Looking for practical Tongan to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tongan phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: when a Romani phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tongan wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mālō
Sastimos
Mālō
Dikhes
Mālō e lelei
Sar san o drom
Mālō e lelei
Sar san o drom
Mālō e lelei
Sar san o večer
Nofo ā
Sar san o noć
Tōfā
Sikav tuke na jekh
Tōfā
Sastipen
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
So t'avel tiri navn?
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
Mande t'avel John
Ofa atu?
Soske tuke?
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Fakafoki ki he kolo
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Fakafoki ki he 'akau
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Alu 'o e 'alu
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
E hā e totongi?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Oku ou 'i ma'u
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Ja
Ikai
Na
Māfai
Možda
Oku ou ʻilo
Sukalav
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Nesukalav
Oku lelei ia
To so boro
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
So te phendav?
Te u ʻofa mai?
Sako te mikerav?
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Me mangav miker
Fakamolemole
Phirav kher
Oku ou fakamolemole
Me som te bachtal
Ikai ha palopalema
Na problem
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Sukalav tuke
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Sukal tuke kher
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ko fea e falemai?
Kasa jekh train station?(ko fea e fale mai)
Ko fea e nofoa bus?
Kasa jekh bus stop?(ko fea e nofoa bus)
Ko e feheia e pātala?
Kasa platform?(ko e feheia e patala)
He taimi fē e 'alu ai?
So kalo khera?(he taimi fe e alu ai)
Ko e ala lelei 'eni?
So si jekh pravas?(ko e ala lelei eni)
Ko ia 'i he vaha'a ni
So si buchi tu?(ko ia i he vahaa ni)
Ko ia 'i he tu'a
So si dikh le tu?(ko ia i he tua)
Oka e faka'ali'ali mai kiate au 'i he mapa?
Tu kheres me le mapa?(oka e fakaali ali mai kiate au i he mapa)
Tū 'i he 'aiga, kataki
Sti le tu, please.(tu i he aiga kataki)
E taha e taimi?
Kado kheras?(e taha e taimi)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehia te fua o kēia?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Ko ia, e lahi loā
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
Ofa mai ha meʻakai e ngāue?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
E mafai au ke totongi e pātu?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
Ofa atu au ke he meʻakai e tolu
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Te fua, kataki
O bil, please(o bil, please)
E aofia ai te ngāue?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
O au ko e meʻakai
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
Kātoa ʻa e meʻakai ʻālohi, kataki
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Ko ʻeni, e lelei
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
E mafai au ke maʻu e meʻakai?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Ha ipu vai, kataki
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Tū mai e polisi
Zhanav te policija
Tū mai e ambulance
Zhanav te ambulanca
Ofa mai e fomaʻi
Mane kaj doctoro
Oku ou fehi
Mane si mala
Oku ou maʻu e fakamātoato ki e pīnati
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Ko e fea e hōspitali lahi?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Oku ʻi ai e ʻā
Sikav tut here
Naʻe ou fā e pāsipoti
Mane si zhalav my passport
Te ke tū mai e hoteli ko hoku?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Fakamolemole!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Mālō e lelei
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Tōmua ta seti ha fakataha
Aven te kerdan o kher
Ko e hā e taimi e lelei kiate koe?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Te u fa'ahinga e lipooti 'i he 'aho ni
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Tēnā mafai ta talanoa 'i he 'aho 'apongipongi?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Kātoa e faile 'oku fakafā
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Mālō 'aupito kiate koe
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Te u fie ma'u ke ngāue mo koe
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Kātoa e mafai ke ke fakakaukau 'a e konga 'o ia?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Tēnā e 'alu au kiate koe
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Ko e ta'u 'o e ngāue ko e Falaite
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.