Tongan

The English phrase “hi” is expressed in Tongan as mālō e lelei. mālō e lelei is used as a greeting to say “Hello” or “Good day”.

Sapate Tamai fiefia is the Tongan way to say happy father’s day. This phrase is used as a greeting to wish a father a happy Father’s Day.

ʻuliʻuli is the Tongan word for black. The word ʻuliʻuli is an adjective used to describe something that is black, or absorbing all light.

The Tongan word for money is paʻanga. paʻanga is a noun used to refer to currency.

koe is the Tongan subject pronoun used to mean ‘you’. koe is used as a subject pronoun to refer to the person being spoken to.

The Tongan phrase for “today” is ʻaho ni. ʻaho ni is used to describe something happening on the current day.

The Tongan word for “great” is lahi.

The Tongan word for cute is fakaʻofoʻofa.

The Tongan verb for “hurry” is fakavave.

The Tongan word for boyfriend is kaumeʻa tangata. kaumeʻa tangata is used to refer to a male partner in a romantic relationship.