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Tahiti is a French speaking country! There are some english speakers in French Polynesia but some french will help you out a lot! Learn some basics online or sign up for some zoom lessons with our teacher Danielle Charonnet!
​$25 per hour.
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Tahitian is also used and a few words will get you far...
here is a starter list!
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  • Hello – Ia Orana (yo-rah-nah)
  • Welcome – Maeva (mah-yeh-vah)
  • Thank you – Maururu (mah-roo-roo)
  • Man – Tane (tah-nay)
  • Woman – Vahine (vah-he-nay)
  • Child – Tamarii (tah-ma-ree-ee)
  • Bye/See you later – Nana (nah-nah)
  • Cheers / To your health – Manuia (mah-nwee-ah)
  • Good – Maitai (my-tie)
  • Yes – E (ay)
  • No – Aita (eye-tah)
  • I love you – Uua here vau ia oe (oo-ah hay-ray ee-ah oh-ay)
  • Morning – Poipoi (poy-poy)
  • Evening – Ahiahi (ah-hee-ah-hee)
  • Island – Motu (moh-too)
  • Look – A hi’o (ah-hee-oh)
  • Ocean – Moana (mo-ah-nah)
  • How are you? – Maita’i oe? (may-tay oh-ay)
  • I am fine – Maita’i roa (may-tay ro-ah)
  • What? – Eaha? (ey-ah-hah)
  • Why? – No te aha? (noh-tay ah-hah)
  • No problem – Aita pe’a pe’a (eye-tah pay-ah pay-ah)
  • Bread – Faraoa (fah-rah-o-ah)
  • Water – Pape (pa-pay)
  • Pearl – Poe (po-ay)
  • Black pearl – Poerava (po-ay ra-vah)
  • Flower – Tiare (tee-ah-ray)
  • Beer – Pia (pee-ah)
  • Let’s go – Haere tatou (ha-ay-ray tah-taw)
  • Cloth wrap – Pareu (pa-ray-oh)
  • TIKI TANGO FESTIVAL
    • ARTISTS
    • TIKI TEAM
    • TIKI VENUES
    • CONTACT
  • SCHEDULE
  • ADDITIONAL INFO
    • GETTING AROUND
    • WHERE TO EAT
    • LANGUAGES
    • BEFORE YOU GO
    • OTHER ADVENTURES