Looking for practical Tongan to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tongan 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: pick five Kiga 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.
Mālō
Okwagala
Mālō
Webale
Mālō e lelei
Osiibye bulungi
Mālō e lelei
Osiibye bulungi
Mālō e lelei
Osiibye bulungi
Nofo ā
Osiibye bulungi
Tōfā
Tugenda okukutana
Tōfā
Nkwagala
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
Erinnya lyo ani?
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
Erinnya lyange nze John
Ofa atu?
Oli otya?
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u
Sikuganya.(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?
Ekitanda kiki?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?(E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?)
Fakafoki ki he kolo
Genda ku kkono.(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Fakafoki ki he 'akau
Genda ku ddyo.(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Alu 'o e 'alu
Genda mu maaso.(Alu 'o e 'alu)
E hā e totongi?
Ekitundu kiki?(E hā e totongi?)
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Oku ou 'i ma'u
Ndi mu kwegendereza.(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa 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.
Āe
Eee
Ikai
Oya
Māfai
Wali
Oku ou ʻilo
Ndiinze
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Sindiinze
Oku lelei ia
Ekitanga kiza
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
Oteka ki?
Te u ʻofa mai?
Okwetegera?
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Nfuna okwetegera
Fakamolemole
Leka akaseke
Oku ou fakamolemole
Ndi mwefwe
Ikai ha palopalema
Tera kintu
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Nkwagala
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ko fea e falemai?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Ko fea e nofoa bus?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Ko e feheia e pātala?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
Ko ia 'i he tu'a
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
E taha e taimi?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehia te fua o kēia?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Ko ia, e lahi loā
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)