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English → Tongan: R

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

R (233 words)

rabbit

lāpisi

race
  1. (class) faʻahinga
  2. (contest) lova
rack
  1. (frame) fata
  2. (instrument of tortune) faiʻanga fakamamahi tangata
racket
  1. (bat) pate
  2. (noise) longoaʻa; vālau
  3. (dishonest scheme) maʻuʻanga paʻanga kākā
radar

meʻa fakaʻata ki he vakapuna´

radiate

mofi; tuku mai

radio

letiō

radish

lātisi

raft

vakavakaʻāmei; lafalafa

rag

motuʻi konga tupenu

rage

lili; kālili; tōlili

railnoun
  1. (of fence) ʻakau fakalava
  2. (of railway) halanga lēlue
railverb

(use abusive language) vangi; tafulu

railroad

halanga lēlue

railway

lēlue

rain

ʻuha

raise

hiki; langa; fokotuʻu; fakamāʻolunga

raisin

fuamelie (foʻi kālepi mōmoa)

rally
  1. (meeting) fakataha lahi
  2. (in tennis) fetāʻaki fuoloa
ramnoun

sipi tangata

ramverb

tuki; hoka; hokaʻi

ran

naʻe lele

ranch

faama lahi

rang

naʻe tā; naʻe lea ʻa e fafangu´

rangenoun
  1. (stove) sitou lahi
  2. (of a gun) ko e vāmamaʻo ʻa e meʻafana mo e polo´
rangeverb
  1. (wander) feʻalufanoʻaki
  2. (arrange) fakaʻotu; fokotuʻutuʻu
rankadjective
  1. (of grass) tupu vave kae ʻikai ifo ki he fangamanu´;
  2. (of tobacco) fuʻu kona
ranknoun
  1. (line) ʻotu
  2. (position) tuʻunga
ransom

huhuʻi

rap

tuki

rapid

vave; tavave

rapids

ko e mālohinga ʻo e tatafe ʻa e vaitafe´

rare

tātātaha; siʻi

rashadjective

loto ʻoho; anga ʻaʻafu; ʻoho

rashnoun

pete

raspberry

lasipeli

rat
  1. kumā
  2. (disloyal person) taha ʻoku anga foʻi ʻo hola mei he ʻene faʻahi
rate
  1. (speed) hono vave´
  2. (tax) tukuhau
  3. (charge) totongi
rateverb

fakafuofua; fakamahuʻinga

rather
  1. (somewhat) kiʻi
  2. (for preference) sai ange pē
rattlenoun

(toy) meʻa fakangatata

rattleverb

ngatata; fakangatata

rawadjective
  1. mata; ʻota; kei ʻota
  2. (inexperienced) sola
  3. (sore) mamahi mo taʻe heheka
ray
  1. (of light) huelo
  2. (fish) fai
razor

tele (telekava)

re-
  1. (concerning) ko e meʻa ki
  2. (again) toe
reach

aʻu; aʻusi; aʻusia; pāpā; tatae

read

lau; lau tohi; naʻe lau

readyadjective

(willing) loto tō

readyverb

(prepare) teu; mateu; maau

real

moʻoni; moʻonia; ʻatā

realize
  1. (feel) ongoʻi
  2. (perceive) ʻiloʻi
  3. (clear to one's mind) mahino ki hoto loto´
reallyadverb

moʻoni

reap
  1. utu
  2. (cut down) tuʻusi
  3. (gather in) tānaki mai
  4. (pick and bring in) toli mai
rearadjective

1. mui; ʻi mui

rearnoun
  1. (back) tuʻa; mui
  2. (of an army) kau tau mui
rearverb
  1. (rise on hind legs) fakaveʻeua
  2. (bring up) ngaohi; pusiaki
reasonnoun
  1. (intelligence) ʻatamai
  2. (cause) ʻuhinga; tuʻunga
reasonverb
  1. (argue) fakakikihi
  2. (think) fakakaukau
rebelnoun

tokotaha ʻoku angatuʻu

rebelverb

angatuʻu ki.....

rebuke

valoki

receive

maʻu; tali

recent

toki fai; toki hoko; toki hili

recite

lau; lauloto

reckless
  1. taʻe tokanga; anga ʻaʻafu
  2. (in speech) ngutu papūnoa
reckon

lau; fakafuofua

recognize
  1. (identify) ʻilo; toe ʻilo
  2. (notice) tokangaʻi
  3. (admit) fakamoʻoni
recommend
  1. (commend) fakaongoongolelei
  2. (advise) fakahinohino
recordnoun

lekōti

recordverb

tohi; fokotuʻu

recover
  1. toe maʻu mai; ake
  2. (one's health) moʻui hake; toe lelei
recreation

vaʻinga

red

kulokula

reduce

fakasiʻisiʻi; fakaholomui

reefnoun

hakau

reefverb

pelu

reelnoun

filo

reelverb

tasipa; sipa

refer

lau; lave; taku; kau; tukuatu ki ha kōmiti

referee

(umpire) fakamaau

reflect
  1. (light) tapua
  2. (think) fakakaukau; fakalaulauloto
  3. (cast discredit) kau kovi
refresh
  1. (renew) fakafoʻou
  2. (strengthen) fakamālohi
refrigerator

puha ʻaisi; ʻaisi

refuge

hūfanga; hūfangaʻanga; ungaʻanga

refusenoun

veve

refuseverb

fakafisi; angakoviʻi; fakataleʻi

regard
  1. (consider) lau
  2. (heed) tokangaʻi
  3. (ascribe) taku; tuku
regiment

kongakau; vāhenga tau

region

potu fonua; feituʻu

registernoun

lēsisita; tohi

registerverb

lēsisitaʻi

regret
  1. fakaʻiseʻisa
  2. (sorrow) loto mamahi
regular

maʻu; maʻu pē; tuʻu maʻu; maʻu ako; taimi tatau

reign

pule fakatuʻi

reindeer

fanga tia ʻoku nofo he Āketika´

reins

(of a horse) piti; leta pe maea ke taki ʻaki e hoosi´

rejoice

fiefia

relate
  1. (tell) tala; talanoaʻi
  2. (refer) lau; kau; lave
  3. (cause to refer) fakakau; fakalave
relationship

kainga; fetuʻutakiʻanga

relaynoun
  1. (fresh supply of men) kau tau (pe kau ngāue) fetongi
  2. (race) lele fuka
relayverb

(electrically) fakafou

release

tukuange; fakaʻatā; fakatauʻatāina; fakatalatala

relief
  1. (help) tokoni
  2. (rest) mālōlō
  3. (ease) fiemālie
  4. (tranquillity) nonga
religion

lotu

religious

fakalotu

remain
  1. (stay) nofo; nofo hifo
  2. (be left) toe
  3. (be permanent) tuʻu maʻu
remark
  1. (say) lau; lea; pehē
  2. (notice) tokangaʻi
remedyverb

fakaleleiʻi; fakatonutonu; ngaohi ke lelei

remember

manatu; manatuʻi

remind

fakamanatu

remove

(take away) ʻave; fetuku; hiki

render
  1. (give) ʻatu; ʻange
  2. (melt) haka; fakamāfana; fakavaia
rentnoun

totongi nō ʻo e fale´

rentverb
  1. (tear) hae
  2. (a house) nofo totongi
repairverb
  1. monosi; monomono
  2. (go) ʻalu
repeat

toe fai; toe ʻai; angi mui

repent

fakatomala

replace

fetongi

reply

tali

reportnoun

fakamatala; ongoongo; tala

reportverb

fakahā; fakaongo; tautuku

represent
  1. (be deputy for) fakafofonga
  2. (depict) lau; taku; tala
reptile

manu ngaolo pe totolo (ngata; moko; fōkai etc.)

republic

lepapulika

reputation

ongoongo

request
  1. kole
  2. (written) tohi kole
require
  1. (command) fekau
  2. (need) fie maʻu
rescue

fakahaofi; haofakiʻi

resemble

ngali tatau; hangē; hokosi

reservenoun

(park) paʻake; konga vao ʻoku taʻofi fakalao

reserveverb
  1. (a seat) taʻofi
  2. (keep for later use) tuku; talifaki
reservoir

tauhiʻanga vai lahi

reside

nofo; maʻunga nofo

resign

fakafisi; nofo

resist

tekeʻi; talitekeʻi; angatuʻu

resolve

fakapapau; kelituʻunga

respectnoun

(matter) meʻa; ʻeu

respectverb

(honor) fakaʻapaʻapa; fakaʻapaʻapaʻi; ʻapasia; tokaʻi

respectable
  1. (deserving respect) taau ke tokaʻi
  2. (well behaved) anga lelei
  3. (fairly good) saisai
responsible
  1. (responsible for) fatongiaʻaki; fua
  2. (dependable) alafalaʻanga
restnoun
  1. (remainder) toe; toenga
  2. (in musical notation) fakaʻilonga mālōlō
restverb

mālōlō; fakamālōlō

restaurant

falekai

restore

fakafoki; momoi; toe fakafoʻou; fakaleleiʻi

result

fua; ō; ʻātunga; ola; ikuʻanga

retain

pukepuke; puke maʻu; taʻofi

retire
  1. (retreat) holomui; akaholomui
  2. (from office) nofo mei; mālōlō; fakamālōlō
  3. (go to bed) ʻalu ʻo mohe
retreatnoun
  1. toitoiʻanga
  2. (religious) fakamamahi
retreatverb

holomui; fakaholomui

returnverb
  1. (come back) foki
  2. (give back) fakafoki
reveal

fakahā

revenge

sauni; teʻia

reverse
  1. fakafoki; fakatafoki; fulihi
  2. (back of a coin) tuʻa
revise

sivi ha tohi ʻo kiʻi liliu ke lelei ange

revolt
  1. (rebel) angatuʻu
  2. (feel revulsion) fakaliliʻa; sītuʻa hoto loto kiai
rewardnoun

pale

rewardverb

fakapaleʻi

rhinoceros

lainosolosi

rib
  1. hui palalulu; hui vakavaka
  2. (of an umbrella) kahoki
ribbon

līpine; loufau

rice

laise

rich
  1. (wealthy) koloaʻia; maʻu koloa
  2. (abounding) mohu; mahu
  3. (of cake) ifo kakato
rid

liʻaki; tukuange

ridden

kuo ʻosi heka

rideverb

heka; hekaʻi

ridiculous

ngali vale ʻo taau ke kataʻi pe lumaʻaki

riflenoun

meʻafana; mausa

rifleverb

(rob) hakule mo kaihaʻasia

right
  1. (not left) toʻo mataʻu
  2. (not wrong) tonu; moʻoni
  3. (authority) mafai; totonu
rightverb

fakatonutonu

ringnoun

mama

ringverb
  1. fakamama
  2. (a bell) tā; tatangi
ripnoun

(in the sea) moa

ripverb

(tear) hae fakamālohi

ripe

momoho

rise
  1. (of the sun) hopo
  2. (get up) tuʻu hake; mālanga; mahiki; ake
  3. (of prices) hiki
risknoun

fakatuʻutāmaki

riskverb

ʻahiʻahi fai pe ia neongo haʻane fakatuʻutāmaki

rival

feʻauhi; fakavahavahaʻa

river

vaitafe

road

hala

roar

ʻuʻulu; ngungulu

roast

(bake) tunu; taʻo

rob

kaihaʻasi

robber

kaihaʻa

robe

kofu tōlofa

robin

lōpini (faʻahinga manupuna iiki)

rocknoun

(stone) maka; hakau

rockverb

lue; luelue

rocket

ʻone fetuʻu

rod

vaʻakau

rode

naʻe heka

rollnoun

(coil) takainga

rollverb
  1. teka; mohefisi
  2. (of a boat) fākahua; fākaua
  3. (to roll) tekaʻi; lolaʻi
roof

ʻato

room
  1. (apartment) loki
  2. (space) ʻatā
root
  1. (of tree) aka
  2. (of tooth) tefito; tuke
rope

maea

rosenoun

lose

roseverb

naʻe hopo; naʻe mālanga etc.

rot

popo; pala

rough
  1. (of the sea) hou; loka; peaua
  2. (of solids) petepete; tokakovi; feteputepuʻi
  3. (of behaviour) makaka
roundadjective

fuopotopoto

roundadverb

holo; takai

roundnoun

takai

rouse

fafangu; langa

route

fouʻanga; takiʻanga

row
  1. (line) ʻotu; holongā
  2. (disturbance) longoaʻa; vātau; uatau; maveuveu
rowverb

(a boat) ʻaʻalo

royal

fakatuʻi

rub

olo; holo; mili; mulu; nusi; tolo

rubber

lapa; ulapa

rubbish

veve

rudder

foheʻuli

rude

taʻe fakaʻapaʻapa; anga pango

rug

sipi kafu

rugged

petepete; taʻe molemole

ruin
  1. fakaʻauha; maumauʻi rule:
  2. (regulation) tuʻutuʻuni; founga
  3. (law) lao
  4. (govern) pule; puleʻi
  5. (with lines) laineʻi; lulaʻi
ruler
  1. (king) hau; pule; tuʻi
  2. (for making line) lula
rumor

ongo fakaevaha

runnoun

1. lele; kai

runverb
  1. lele
  2. (of the grain of wood) afuha
  3. (flow) tafe
  4. (a business) ngāueʻi
rung

kakaʻanga ʻo ha tuʻunga

rushnoun

(plant) kuta

rushverb

ʻoho; lolofi; ʻāhua; fakatovave

Russia

Lūsia

rustnoun

toʻi

rustverb

toʻi

rustle

ngahaha; ngahehe

rusty

ʻumeʻumea

rut

luo

ruthless

anga-fitaʻa