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Now some
Fijian vocabularies, that should help you to
understand these cordial people:
The pronunciation (as it was explained to us) you will find
in brakets.
A "c" is pronounced like a "th" and consonats
are presupposed some consonats additionally and ary heeded
others with the pronunciation
for it. Here as well as we could do:
|
| English |
Fijian |
| Hello (informal) |
Bula (mbullah) |
| Hello (formal) |
Ni sa bula (nie sah mbullah) |
| Good Morning |
Ni sa yadra (nie sah yrhn-drah) |
| Please |
Yalo vinaka (yalo vi-naka) or Kere kere |
| Thanks / fine |
Vinaka (vi-naka) |
| Yes |
io (ie-oh) |
| No |
sega (senga) |
| Food |
kana (kahnah) |
| Lady / Woman |
marama (mahrahmah) |
| Sir / Man |
turaga (turangah) |
| Child |
gone (ngo-ni) |
| small / somewhat / a little bit |
vaka lailai (wahkah lei lei) |
| Big / Large |
levu (lee wuu) |
| What is this ... |
na cava oqo (na thawa ongo) |
| (Very) muchl |
vaka levu (wahkah leewuu) |
| Fast / Quick |
vaka totolo (wahkah toe toe lo) |
| Slowly |
vakamalua (waka ma-luh-ah) |
| Village |
koro (kohroh) |
| House / Home |
vale / bure (fahle / mbure) |
| Toilette / Restroom (small house) |
vale lailai (wahle lei lei) |
| come / coming |
lako mai (lako mai) |
| Leave / go away |
lako tani (la ko-tanie) |
| Good Bye / Bye (informal) |
moce (moh-thee) |
| Good Bye (formal) |
ni sa moce (nie-sa-moh-thee) |
| bring |
kauta mai (ka uhtah mai) |
| (Something) take / take along |
kauta tani (ka-uhtah tah-nie) |
| Another one |
dua tale (nduah tahley) |
| One |
dua (nduah) |
| Two |
rua (ru ah) |
| Drink |
gunu (ngu-nu) |
| Meal / Dish |
kakana (kah-kah-nah) |
| Church |
vale ni lotu (fahle nie lohtu) |
| Coconut |
niu (nju) |
| Store / Shop |
sitoa (sietoah) |
| Sugar-Cane |
dovu (ndoh-wuu) |
| Earth-oven |
lovo (loh-woh) |
| Please give regards |
Loloma yam (lo-lo-ma jam) |
| What's your name |
Kocei na yacumu (Ko-thei na ja-cu-mu) |
| I like / I want .... |
au vinakata (auh wina kahtah) |
| Chieftain / chief |
turaga (tu-ranga) |
| Apology / Excuse |
Tulou (tu -louh) |
| Skirt (native clothes) |
sulu (suh-luh) |
| How much is it / What is the price |
Vidah oqo? (Viedah ongo) |
| Where are you coming from? |
Oni lako mai vei? (onie lako mei wei) |
| I coming from ... |
Au lako mai... (Auh lako mei) |