moce
Goodbye in Fijian is moce.
moce is a common way to say goodbye.
Meaning: farewell (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are the one staying and someone else is departing, you can say moce mai to mean 'goodbye' or 'go well'. To say goodbye to a group of people or to address someone formally, use moce vei kemuni.
Did you know?
- The word moce shares a common ancestor with the Māori word moe, which means 'to sleep'.
- In Fijian culture, the concept of 'sleep' and 'death' are often expressed using the same or very similar words.
- The phrase moce mai, used to say 'go well', translates literally to 'sleep towards' or 'come to sleep'.
Examples in context
- Moce na mada.Goodbye for now.
Example conversation
Teresia and Semi are parting ways after a meeting.
- TeresiaSa oti na noda veitalanoa.Our conversation is finished.
- SemiIo, moce Teresia.Yes, goodbye Teresia.
- TeresiaMoce vinaka, Semi.Goodbye, Semi.
- SemiMoce.Goodbye.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “goodbye” translations and entries moce, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries moce, CC BY-SA 4.0.
