Difference between revisions of "Language/Tonga-tonga-islands/Vocabulary/Greetings"

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English	Tongan
hello (lit. congrat. on being well, the being in good health is worthy of gratitude)	Mālō e lelei
how are you? (fēfē means how, hake is idiomatic with fēfē)	Fēfē hake?
just fine	Sai pē
to be good, to be alright, to be well	Sai
welcome (lit. thanks for coming)	Mālō e lava mai
response to mālō e lava mai	‘Io, mālō e tau mo eni
What’s your name? (ko is an equivalent of the verb to be, hai means which and ho means your. We’ll talk about these later)	Ko hai ho hingoá?
I am _______	Ko _____ au
My name is _______	Ko hoku hingoá ko _____
Goodbye (to the person leaving) (lit. go on)	‘Alu ā ē
goodbye (to the person staying) (lit. stay there)	Nofo ā ē
goodbye (to the persons leaving, plural form of ‘alu ā ē)	Mou ō ā ē
goodbye (to the persons staying, plural form of nofo ā ē)	Mou nofo ā ē
goodbye (to one person leaving, formal)	Faka‘au ā ē
goodbye (to many persons leaving, formal)	Mou faka‘au ā ē
best wishes (lit. love to you. ‘Ofa means love. It’s much used at the end of letters)	‘Ofa atu

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 ==Sources==
 https://unilang.org/course.php?res=81#ci-l1greetings
+==Related Lessons==
+* [[Language/Tonga-tonga-islands/Vocabulary/Count-to-ten|Count to ten]]
+* [[Language/Tonga-tonga-islands/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]]
+* [[Language/Tonga-tonga-islands/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings|How to Say Hello and Greetings]]