How to Say “Be Quiet” in Tongan

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fakamolu
To say "be quiet" in Tongan, use fakamolu.
fakamolu is used as a request or a command to ask someone to stop making noise.

Did you know?

  • While fakamolu asks for silence, the root word molu describes not just quietness but also a state of being gentle or soft in character.
  • In Tongan culture, silence is often viewed as a sign of respect and high status rather than just a lack of noise.
  • Because Tongan is a Polynesian language, the concept of 'quiet' in fakamolu shares distant ancestral roots with words for 'soft' in Hawaiian and Maori.

Examples in context

  • Fakamolu ange.
    Please be quiet.

Example conversation

Ana and Viliami are in a library.

  1. Ana

    Viliami, fakamolu mai.
    Viliami, please be quiet.
  2. Viliami

    Sio, 'oku ou lea faka'ofoifo.
    Look, I am speaking softly.
  3. Ana

    Kaē, 'oku mālohi ho le'ó.
    But your voice is too loud.
  4. Viliami

    ʻOku lelei, te u fakamolu.
    It's okay, I will be quiet.
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