As a half Tongan born in the US I never learned the Tongan language. I plan on learning this language by the end of 2023 and hopefully Japanese next year.

@gruntworkmedia

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Welcome to the ABT Crew! Same here.

@Some4101Derr

9 ай бұрын

How are you going with the Tongan language ?

I literally just went outside and spoke all these to my brother in law 😂😂😂 he was shocked I walked away , hair flip 😂😂😂😂

We have seventeen letters in our Tongan alphabet 🙂 teacher forgot the glotal stop, fakau'a. Without it the pronunciation of certain words are incorrect.

@leilehuafaonevai7512

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E.g. she had Osi, without the fakau'a, if pronounced without it, it sounds more like oosi, as opposed to 'osi

@bjtaylor4360

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I need to practice these words my cousins are Tongan and I want to relate with them better.

@ZofTheFather

10 ай бұрын

Good work! I enjoy learning foreign languages and now I’m interrested in tongan! Good job one thing: from the scientific perspective ,,ng” are TWO different letters, ,,n” and ,,g” It may be one sound that should be pronaunced, but they are two letters.

@angelaescarcega4545

9 ай бұрын

​@@bjtaylor4360my grandniece is half tongan that's why I am trying to learn. 😊 I've got blanket-kafu now I need more words lolol

My patient only speaks Tongan and the language line we use that has many different languages does not have it as an option. This was helpful for simple communication and with pronunciation

This is wonderful to have for our kids that grew up over see. However, you need to have the glottal stop and the line across the vowel (faka'ua & toloi) to make the word correct. Like it's Mālō e lelei not Malo e lelei. Because adding those two can change the pronunciation and the meaning of the words.

Again you’re awesome ! I hope you post more in the future ! I use your video heavily.

thanks for posting this x

Thank you

Thank you wonderful lesson ❤

In Sulawesi island (Indonesia) if people say 7 in the local language is pitu or pito. And when you do agree with someone you say iyo or yes.

I needed this

You learn basics so that's great

Love you

Keke means cake and is pronounce (ge ge)

Malo aupito to u to tank u really helped me I could understand the basics 😭

More n more plzzz

Malo Tokz Im tongan ❤️ as well ❤️🔥

Malo 'aupito! ✨

Malo aupito, please make more of these videos ,i have tongans spcial groups and would love to talk to them in their native tongue ...instead of is speaking english all the time

Pleased to see this resource and a round of applause from me too BUT why not use the punctuation correctly each time? The toloi (macron) and fakau'a (glottal) are important cues on how to pronounce the words correctly especially for learners.

I like

cool

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I bet that dude in the back is high

as a Tongan TEU MATA MA'A TONGA HOKA

Malo ‘Aupito

Naayayayyaayayayayay Malosi 🐴🐴🐴🐴

As a white Tongan I’m learning the language

Malo 👍🏽

Is the verb, "drink" also "inu"? Does "fai kava" not mean "drink kava"?

@Spo0ky_dookie

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Fai kava is closer to Kava event/get together. The act of getting together for a kava drinking event with multiple people. Inu kava means drink kava.

Malo 'Aupito

How do you say horse in Tongan?

@nokeahz

2 жыл бұрын

We say 'Hoosi'

Ha'u mei fe? Where are you coming from?

malo im tongan but dont know how to speak tongan btw my friend is tongan i dont know whats shes saying😅

Saipe famili ki Tonga means in English pls ?

@TomHallaq

2 ай бұрын

roughly translated to "OK for your family to go to Tonga?" or could mean "How is your family in Tonga?"

Im a Brazilian that live in the USA and is learning Togan. WTF AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE?

io ko tonga oku tika moe poupou

Tika

No one says nofo ki lalo. It’s tangutu

I know tonga

hi

Feke hake

You wrote small L wrong. It should be e not l.

Sit down is tangutu ki lalo

@DN-ps4bn

2 жыл бұрын

What’s accurate ?

@luititoa4563

2 жыл бұрын

So what is nofo in Tongan?

@nokeahz

2 жыл бұрын

@@luititoa4563 nofo means to stay in Tongan. We dont say 'nofo ki lalo' that basically means 'stay down'. Therefore use 'Tangutu ki lalo'

@luititoa4563

2 жыл бұрын

@@nokeahz but isn't that the formal way of saying sit down or informal?

@nokeahz

2 жыл бұрын

@@luititoa4563 We moslty use 'tangutu ki lalo' i am not sure if its formal or informal

I get so confused wit the grammar even wit the bible

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@gagauzstepanannuch5031

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1. B b

@gagauzstepanannuch5031

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2. C c

@gagauzstepanannuch5031

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3. D d

@gagauzstepanannuch5031

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4. G g

@gagauzstepanannuch5031

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5. J j

I hate to be racist, but the Tongans are the only bunch who would do a decent job pruning grape vines. Looked this up just to say 'thank you' especially. Hope my pronunciation of 'my low armpit toe' goes alright.

Not 100% accurate.

Lol speak again

Malo e Lelei - Hello Malo 'Aupito - Thank you Fefe hake? - How are you? Sai pe malo - Good thank you Tulou - Excuse me Kataki - Please Ha'u - Come Alu ki fe? - Where are you going? Alu - Go Kamata - Start Osi - Finish Nofo ki lalo - sit down Io - Yes Ikai - No Me'a kai - food Inu - drink ========== Tongan Numbers ========== Taha - 1 Ua - 2 Tolu - 3 Fa- 4 Nima 5 Ono - 6 Fitu - 7 Valu - 8 Hiva - 9 Hongofulu - 10 ========== Tongan Letters ========== a, e, f, g, i, k, I, m, n, ng, o, p s, t, u, v