Tokelauan phrasebook

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

Basics

Hello. Mālo ni. () Hello. (informal) Tālofa ni. () How are you? E ā mai koe? ( ?) Fine, thank you. Mālohi, fakafetai. () What is your name? Ko ai tō igoa? ( ?) My name is ______ . Ko ______ toku igoa. ( _____ .) Nice to meet you. E lelei kua feiloaki kitāua, ni. () Please. Fakamolemole. () Thank you. Fakafetai. () You're welcome. Hē āfāina. () Yes. Io. () No. Hēai. () Excuse me. (getting attention) Tūlou mua. () Excuse me. (begging pardon) Tūlou ni. () I'm sorry. Fakamolemole. () Goodbye oofaa nii Welcome Ulu tonu mai. () Goodbye (informal) . () I can't speak Tokelauan [well]. [ ]. ( [ ]) Do you speak English? ? ( ?) Is there someone here who speaks English? ? ( ?) Help! ! ( !) Look out! ! ( !) Good morning. Manuia te taeao. () Good evening. Manuia te afiafi. () Good night. Tōfā ni. () Good night (to sleep) . () I don't understand. Ko au e hē mālamalama. () Where is the toilet? ? ( ?)

Problems Leave me alone. . ( .) Don't touch me! ! ( !) I'll call the police. . ( .) Police! ! ( !) Stop! Thief! ! ! ( ! !) I need your help. . ( .) It's an emergency. . ( .) I'm lost. . ( .) I lost my bag. . ( .) I lost my wallet. . ( .) I'm sick. . ( .) I've been injured. . ( .) I need a doctor. . ( .) Can I use your phone? ? ( ?)

Numbers 0 heeia () 1 tahi () 2 lua () 3 tolu () 4 faa () 5 lima () 6 ono () 7 fitu () 8 valu () 9 iva () 10 hefulu () 11 hefulu tahi () 12 hefulu lua () 13 hefulu tolu () 14 hefulu faa () 15 hefulu lima () 16 hefulu ono () 17 hefulu fitu () 18 hefulu valu () 19 hefulu iva () 20 luahefulu () 21 () 22 () 23 () 30 toluhefulu () 40 faahefulu () 50 limahefulu () 60 onohefulu () 70 fituhefulu () 80 valuhefulu () 90 ivahefulu () 100 helau () 200 () 300 () 1,000 tahi te afe/ afe () 2,000 () 5,000 lima te afe/ limafe () 1,000,000 () 1,000,000,000 () 1,000,000,000,000 () number _____ (train, bus, etc.) () half () less () more ()

Time now () later () before () morning () afternoon () evening () night ()

Clock time one o'clock AM () two o'clock AM () noon () one o'clock PM () two o'clock PM () midnight ()

Duration _____ minute(s) () _____ hour(s) () _____ day(s) () _____ week(s) () _____ month(s) () _____ year(s) ()

Days today () yesterd