| Say
It In Fijian
No stay in Fiji is complete without learning some Fijian words.
The best way for you to learn Fijian and Hindi is to converse with a local.
Not only will you learn a new language, you will also make a lifelong friend.
Here’s a few hints about pronunciation - an essential part of Fijian and Hindi.
The vowels in the Fijian language are pronounced the same as in English but the Fijian language also comprises of the following consonants - b is mb as in bamboo, c is th as in that, d is nd as in candy, j is ch as in church, g is ng as in singing, q is ngg as in great.
In Hindi, the vowels are pronounced as follows: a is long as in master; e is long as in wet, I is pronounced as e like reef, o as in wow, u as in run.
Here are just some words that you might
want to try out:
| English |
Fijian |
| |
|
| Hello
(casual) |
Bula
(Boo-lah) |
| Hello
(formal) |
Ni
sa bula (Nee Sah Boo-lah) |
| Good
morning |
Ni
sa yadra (Nee Sah Yarn-drah) |
| Please |
Kerekere
(Cayraycayray) |
| Thank
you/good |
Vinaka
(vee-nakha) |
| Yes |
Io
(ee-oh) |
| No |
Sega
(Seng-gah) |
| Eat |
Kana
(kah-nah) |
| Lady/woman |
Marama (Mmah-raam-mah) |
| Man |
Turaga |
| Child |
(Too-rang-gah) |
| |
Gone
(Ngo-ne) |
| Small |
Lailai
(Lie-lie) |
| Large |
Levu
(Lay-voo) |
| A
little |
Vakalailai |
| |
(Vah-car-lie-lie) |
| A
lot |
Vakalevu
|
| |
(Vah-car-lay-voo) |
| Quickly |
Vakatotolo
|
| |
(Vah-car-toe-toe-low) |
| Slowly |
Vakamalua |
| |
(Vah-car-mah-loo-ah) |
| House
Vale/bure |
(Val-lay/Boo-ray) |
| Toilet |
Valelailai |
| |
(Vah-lay-lie-lie) |
| Come |
Lako
mai |
| |
(Lah-koh
my) |
| Go
away |
Lako tani |
| |
(lah-ko-tah-nee) |
| Goodbye
(informal) |
Moce(Mow-they) |
| Bring
it |
Kauta
mai |
| Take
it away |
(Cow-tah
my) |
| |
Kauta
tani(Cow-tah-tah-nee) |
| One
more |
Dua
tale (Doo-ah tah-ley) |
| One |
Dua
(Doo-ah) |
| Two |
Rua
(Rooh-ah) |
| Drink |
Gunu
(Ngoo-noo) |
| Food |
Kakana(Kar-car-nah) |
| Church |
Vale
ni lotu (Vah-ley nee low-too) |
| Coconut |
Niu (New) |
| Shop/Store |
Sitoa(See-toh-ah)-(store) |
| Earth
oven |
Lovo
(Low-voh) |
| Sarong |
Sulu
(Sue-loo) |
| |
|
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