Phrase game (audio) (hear spoken Tongan) | Phrase game (text): no audio

Extra Tongan phrases

  • Goodbye - Nofo ā
  • I am fine - Sai pe
  • Row our oars together - Takauga e tau fohe (common saying)
  • Greetings to you (a different way of saying this) - Mālō e tau lava

Basic Tongan language phrases for beginner-level language students and travelers. Learn the Tongan phrases and greetings and choose either the Tongan phrases audio, or if you prefer with the sound off try the Tongan phrases text games. Travelers to Tonga should study a few useful Tongan salutations for the purpose of speaking with locals, and making themselves understood in restaurants, bus stations and hotels. Beginning by learning common Tongan phrases and simple sentences assists you in understanding sentence structure, grammar, and word order.

Further Tongan study exercises

Several more Tongan language activities can be found on the learn Tongan games index pages. For learning the numbers up to 12, play the numbers in Tongan game 1-12. For visiting a market in Nuku'alofa learn some common food vocabulary with the fruit in Tongan game. All activities are in HTML5 and can be accessed by most mobile devices and up-to-date internet browsers.

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