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Most Common Tahitian Words
Reo Māʼohi
Essential Tahitian vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| tāata | person | TA-a-ta |
| fare | house | FA-re |
| pape | water | PA-pe |
| mā'a | food | MA-a |
| hana | work | HA-na |
| ara | road / path | A-ra |
| i'oa | name | i-O-a |
| tamaiti | child | ta-ma-EE-ti |
| metua tāne | father | me-TOO-a TA-ne |
| metua vahine | mother | me-TOO-a va-HEE-ne |
| fenua | land / country | fe-NOO-a |
| rāau | tree / medicine | RA-au |
| pape ruau | river | PA-pe ROO-au |
| hoa | friend | HO-a |
| pō | night | po |
| rā | day / sun | ra |
| moni | money | MO-ni |
| buka | book | BOO-ka |
| ahi | fire | A-hi |
| ragi | sky / heaven | RA-ngi |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| haere | to go | ha-E-re |
| haere mai | to come | ha-E-re mai |
| 'amu | to eat | A-moo |
| inu | to drink | EE-noo |
| ta'oto | to sleep | ta-O-to |
| hi'o | to see / look | hi-O |
| parau | to speak / say | PA-rau |
| ite | to know | EE-te |
| hana | to work | HA-na |
| ho'o | to buy | ho-O |
| ha'api'i | to learn / teach | ha-a-pi-EE |
| fa'aite | to hear | fa-a-EE-te |
| hina'aro | to want / desire | hi-na-A-ro |
| tere | to run / sail | TE-re |
| noho | to sit / stay | NO-ho |
| tu'ati | to stand | too-A-ti |
| aratai | to help / guide | a-ra-TAI |
| horo'a | to give | ho-ro-A |
| nene | to find | NE-ne |
| farii | to receive / welcome | fa-REE |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| rahi | big | RA-hi |
| iti | small | EE-ti |
| maita'i | good | mai-TA-i |
| ino | bad | EE-no |
| api | new | A-pi |
| tahito | old | ta-HEE-to |
| tea | white | TE-a |
| uri | black / dark | OO-ri |
| 'ute'ute | red | u-te-OO-te |
| tō'eto'e | cold | to-e-TO-e |
| veve | hot | VE-ve |
| u'a | hard / strong | OO-a |
| memu | soft | ME-moo |
| mau | many / fixed | mau |
| iti | few / a little | EE-ti |
| roa | long / tall / very | RO-a |
| poto | short / clever | PO-to |
| mimoe | sweet | mi-MO-e |
| u'a | strong | OO-a |
| nehenehe | beautiful | ne-he-NE-he |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| tei nei | now / here | tei NEI |
| apopo | tomorrow | a-PO-po |
| inanahi | yesterday | i-na-NA-hi |
| nei | here | nei |
| reira | there | REI-ra |
| ua | already / done | OO-a |
| tei muri | always / after | tei MOO-ri |
| roa | very | RO-a |
| noa | only / just | NO-a |
| hō'ē | also / one more | ho-E |
| viti | quickly | VEE-ti |
| iti a iti | slowly | EE-ti a EE-ti |
| tahi | together / one | TA-hi |
| no te mea | because | no te ME-a |
| i | if / at | i |
| ia | but / there | EE-a |
| e | and / to | e |
| mua | first / before | MOO-a |
| muri | after / behind | MOO-ri |
| mau roa | always / forever | mau RO-a |