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Common Tongan to Dombe phrases

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

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Looking for practical Tongan to Dombe phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tongan phrase first, then the Dombe translation (Dombe) — 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 Dombe.

Tip: read the Dombe line out loud three times, then cover the Tongan 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.

  1. Mālō

    Salibonani

  2. Mālō

    Ngiyabonga

  3. Mālō e lelei

    Ubusuku obuhle

  4. Mālō e lelei

    Uhlanga oluhle

  5. Mālō e lelei

    Ubusuku obuhle

  6. Nofo ā

    Lala kahle

  7. Tōfā

    Siyaphinda

  8. Tōfā

    Hamba kahle

  9. Ko e hā ho hingoa?

    Ubani igama lakho?

  10. Ko hoku hingoa ko John

    Igama lami nguJohn

  11. Ofa atu?

    Unjani?

  12. Faka'apa'apa kiate koe

    Ngiyajabula ukukwazi

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?

    Uta kuta chiRungu? (Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)

  2. Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi

    Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka. (Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)

  3. Oe te u 'ikai ma'u

    Ndi ndinzwisise. (Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)

  4. Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u

    Ndapota kuta zvishoma. (Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)

  5. Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?

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

  6. Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?

    Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi? (Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)

  7. E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?

    Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara? (E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?)

  8. Fakafoki ki he kolo

    Tendeuka kuruboshwe. (Fakafoki ki he kolo)

  9. Fakafoki ki he 'akau

    Tendeuka kurudyi. (Fakafoki ki he 'akau)

  10. Alu 'o e 'alu

    Enda mberi. (Alu 'o e 'alu)

  11. E hā e totongi?

    Mitero inodhura zvakadini? (E hā e totongi?)

  12. Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole

    Tikiti imwe, ndapota. (Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)

  13. Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?

    Iri kure here kubva pano? (Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)

  14. Oku ou 'i ma'u

    Ndakanyura. (Oku ou 'i ma'u)

  15. Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?

    Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM? (Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Āe

    Ehe

  2. Ikai

    Aih

  3. Māfai

    Zvichida

  4. Oku ou ʻilo

    Ndinobvumirana

  5. Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo

    Ndinopikisa

  6. Oku lelei ia

    Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka

  7. Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?

    Unofungei?

  8. Te u ʻofa mai?

    Unogona kundibatsira here?

  9. Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa

    Ndiri kuda rubatsiro

  10. Fakamolemole

    Mirira kwechinguva

  11. Oku ou fakamolemole

    Ndine hurombo

  12. Ikai ha palopalema

    Hapana dambudziko

  13. Fakaʻapaʻapa

    Makorokoto

  14. Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate

    Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa

  15. Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei

    Iva nerwendo rwakanaka

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ko fea e falemai?

    Kupi yehamba yechitima? (ku-pi ye-hamba ye-chi-ti-ma)

  2. Ko fea e nofoa bus?

    Kupi yehamba yebhazi? (ku-pi ye-hamba ye-bha-zi)

  3. Ko e feheia e pātala?

    Ndeipi chikuva? (Nde-i-pi chi-ku-va)

  4. He taimi fē e 'alu ai?

    Ndeipi nguva inobva? (Nde-i-pi ngu-va i-no-bva)

  5. Ko e ala lelei 'eni?

    Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama? (I-yi ndi-yo nzi-ra ya-ka-ru-ra-ma)

  6. Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni

    Iri pedyo pano (I-ri pe-dyo pa-no)

  7. Ko ia 'i he tu'a

    Iri kure nepanotangira (I-ri ku-re ne-pa-no-tan-gi-ra)

  8. Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?

    Unogona kundiratidza pamepu? (U-no-go-na kun-di-ra-ti-dza pa-me-pu)

  9. Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki

    Mira pano, ndapota (Mi-ra pa-no, n-da-po-ta)

  10. E taha e taimi?

    Inotora nguva yakareba? (I-no-to-ra ngu-va ya-ka-re-ba)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ehia te fua o kēia?

    Iri chingani? (iri chingani)

  2. Ko ia, e lahi loā

    Iri kutengesa kwazvo (iri kutengesa kwazvo)

  3. Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?

    Une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi? (une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi)

  4. E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?

    Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here? (ndingabhadhara nekadhi here)

  5. Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu

    Ndinoda tafura yevaviri (ndinoda tafura yevaviri)

  6. Te fua, kataki

    Chikwereti, ndapota (chikwereti, ndapota)

  7. E aofia ai te ngāue?

    Sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here? (sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here)

  8. O au ko e meʻakai

    Ndiri vegetarian (ndiri vegetarian)

  9. Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki

    Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota (hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota)

  10. Ko ʻeni, e lelei

    Iri rinonaka (iri rinonaka)

  11. E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?

    Ndingawana menyu here? (ndingawana menyu here)

  12. Ha ipu vai, kataki

    Girazi remvura, ndapota (girazi remvura, ndapota)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Tū mai e polisi

    Fona mapurisa

  2. Tū mai e ambulance

    Fona amburensi

  3. Ofa mai e fomaʻi

    Ndiri kuda chiremba

  4. Oku ou fehi

    Ndiri kurwara

  5. Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati

    Ndine allergy kumapere

  6. Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?

    Papi chipatara chiri pedyo?

  7. Oku ʻi ai e ʻā

    Zvinorwadza pano

  8. Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti

    Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu

  9. Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?

    Unogona kufona hotera yangu?

  10. Fakamolemole!

    Rubatsiro!

Work and business

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

  1. Mālō e lelei

    Ndiwe wakanaka

  2. Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha

    Ngatironge musangano

  3. Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?

    Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri?

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

    Ndichatumira mushumo nhasi

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

    Tingataure mangwana here?

  6. Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā

    Ndapota tsvaga faira rakabatanidzwa

  7. Mālō 'aupito kiate koe

    Ndatenda nenguva yako

  8. Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe

    Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe

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

    Ungajekesa ipapo here?

  10. Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe

    Nditende kuti ndidzoke kwauri

  11. Ko e ta'u 'o e ngāue ko e Falaite

    Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Ko e ha e uo e taimi?

    Ndi chingani? (ndi chingani)

  2. E tolu e uo e taimi

    Ndi mitatu (ndi mitatu)

  3. Ongo

    Nhasi (nhasi)

  4. Taimi e aupito

    Mangwana (mangwana)

  5. Taimi e ma'u

    Nezuro (nezuro)

  6. Mōnite

    Muvhuro (muvhuro)

  7. Tūsite

    Chipiri (chipiri)

  8. Pūsite

    Chitatu (chitatu)

  9. Tahi

    Imwe (imwe)

  10. Tolu

    Piri (piri)

  11. Tolu

    Tatu (tatu)

  12. Taha

    Gumi (gumi)

  13. Ono

    Zana (zana)

  14. Taha

    Hafu (hafu)

  15. Faka'apa'apa

    Zvimwe (zvimwe)

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