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English → Tongan: C

372 English words starting with C, with their Tongan meanings. Look up any word on the dictionary page, or translate whole sentences with the translator.

C (372 words)

cab

tekisī; saliote uta kakai

cabbage

kāpisi

cabin

ʻana; loki

cabinet
  1. (box) puha; kōpate
  2. (parliamentary) kapineti
cable

maea ukamea (electric) uaea ʻuhila

cage

finaki

cakenoun

keke

cakeverb

hoko ʻo fefeka

calf
  1. (cow) kiʻi pulu; kafi;
  2. (of leg) ʻateʻi vaʻe
call

ui; fafangu; (pigs) fakahaʻuhaʻu

calm

tofu; malū; nonga; totoka; angamokomoko

calves

fanga kiʻi pulu

came

naʻe haʻu

camel

kāmeli

camera

meʻa faitā

camp

ʻapitanga

campaign
  1. (war) tau
  2. (effort) feinga
  3. (political) kemipeini
cannoun
  1. (tin) kapa;
  2. (empty can) ngeʻesi kapa
canverb

(be able) lava; ala

Canada

Kānata

canal

kanali

canary

(bird) henga

candle

teʻelango

canenoun

(rod) vaʻakau

caneverb

(hit) tā ʻaki ha vaʻakau

cannon

(gun) meʻa fana fonua

cannot

ʻikai lava

canoe

pōpao

canvas

lā

cap

(hat) tatā siʻi

capable

alafua; poto; ivi lahi

cape
  1. (coat) kiʻi pulupulu
  2. (of land) mui fonua
capital
  1. (city) kolo muʻa
  2. (money) sinoʻi paʻanga
captain
  1. (ship's) ʻeikivaka
  2. (army, police) kapiteni
captive

pōpula; hopoate

capture
  1. (an animal) pō; puke
  2. (a town in war) kapa
car

kā; motokā

caravan

fononga fakatau; kalavana

card

kaati; (playing) lauʻi pele

Cardinal Numbers

Ngaahi Tefito ʻi Fika

carenoun

(anxiety) loto-moʻua

careverb

(for a person or object) tokaʻi; tokanga

carpenter

tufunga

carpetnoun

kāpeti

carpetverb

fakakāpeti

carriage

saliote fakaʻeiʻeiki

carrot

kāloti

carry

fua

cartnoun

saliote

cartverb

uta ʻiha saliote

carve

hifi; tā; tele

case
  1. (box) puha
  2. (court) hopo
  3. (instance) meʻa
cashnoun

paʻanga

cashverb

liliu paʻanga

Cashier.

Faifakatau.

cast

lī; laku; tolo; (mold) haka ʻo fakatoka

castle

fale hau; talitauʻanga

cat

pusi

catch
  1. maʻu; hapo
  2. (of fish) ola
  3. (fastener) meʻa fakamaʻu
  4. (joke or riddle) ʻuhinga puli
caterpillar

ʻunufe

cathedral

fale lotu lahi

cattle

fanga pulu

caught
  1. (in a trap or on a nail) touia
  2. (an object) naʻe hapo
causenoun

tefito; tuʻunga; ʻuhinga

causeverb

fakatupu

caution

fakatokangaʻi; sīnaki

Caution.

Fakatokanga

cave, cavern

ʻana

cease

tuku; ngata

ceiling

ʻaofi (ʻo e ʻato)

celebrate

kātoangaʻi; fakafiefiaʻi; fakamanatuʻi

celery

selelī

cell

(prison) loki siʻi

cellar

sela; loki ʻi lolofonua

cementnoun

sima

cementverb

simaʻi

cent

sēniti

center

loto mālie

century

senituli; teau taʻu

ceremony

tōʻonga

certain

pau

certificate

tohi fakamoʻoni

chainnoun

seini

chainverb

haʻi seini

chair

sea

chalk

sioka

challengenoun

pole

challengeverb

poleʻi

champion

hau

chance
  1. (luck) monū
  2. (opportunity) faingamālie
change
  1. (alter) liliu; feliliuʻaki
  2. (from money) toenga silini
  3. (exchange) fetongi
channel

takinga vai; vaha

chapel

fale lotu siʻi

chapter

vahe

character

anga; ʻulungāanga; (funny fellow) falengāanga

chargenoun
  1. (debit) tohi kiate kita
  2. (price) totongi
  3. (task) fatongia
chargeverb
  1. (fill) fakafonu
  2. (command) fekau
  3. (attack) ʻoho; ʻohofi
  4. (accuse) tukuakiʻi
charm

(adj or v) (magic) mana

charmnoun

(attractiveness) fakaʻofoʻofa

chart

siate

chase

tuli; tulimui

cheap

maʻamaʻa; maʻungofua

cheat

kākā; fakakāinga

checknoun

tikite

checkverb
  1. (stop) taʻofi
  2. (exmine) sivi
cheek

(of face) kouʻahe

cheer

hipihipi

cheerful

loto fiefia

cheese

siisi

chemist

kēmisi

cherry

seli (foʻi ʻakau)

chest
  1. (bosom) fatafata
  2. (box) puha lahi
chest nut

ifi

chew

lamu; mama

chewing gum

pulu lole

chick

kiʻi moa

chicken

moa

chiefadjective

tuʻu-ki-muʻa

chiefnoun

ʻeiki

child

tama; tamasiʻi

Children.

Fānau.

Chile

Saile

chill

fakamokosia

chimney

fakakohu

chin

kumukumu

China

Siaina

china

(ipu moe peleti) maka lelei ʻaupito

chocolate

sokoleti

choiceadjective

matakakano

choicenoun

fili

choke

loʻoa

choose

fili

chopnoun

konga kanomate

chopverb

tā; fahi; foa

chose

naʻe fili

Christian

Kalisitiane

church

siasi; (building) fale lotu

cinema

heleʻuhila

circle

siakale; laine fuopotopoto

circulate
  1. (air,water etc.) tafe takai
  2. (handout) tufa holo; tufa takai
circus

sākisi

city

kolo lahi

civil

sivile; anga fakaʻapaʻapa; (war) tau fakafonua

claim

ʻeke; taukave

clap

pasipasi; fūfū

claspnoun

meʻa fakamaʻu

claspverb

kuku

classnoun

kalasi; faʻahinga

classverb

fakakalakalasi; fakafaʻahinga

clawnoun

(nipper) pesi; nifo

clawverb

vavaku; tauvaku

clay

ʻumea; kele

cleanadjective

maʻa (v) fakamaʻa; fufulu

clear
  1. (clean) ʻasinisini; maʻalaʻala
  2. (of sky) tafitonga
  3. (intelligible) mahino
  4. (free) ʻataʻatā; hao
clearverb

fakaʻatā

clerk

kalake; tangata tali totongi

clever

poto

cliff

ʻutu

cliff-face

mato

climate

kalaimeti; anga ʻo e ʻea

climb

kaka

clip
  1. (cut) kosi
  2. (fasten) fakamaʻu
cloaknoun

pulupulu; ʻufiʻufi

cloakverb

pulupuluʻi; ʻufiʻufiʻi

clock

uasi

closeadjective
  1. (near) ofi; vāofi
  2. (stuffy) ʻafu
closeverb

tāpuniʻi

cloth

tupenu

cloud

ʻao; kongaʻao

clubnoun
  1. (weapon) ʻakau tā; pōvai
  2. (association) kalapu; kautaha
clubverb

taaʻi; hapoʻi (ʻaki ha pōvai)

clumsy

lākahala; nimaveu

coachnoun
  1. (vehicle) saliote fononga
  2. (teacher) faiako
coachverb

akoʻi

coal

malala

coarse
  1. (thick) fuolalahi; tuʻolalahi; aulalahi
  2. (vulgar) iela; luli
coastnoun

matātahi; tuʻafonua

coastverb

fakateletele

coat
  1. (jacket) kote
  2. (of paint) tataʻo
cob

kauʻi koane

cobweb

matamatakupenga

cocknoun

(rooster) moa tangata; moa taʻane

cockverb

(a gun) aviʻi

cocoa

koko

coconut

niu

cod

ngatala; tonu

codeadverb

fakapulipuli

codenoun

ngaahi lao pe tuʻutuʻuni

coffee

kofi

coin

foʻi paʻanga; seniti maka

coldadjective

momoko

coldnoun

fofonu

collarnoun

kola

collectverb

tānaki; fakatahaʻi

college

kolisi

colonel

kēnali; kēnolo

color

lanu

column
  1. (of building) pou maka
  2. (on paper) vahaʻa laine
  3. (row) ʻotu
comb
  1. (for the hair) helu
  2. (crest) kolokalo
combverb

helu

combine

fakatahaʻi; fakakātoa; fakakautaha

comeverb

haʻu

comfortnoun

fakanongononga; fiemālie

comfortverb

fakafiemālieʻi

command

fekau; kouna; fono

commence

kamata; fokotuʻu

commerce

fefakatauʻaki

commit
  1. (perpetrate) fai
  2. (entrust) tuku
committee

kōmiti

common
  1. (ordinary) noa; fakātuʻa
  2. (belonging equally) kau fakataha ki ha meʻa
companion

takanga

company

kautaha; haʻohaʻo

compare

fakatatau; fakatatauʻi

compass

(for steering) kāpasa

compel

fakamalohiʻi

competitionnoun

feʻauhi; sivi

complain

hanu; lāunga

completeadjective

kakato; lato

completeverb

fakakakato

composition

(ingredients) meʻa kehekehe ʻoku fefioʻaki ai

comrade

kaungāmeʻa

conceal

fufuuʻi; fakatoitoi; fakapuliʻi; fakapūlou

concernnoun
  1. (affair) meʻa
  2. (anxiety) hohaʻa; lotomoʻua
concernverb

kau ki

concert

koniseti

conclude
  1. (finish off) tuku; fakaʻosi; fakangata; fakaiku
  2. (infer) tuku; ʻitangiʻi
condense

(make shorter) ngaohi ke siʻi ange; fakanounou

condition
  1. (state) tuʻu; nofo; anga
  2. (stipulation) tuʻunga; founga
conductnoun

(behavior) anga; toʻonga

conductverb
  1. (manage) angi; taki; sea
  2. (accompany) aʻutaki; tataki
confess

vete

confide

falala

confident

loto hangamālie; loto maʻu

conflict

fepaki; tau

confuse

veuki; fakapuputuʻu

connect

hoko; fakahoko; fakafehokotaki; fakafetuʻutaki

conquer

ikuʻi

conscious
  1. (awake) ʻā
  2. (to know) ʻilo
consent

loto

consequence

fua

consider

fefiliaki; fakalauloto; fakakaukau; lau; tokaʻi

considerable

makonga; lahi

consist

(it consists of ) ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e

constable

polisi

constant

tuʻu maʻu; maʻumaʻuluta; pīkitai

construct

faʻu; ngaohi; tufungaʻi; langa

contain

(it contains) ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e

contented

fiemālie; lata

contents

meʻa ʻoku faʻo ai; kakano

contestnoun
  1. (fight, match) tau
  2. (competition) feʻauhi
contestverb

fakakikihi

continent

konitinēniti

Continents

Ngaahi Konitineniti

continue

hoko atu; fai ai pē; fano; fakaʻaulolongo

contractnoun

(agreement) aleapau

contractverb

(shrink) mingi; fāʻū

contrary

kehe ʻaupito; fepaki; (perverse) heuheu; loto-kehe

contrastnoun

faikehekehe

contrastverb

fakahā ʻa e lahi hona faikehekehe

contribute

lī paʻanga; foaki paʻanga; tokoni

control

puleʻi; fakamaʻumaʻu

convenient

faingamālie

convent

nofoʻanga e kau tāupoʻou

conversation

fealeaʻaki; fetalanoaʻaki; pō talanoa

convey

ʻave; fetuku; uta

convince

fakalotoʻi

cooknoun

taha ngaohi kai

cookverb

feimeʻakai; feiʻumu; ngaohi kai; fakamoho

cooladjective

mokomoko

coolverb

fakamokomoko

copper

kopa

copynoun

tatau

copyverb
  1. hiki
  2. (cheat at school) fakakāinga
cord

afo

corn
  1. (on toe) patu
  2. (maize) koane
cornernoun

tuliki

cornerverb

loki; tanga

correctadjective

tonu; totonu

correctverb

fakatonutonu

corridor

hala lōloa vahaʻa loki

cost

totongi; mahuʻinga

cot

mohenga pēpē

cottage

kiʻi fale nofoʻanga

cotton
  1. (the plant) vavae
  2. (for sewing) filo
  3. (cloth) tupenu
couch

sofa

cough

tale; tae

could

naʻe lava

council

fakataha; fakataha tokoni; (Cath.) kosilio

count

lau

counternoun

(in shop) kānita

counterverb

fakafepaki

Countries

Ngaahi Fonua

country
  1. (nation) fonua
  2. (bush) ʻuta; fakaʻuta
county

vahe-puleʻanga

coupleadjective

ongo; hoa

coupleverb

fakahoa; fakafehokotaki

courage

loto toʻa

course

ʻaluʻanga; leleʻanga

courtnoun
  1. (enclosure) lotoʻā;
  2. (tennis) malaʻe tenisi
  3. (law) fakamaauʻanga
courtverb

sō; fai sō

cousin

tokouaʻaki; tuongaʻaneʻaki; tuofefineʻaki

covernoun

ʻufiʻufi; kafu; pūlou

coververb

ʻufiʻufi; kafu; fakapūlou

cownoun

pulu; kau

cowverb

(intimidate) fakamanaʻi

crab

paka

crackverb

fakamasisi

cracked

masisi

craft

(trade, skill) faiva

crashverb

tō ʻo ʻuʻulu

crawl

totolo; ngaolo

crayon

kala; sioka tā valivali

crazy

vale; fevalevalei

cream

kilimi

create

fakatupu

credit

toenga; hulu

creek

vaitafe siʻi

creep

totolo; ngahele; hoholo

crew

kauvaka

cricket
  1. (game) kilikiti
  2. (insect) kālihi
cried

naʻe tangi

crime

hia

crimson

kulamūmū

croak
  1. (grumble) faʻa hanu; faʻa lāunga
  2. (of a frog) tangi ʻa e poto
crocodile

kalokataile

crooked

pikopiko

crop
  1. (harvest) toʻu; taʻu; ututaʻu
  2. (bird's) tangakakai
crossadjective

(peevish) ʻita, loto ʻiteʻita

crossnoun

kolosi; (Cath.) koluse

crossverb

kolosi

crownoun

(bird) kalou

crowverb
  1. (as a cock does) ʻuʻua
  2. (boast) polepole
crowdnoun

fuʻu kakai; tokolahi; putunga

crowdverb

fakapupu; fakaputunga; fakaʻefiʻefi

crownnoun

kalauni

crownverb

hilifaki kalauni; fakakalauni

cruel

taʻe ʻofa

crumb

momo; momoʻi mā

crushnoun

(dense crowd) feteketekeʻi

crushverb

taʻomi; nusi; laiki; momosi; tatau; kokoʻi; hekasi

crust

paku

cry

tangi

cub

ʻuhiki ʻo ha laione pe taika pe pea

Cuba

Kiupa

culprit

ko ia naʻa ne fakatupu ʻa e kovi´

cultivate

ngoueʻi; fakatupu

cunning

kākā

cup

ipu

cure

faitoʻo; fakamoʻui

curious
  1. (different) matamatakehe; faikehe
  2. (inquisitive) faʻa fie ʻilo; faʻa fehuʻi
curlnoun

mingimingi

curlverb

fakamingimingi

currants

fuamelie

currentadjective
  1. (circulating) taka
  2. (now) lolotonga
currentnoun

ʻau

curry

kale

cursenoun

mala; talatuki

curseverb

fakamalaʻiaʻi; talatukiʻi; tukitalaʻi

curtain

puipui

curvenoun

ngaofeʻanga

curveverb

ofeʻi; fakangaofe

cushionnoun

pilo

custard

kasitati

custom

anga; tōʻonga; fatungamotuʻa

cutnoun

lavea

cutverb

hele; hifi; tofi; tafa; kosi; fahi; sipi; tā

cut across

hala tutuʻu

cute
  1. (clever) poto
  2. (pretty) talavou
cyclenoun
  1. (period) kuonga; takai ʻa e faʻahitaʻu
  2. ( bicycle) pasikala
cycleverb

ʻalu pasikala

Cyprus

Saipalesi

Czechoslovakia

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