Looking for practical Tsonga to Tahitian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tsonga phrase first, then the Tahitian translation (Tahitian) — 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 Tahitian.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tahitian-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Xewani
Ia ora na
Ndza khensa
Mauruuru
Xewani xitulu
Ia ora na i te poiri
Xewani ntlhanu
Ia ora na i te ahiahi
Xewani nhloko
Ia ora na i te po
Xewani xihlayo
Māuruuru i te po
Tshamisa
Aita e nūna
Sala kahle
Nānā
U vitaniwani?
O vai to oe inoa?
Ndzina i John
O John to'u inoa
U njhani?
E aha te huru?
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
Ua here au i te hi'oraa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
U vulavula Xitsonga?
E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.
Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.
A ndzi twisisi.
Eiaha vau e a'ore.
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.
E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?
E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?
Xikombiso xihi?
O vai te fare to'ato'a?
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?
E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?
Khandziya ekhaya.
Tū mai i te mau 'ā.
Khandziya ekunene.
Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.
Famba u ya emahlweni.
Haere mai i te mau.
Mafambiselo ma yini?
Ehia te utu?
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.
E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.
I yini ku tlula kona?
E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?
Ndzi khomiwe.
Ua pohe vau.
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?
O vai au e taea ai e vau te hoko i te kāri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inhlawulo
E
A hi kona
Aita
Swi nga va tano
E mea e taea
Ndzi amukela
Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau
Ndzi nga amukeli
Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a
Iku na switlhavelo
Ua maitai te reira
U ehleketa yini?
Eaha to oe mana'o?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?
Ndzi lava mpfuno
E hinaaro vau i te tauturu
Hlayisa nkarhi
A haere i te taime
Ndzi tsundzuka
E mea au e te fa'aitoito
A hi na xiphiqo
Aita te mea
Ndzakuva
Ia ora na
Mavongele yo tsakela
Ia ora na i to oe matamua
U va na ndlela yo olova
E haere i te ha'amaitai
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
E hea te fare ta'iri?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
E hea te ta'iri rori?
I platform yihi?
O vai te pahi?
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?
E aha te hora e haere ai?
I ndlela leyi nga right?
E mea pono anei te ara?
I kona edzongeni.
E ti'a i teie nei.
I le n'hweti.
E mamao mai i teie nei.
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?
E taea anei e oe te fa'ahiti mai i te map?
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.
Aita i teie nei, fa'amolemole.
I nkarhi muni ku taka?
E pesia te taime?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
I ku humelela njhani?
E aha te utu o teie?(e ah-ha te oo-too o tay-ay?)
I kona ku phindzelela.
O tei e too te utu
U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?
E i tei ta oe i te mea e iti atu?
Ndzaku ta hlayisa hi khadi?
E nehenehe au e utu i te kāri?
Ndza rhandza tafula ya vumbirhi.
E hinaaro vau i te meka no te piti
Ndzaku ya le mfunghwini.
Te mau utu, na please
I ku kumiwa ka ntirho?
E tei i roto i te mau utu te tauturu?
Ndza va vegetarian.
O vau e vegetarian
A hi na swakudya leswi khumbaka.
Aita e mea pāpū, na please
Leswi i switlhavi.
Tei ia i te mea maita
Ndzaku na menu?
E nehenehe au e riro i te mau menu?
Ndzaku ya vhuvhu.
E ipu vai, na please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Tivisa mapolisa
A fa'ata'ita'i i te polisia
Tivisa ambalansi
A fa'ata'ita'i i te ambulance
Ndzi lava dokotela
E hinaaro vau i te ta'ata rongo
Ndzi khoma ku vava
E ma'ama'u vau
Ndza va na ku vava hi mapfuri
E fa'ahiahia vau i te 'ori 'a'amu
Hospital leyi nga ekule i wihi?
O vai te ho'ê fare rongo e te 'i'oa?
Ku vava laha
E ve'ave'a i 'nei
Ndzi lahlekeriwe hi passport ya mina
Ua po'ia vau i ta'u passport
U nga tivisa hotel ya mina?
E taea anei oe e fa'ata'ita'i i ta'u fare 'a'amu?
Shelp!
Aita!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ku tsakela ku hlangana na wena
Ua fārihi au i te hāmani ia oe(Ua farihi au i to oe hāmani)
A hi endla xihlanganiso
E tāpuni i te hui(E tāpuni i te hui)
Ntiyiso wo sungula ku tirha na wena?
Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe?(Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe)
Ndzi ta rhumela xitlhavelo namuntlha
E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana(E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana)
Kambe hi nga vulavula sweswi?
E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?(E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?)
Ndza kombela u kuma faayela ku hlanganisiwa
E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni(E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni)
Ndza nkhensa hi nkarhi wa wena
Mauruuru no to oe taime(Mauruuru no to oe taime)
Ndza langutela ku tirha na wena
E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru(E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru)
U nga ku hlamusela xiphemu lexi?
E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?(E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?)
A ndzi ta vuya eka wena
Eiaha e faarahi mai(Eiaha e faarahi mai)
Nkarhi wo heta i Friday
O te taime e pau o te parau o te Pōmare(O te taime e pau o te parau o te Pōmare)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.