Tongan

In Tongan, goodbye is expressed as nofo ā. Tongan ‘goodbyes’ are direction-based, depending on whether the person is staying or departing.

The Tongan word for toilet is fale mālōlō. The term refers to a fixture used for urination and defecation.

The English word “please” is translated into Tongan as kātaki.

The Tongan word for hospital is falemahaki. falemahaki is a noun used to refer to a large medical facility.

To say “stop lying” in Tongan, use tuku e loi. This phrase is a command used to tell someone to end their act of telling falsehoods.

The phrase “good job” in Tongan is mālō e ngāue. mālō e ngāue is used to acknowledge someone’s hard work or successful completion of a task.

The Tongan verb for “run” is lele. lele is used to describe the action of moving quickly on two feet.

The English word ‘everyone’ is translated to Tongan as kotoa.

The Tongan word for “my” is hoku. hoku is a determiner used to indicate that something belongs to the speaker.

The Tongan word for cow is pulu fefine. pulu fefine refers to an adult female of the species Bos taurus.