Fijian Language 101
Even though almost everyone in Fiji speaks English you’re still going to run into some local vernacular if you’re out-and-about. To help you better convey some questions you may have during your travels we provide the following basic English-to-Fijian translation guide.
| good morning | ni sa yadra (ni sah yan dra) |
| hello! | bula(mbula) |
| goodbye | ni sa moce (ni sa mothey) |
| please | yalo vinaka (yalo vee naka) |
| excuse me | tulou (too low) |
| yes | io(ee-o) |
| thank you | vinaka (vee naka) |
| no | seqa (senga) |
| eat | kana (kana) |
| village | koro |
| lady | marama |
| mister | turaga (tu rang ah) |
| little | vaka lailai (vaka lie lie) |
| plenty | vaka levu (vaka ley vu) |
| quickly | vaka totolo (vaka toe toe lo) |
| house | vale/bure (valey/mburey) |
| toilet | vale lailai (vale lie lie) |
| come | lako mai (la ko my) |
| go | lako tani (la ko tanee) |
| bring | kauta mai (ka ou tah my) |
| one more | dua tale (ndua ta lay) |
| one | dua (ndua) |
| two | rua |
| what is this | na cava oqo (na thava on go) |
| drink | gunu (goo noo) |
| coconut | niu (new) |
| I want | au vinakata (aoo vina kahta) |
| church | vale ni lotu (vahle nee lohtoo) |
| shop | sitoa (seetoah) |