei(Ahlan, thammled)
Neddu yid n tazmert
Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha(Neddu id n tazmert)
Mā yid tḥemmleḍ?
Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?(Ma id thammled?)
Nekka ad ssin yid n tazmert lḥeqq
Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni(Nekka ad ssin id n tazmert lhaqq)
Nekka nḥeddru g tomorrow?
Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?(Nekka nhedru g tomorrow?)
S'il te plaît, ḥeḍḍa yid n file
Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā(Sil te plait, hedha id n file)
Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt
Mālō 'aupito kiate koe(Tanemmirt i wakkas n tazrigt)
Nekka nḥemmel ad nḥeddru s'k
Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe(Nekka nhemel ad nhedru s'k)
Ma tḥemmleḍ aḥḍar yid?
Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?(Ma thammled ahdar id?)
Nekka ad nḥemmel ḍi s'k
Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe(Nekka ad nhemel di s'k)
Tazmert n timeḍi d Friday
Ko e ta'u 'o e ngāue ko e Falaite(Tazmert n timidi d Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.