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  ===Basics===   ===Basics===
− ; Hello. :  . ('' '') + ; Hello. :  ia orana
  ; Hello. (''informal'') :  . ('' '')   ; Hello. (''informal'') :  . ('' '')
− ; How are you? :  ? ('' ?'') + ; How are you? :  ? (''Maita'i oe?'')
− ; Fine, thank you. :  . ('' '') + ; Fine, thank you. :  . (''Maruuru'')
− ; What is your name? :  ? ('' ?'') + ; What is your name? :  ? (''O vai to oe io'a?'')
  ; My name is ______ . :   ______ . (''  _____ .'')   ; My name is ______ . :   ______ . (''  _____ .'')
  ; Nice to meet you. :  . ('' '')   ; Nice to meet you. :  . ('' '')
  ; Please. :  . ('' '')   ; Please. :  . ('' '')
− ; Thank you. :  . ('' '') + ; Thank you. :  . (''Mauruuru'')
  ; You're welcome. :  . ('' '')   ; You're welcome. :  . ('' '')
− ; Yes. :  . ('' '') + ; No problem. : (''Aita pe'a'pe'a'').
− ; No. :  . ('' '') + ; Yes. :  . (''E, oia '')
  + ; No. :  . (''Aita '')
  ; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') :  . ('' '')   ; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') :  . ('' '')
  ; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') :  . ('' '')   ; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') :  . ('' '')
  ; I'm sorry. :  . ('' '')   ; I'm sorry. :  . ('' '')
− ; Goodbye :  . ('' '') + ; Goodbye :  Nana
  ; Goodbye (''informal'') :  . ('' '')   ; Goodbye (''informal'') :  . ('' '')
  ; I can't speak ''name of language'' [well]. :  [ ]. ('' [ ]'')   ; I can't speak ''name of language'' [well]. :  [ ]. ('' [ ]'')
− ; Do you speak English? :  ? ('' ?'') + ; Do you speak English? :  ? (''Ua ite oe i te parau Marite?'')
  ;  Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? ('' ?'')   ;  Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? ('' ?'')
  ; Help! :  ! ('' !'')   ; Help! :  ! ('' !'')
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  ; Good night. :  . ('' '')   ; Good night. :  . ('' '')
  ; Good night (''to sleep'') :  . ('' '')   ; Good night (''to sleep'') :  . ('' '')
− ; I don't understand. :  . ('' '') + ; I don't understand. :  . (''Aita i papu ia'u '')
  ; Where is the toilet? :  ? ('' ?'')   ; Where is the toilet? :  ? ('' ?'')
    
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  ===Numbers===   ===Numbers===
  + 
  + 1 - ho‘e
  + 
  + 2 - piti
  + 
  + 3 - toru
  + 
  + 4 - maha
  + 
  + 5 - pae
  + 
  + 6 - ono
  + 
  + 7 - hitu
  + 
  + 8 - va'u
  + 
  + 9 - iva
  + 
  + 10 - ho'e 'ahuru
  + 
  + 11 - ho'e 'ahuru ma ho‘e
  + 
  + 20 - piti 'ahuru
  + 
  + 50 - pae 'ahuru
  + 
  + 100 - ho‘e hanere
  + 
  + 200 - piti hanere
  + 
  + 500 - pae hanere
  + 
  + 1000 - ho'e tauatini
  + 
  + 2000 - piti tauatini
  + 
  + 5000 - pae tauatini
  + 
  + 10000 - ‘ahuru tauatini
  + 
  + 100000 - ho'e hanere tauatini
  + 
  + 1,000,000 - ho‘e miriona
    
  ===Time===   ===Time===
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  ====Days====   ====Days====
−   + Mon.Monire,Tues.Mahana Piti,Wed.Mahana Toru,Thur.Mahana maha,Fri. Mahana pae,
  + Sat.Mahana ma'a,Sun.Tapati
  ====Months====   ====Months====
    
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  ===Colors===   ===Colors===
  + red: 'ura
  + 
  + green: matie
  + 
  + yellow: re'are'a
  + 
  + white: 'uo'uo
  + 
  + black: 'ere'ere
  + 
  + brown: rava
    
  ===Transportation===   ===Transportation===
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  ===Money===   ===Money===
  + moni
    
  ===Eating===   ===Eating===
    
− ===Bars=== + ===Bars===  
−   + Fare inura'a
  ===Shopping===   ===Shopping===
    
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  ===Authority===   ===Authority===
    
− {{outline}} + {{outlinephrasebook}}
  + {{phrasebookguide}}

		Revision as of 17:42, 10 October 2012
Tahitian is the main language of French Polynesia.

Contents

[+]
Pronunciation guide 
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs


[+]
Phrase list 
Basics
Problems
Numbers
[+]
Time 
Clock time
Duration
Days
Months
Writing time and date


Colors
[+]
Transportation 
Bus and train
Directions
Taxi


Lodging
Money
Eating
Bars
Shopping
Driving
Authority




 Pronunciation guide
 Vowels
 Consonants
 Common diphthongs
 Phrase list
Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.
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

 Basics
 Hello. 
  ia orana
 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. 
  . (Mauruuru)
 You're welcome. 
  . ( )
 No problem. 
 (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? 
  ? ( ?)

 Problems
 Numbers
1 - ho‘e
2 - piti
3 - toru
4 - maha
5 - pae
6 - ono
7 - hitu
8 - va'u
9 - iva
10 - ho'e 'ahuru
11 - ho'e 'ahuru ma ho‘e
20 - piti 'ahuru
50 - pae 'ahuru
100 - ho‘e hanere
200 - piti hanere
500 - pae hanere
1000 - ho'e tauatini
2000 - piti tauatini
5000 - pae tauatini
10000 - ‘ahuru tauatini
100000 - ho'e hanere tauatini
1,000,000 - ho‘e miriona

 Time
 Clock time
 Duration
 Days
Mon.Monire,Tues.Mahana Piti,Wed.Mahana Toru,Thur.Mahana maha,Fri. Mahana pae,
Sat.Mahana ma'a,Sun.Tapati

 Months
 Writing time and date
 Colors
red: 'ura
green: matie
yellow: re'are'a
white: 'uo'uo
black: 'ere'ere
brown: rava

 Transportation
 Bus and train
 Directions
 Taxi
 Lodging
 Money
moni

 Eating
 Bars
Fare inura'a

 Shopping
 Driving
 Authority


This phrasebook is an outline and needs more content.  It has an introduction and a  template, but there is not enough information present.  Please plunge forward and help it grow!
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 ==Phrase list==
+{{phrase}}
 Here are a few Tahitian useful words you could pick up from a conversation:
@@ Line 24: / Line 25: @@
 ===Basics===
-; Hello. :  . ('' '')
+; Hello. :  ia orana
 ; Hello. (''informal'') :  . ('' '')
-; How are you? :  ? ('' ?'')
+; How are you? :  ? (''Maita'i oe?'')
-; Fine, thank you. :  . ('' '')
+; Fine, thank you. :  . (''Maruuru'')
-; What is your name? :  ? ('' ?'')
+; What is your name? :  ? (''O vai to oe io'a?'')
 ; My name is ______ . :   ______ . (''  _____ .'')
 ; Nice to meet you. :  . ('' '')
 ; Please. :  . ('' '')
-; Thank you. :  . ('' '')
+; Thank you. :  . (''Mauruuru'')
 ; You're welcome. :  . ('' '')
-; Yes. :  . ('' '')
+; No problem. : (''Aita pe'a'pe'a'').
-; No. :  . ('' '')
+; Yes. :  . (''E, oia '')
+; No. :  . (''Aita '')
 ; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') :  . ('' '')
 ; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') :  . ('' '')
 ; I'm sorry. :  . ('' '')
-; Goodbye :  . ('' '')
+; Goodbye :  Nana
 ; Goodbye (''informal'') :  . ('' '')
 ; I can't speak ''name of language'' [well]. :  [ ]. ('' [ ]'')
-; Do you speak English? :  ? ('' ?'')
+; Do you speak English? :  ? (''Ua ite oe i te parau Marite?'')
 ;  Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? ('' ?'')
 ; Help! :  ! ('' !'')
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 ; Good night. :  . ('' '')
 ; Good night (''to sleep'') :  . ('' '')
-; I don't understand. :  . ('' '')
+; I don't understand. :  . (''Aita i papu ia'u '')
 ; Where is the toilet? :  ? ('' ?'')
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 ===Numbers===
+- ho‘e
+- piti
+- toru
+- maha
+- pae
+- ono
+- hitu
+- va'u
+- iva
+- ho'e 'ahuru
+- ho'e 'ahuru ma ho‘e
+- piti 'ahuru
+- pae 'ahuru
+- ho‘e hanere
+- piti hanere
+- pae hanere
+- ho'e tauatini
+- piti tauatini
+- pae tauatini
+- ‘ahuru tauatini
+- ho'e hanere tauatini
+,000,000 - ho‘e miriona
 ===Time===
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 ====Days====
+Mon.Monire,Tues.Mahana Piti,Wed.Mahana Toru,Thur.Mahana maha,Fri. Mahana pae,
+Sat.Mahana ma'a,Sun.Tapati
 ====Months====
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 ===Colors===
+red: 'ura
+green: matie
+yellow: re'are'a
+white: 'uo'uo
+black: 'ere'ere
+brown: rava
 ===Transportation===
@@ Line 82: / Line 140: @@
 ===Money===
+moni
 ===Eating===
 ===Bars===
+Fare inura'a
 ===Shopping===
@@ Line 93: / Line 152: @@
 ===Authority===
-{{outline}}
+{{outlinephrasebook}}
+{{phrasebookguide}}
 Contents

[+]
Pronunciation guide 
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs


[+]
Phrase list 
Basics
Problems
Numbers
[+]
Time 
Clock time
Duration
Days
Months
Writing time and date


Colors
[+]
Transportation 
Bus and train
Directions
Taxi


Lodging
Money
Eating
Bars
Shopping
Driving
Authority
 This phrasebook is an outline and needs more content.  It has an introduction and a  template, but there is not enough information present.  Please plunge forward and help it grow!

Difference between revisions of "Tahitian phrasebook"

Revision as of 17:42, 10 October 2012

Contents

Pronunciation guide

Vowels

Consonants

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

Basics

Problems

Numbers

Time

Clock time

Duration

Days

Months

Writing time and date

Colors

Transportation

Bus and train

Directions

Taxi

Lodging

Money

Eating

Bars

Shopping

Driving

Authority

Personal tools

Namespaces

Variants

Views

Actions

Search

Navigation

feeds

Destination Docents

Toolbox

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