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.
Contact Danielle [email protected] or fill out the contact form below
$25 per hour.
Contact Danielle [email protected] or fill out the contact form below
Tahitian is also used and a few words will get you far...
here is a starter list!
- 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)