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Tahitian is the main language of French Polynesia.

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Here are a few Tahitian useful words you could pick up from a conversation:

• Aita---------No
• E------------Yes
• Fare---------House
• Ma'a---------Food
• Maeva--------Welcome
• Maita'i------How are you?
• Mauruuru-----Thank you
• Pape---------Water
• Tama'a-------Let's eat
• Tiare--------flower, emblem of Tahiti and her Islands

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Hello. 

ia ora nora

Hello. (informal) 

. ( )

How are you? 

 ? (Maita'i oe?)

Fine, thank you. 

. (Maruuru)

What is your name? 

 ? (O vai to oe io'a?)

My name is ______ . 

______ . ( _____ .)

Nice to meet you. 

. ( )

Please. 

. ( )

Thank you. 

. ( )

You're welcome. 

. (Aita pe'a'pe'a)

Yes. 

. (E, oia )

No. 

. (Aita )

Excuse me. (getting attention) 

. ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

. ( )

I'm sorry. 

. ( )

Goodbye 

Nana

Goodbye (informal) 

. ( )

I can't speak name of language [well]. 

[ ]. ( [ ])

Do you speak English? 

 ? (Ua ite oe i te parau Marite?)

Is there someone here who speaks English? 

 ? ( ?)

Help! 

 ! ( !)

Look out! 

 ! ( !)

Good morning. 

. ( )

Good evening. 

. ( )

Good night. 

. ( )

Good night (to sleep) 

. ( )

I don't understand. 

. (Aita i papu ia'u )

Where is the toilet? 

 ? ( ?)

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1 - dahi

2 - piti

3 - toru

4 - maha

5 - pae

6 - ono

7 - hitu

8 - va'u,

9 - iv'a,

10 - ho'e'ahuru

11 - ho'e'ahuru'ngak'dahi

20 - piti'ra'ho'e'ahuru

50 - pae'ra'ho'e'ahuru

100 - ho'inaa

200 - piti'ra'ho'inaa

500 - pae'ra'ho'inaa

1000 - ho'ahura'inaa

2000 - piti'ra'ho'ahura'inaa

5000 - pae'ra'ho'ahura'inaa

10000 - ho'ahura'huru'ho'inaa

100000 - ho'inu'ho'inaa

1,000,000 - dahi'ya'ho'uwuiha

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Mon.Monire,Tues.Mahana Piti,Wed.Mahana Toru,Thur.Mahana maha,Fri. Mahana pae, Sat.Mahana ma'a,Sun.Tapati

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