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English → Tongan: S

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

S (572 words)

Sabbath

Sāpate

sacknoun

(bag) tangai

sackverb

(dismiss from employment) tuli

sacrament

sakalamēniti

sacred

toputapu; tapu; tāpuhā

sacrifice

feilaulau; luva; feilaulauʻaki

sad

loto mamahi

saddlenoun

(cart saddle) nofoʻa; tuʻa

saddleverb

fakanofoʻa

safeadjective

malu

safenoun

seifi

said

naʻe pehē; naʻe lau; naʻe lea

sailnoun

lā

sailverb

(travel by sea) folau; lele lā

saint

tangata pe fefine anga māʻoniʻoni

salad

sālati

salary

vāhenga

salenoun
  1. fakamaʻamaʻa
  2. (bazaar) pasā
saleverb
  1. fakatau
  2. (by auction) fakatautuki
saliva

fāvai

salmon

sāmani

saltnoun

māsima

saltverb

fakamāsima; fakamāsimaʻi; fakakonokona

salute
  1. (military) salute
  2. (greet) fetapa
  3. (honor) fakaʻapaʻapa; fakalāngilangi
same

tatau; faitatau; taha

sampan

vaka lā siʻi mei Siaina mo ʻEsia Saute

samplenoun

meʻa fakaʻaliʻali; sīpinga

sampleverb

ʻahiʻahi; ʻahiʻahiʻi

sand

ʻoneʻone

sandwich

saniuisi

sane
  1. ʻatamai lelei pē
  2. (of views) fakapotopoto
sang

naʻe hiva

sank

naʻe ngoto

sardine

sātini

sat

naʻe tangutu

satisfy

fakafiemālieʻi

Saturday

Tokonaki

Saturn

Sātuna

sauce

soosi

saucer

sosa

Saudi Arabia

Sauti ʻAlepea

sausage

sōsisi

savage

fekai; fītaʻa; kaivao; anga fakakaivao

save
  1. (rescue) fakahaofi; haofakiʻi; fakamoʻui
  2. (put aside) tuku
savings

paʻanga tānaki

saviour

fakamoʻui

sawnoun

kili

sawverb
  1. kili; kilisi
  2. (see) naʻe sio
say

pehē; lau; lea

scalenoun
  1. (of fish) ʻuno
  2. (musical) sikeili
  3. (size) hono fakafuofua´
scaleverb
  1. (remove the scales of) ʻauʻuno
  2. (climb) kaka
scallop

(shell fish) fole

scarce

siʻi; tātelau; hāhāmolofia

scare

ilifiaʻi; manavaheeʻi

scarlet

kula ʻahoʻaho

scatterverb

movetevete; fakamovetevete

scene
  1. (place of occurrence) potu naʻe hoko ai´
  2. (view) feituʻu ʻoku fakaʻofoʻofa ki he mamata ki ai´
  3. (of a play) konga
  4. (quarrel) faingāmeʻa
scentnoun
  1. (liquid) kaloni
  2. (odour) nanamu
scentverb

fakakaloni; fakamanongi; fakakakala; fakauʻu

school
  1. ako; lautohi; akoʻanga
  2. (building) faleako
  3. (of fish) potanga
science

saienisi

scissors

hele kosi

scold

tafulu; valoki

score
  1. (musical) tuʻungafasi
  2. (in games) kai
scorn

manuki; paetaku; fakaliliʻa

scorpion

sikopio

Scotland

Sikotilani

scout

sikauti; tautuaʻā

scrape
  1. vau
  2. (one's feet) ʻaliaki
scratch

vaku; kohi; tāheu

scream

kekē; kekekeke

screennoun

puipui

screenverb

ʻaofi; maluʻi

screwnoun
  1. sikalu
  2. (propeller) meʻa tapili
screwverb
  1. sikaluʻi
  2. (twist) mioʻi; milohi
scripture

tohi ʻi he tohitapu´

scrubnoun

(bush) vao

scrubverb

fufulu; olo

sea
  1. tahi
  2. (deep sea) moana
  3. (open sea) vaha
sea-shell

ngeʻesi fingota

sealnoun
  1. (animal) kulī tahi; sila
  2. (wax) sila
sealverb

silaʻi

seaport

taulanga

search

kumi

seashore

matāfanga

seasonnoun
  1. faʻahitaʻu
  2. (time) taimi
seasonverb
  1. (timber) fakamōmoa
  2. (food) fakaifo
seat

sea; hekehekaʻanga; nofoʻanga

secondadjective

ua, hono ua

secondnoun

(of time) sekoni

secondverb

(support) poupou; tokoni

secretnoun

meʻa fakafufū; lilolilo

secretary

sekelitali

section

vahe; vāhenga; konga; kupu; langanga

secureadjective
  1. (safe) malu
  2. (tight) maʻu
secureverb

maluʻi, fakamaʻu

security
  1. (safety) malu
  2. (for a loan) meʻa ke maluʻi ʻaki ha nō paʻanga
see

sio; ʻilo; feʻiloaki

seed

tengaʻi ʻakau

seek
  1. (look for) kumi; unga
  2. (try) feinga
seem
  1. hā; matamata; ngali; ngalingali
  2. (seem as if) hangē
seize

puke; faʻao; hamu; pō

seldom

tātātaha

selectadjective
  1. (choice) matakakano; fisifisimuʻa
  2. (exclusive) filifili; fakangatangata
selectverb

fili

self

(oneself) kita

selfish

siokita; angafakakaivale

selfless

taʻe siokita

sell

fakatau atu

send
  1. (a person) fekau
  2. (a thing) ʻave fakamoimoi; ʻomai
  3. (hither) ʻoatu; ʻoange
senior

motuʻa ange; lahi

sensenoun
  1. (intelligence) ʻatamai
  2. (faculty) ongo
  3. (meaning) ʻuhinga
senseverb

ongoʻi

sent

naʻe fekau etc.

sentence
  1. sētesi
  2. (punishment) tautea
sentry

tokotaha ʻoku leʻo´

separateadjective

mavahe; makehe

separateverb

vaheʻi; fakamavahe; fakamāvaeʻi; fakamavaeua

September

Sēpitema

September

Sepitema

sergeant

sātini

series

holongā; ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hokohoko

serious

mamafa; fakamātoato

sermon

malanga

servant
  1. sevāniti
  2. (male) tamaioʻeiki
  3. (female) kaunanga
serve
  1. (food) tufa; hiko
  2. (wait on) tauhi; tokangaʻi
  3. (tennis) teka
  4. (stallion) tauʻi; fakatouʻia
setnoun

seti

setverb
  1. (a table) seti; teuteu
  2. (a trap or snare) tau; fanga; fakakai
  3. (an example) tā; fokotuʻu
  4. (to put in place) tuku; ʻai
  5. (of the sun) tō
  6. (of jelly) toka
  7. (of fruit) hifo
  8. (in "now we're set", etc.) maau; mateu; mateuteu
  9. (class) faʻahinga
settleverb
  1. (decide) fakapapauʻi
  2. (cause to reside) fakanofo
  3. (of birds) puna hifo ʻo tuʻu
  4. (of people) nofo
seven

fitu

seventeen

hongofulu mā fitu, tahafitu

seventy

fitungofulu; fitunoa

several
  1. niʻihi
  2. (a plural sign) ngaahi
  3. (various) kehekehe
  4. (few) siʻi
sew

tuitui

shadenoun
  1. (shadow) malu; alumalu
  2. (blind) puipui
  3. (of color) kiʻi faikehe ʻo e lanu´
  4. (of meaning) kiʻi faikehe ʻo e ʻuhinga´
shadeverb

fakamalumaluʻi

shadow

malu; malumalu; ʻata

shakeverb
  1. ngalulu; tete; tatupe; lulu; tū
  2. (hands) lulululu
shall
  1. (futurity) te; ʻe; ka
  2. (certainty) pau
shallowadjective

mamaha; ʻikai loloto

shallownoun

mamaha; afua

shame
  1. mā
  2. (shameful thing) meʻa fakamā
shapenoun

fuo

shapeverb

fakafuo

sharenoun
  1. (of plough) mataʻi palau
  2. (portion) ʻinasi; vāhenga
shareverb

vahevahe

shark

ʻanga

sharpadjective
  1. māsila
  2. (mentally) ʻatamai-māsila
sharpadverb

1. totonu

sharpnoun

(musical) saapa

shatter

fōfoa

shave

telekava

she

(fefine) ne; ia

shednoun

fale tukuʻanga meʻa

shedverb
  1. (blood) lingi
  2. (leaves) fakatōlau
  3. (habits) fakamatanga
sheep

sipi

sheet
  1. (for bed) tupenu kafu; tupenu ʻufiʻufi mohenga
  2. (of paper) lau
shelf

hiliʻanga meʻa; lau papa tukuʻanga meʻa

shellnoun
  1. ngeʻesi; ngeʻesi fingota
  2. (turtle) ʻuno
  3. (explosive) pulukōkō
shellverb

ʻauʻau

shelternoun

malu; ungaʻanga; hūfanga

shelterverb

hūfanga; ungaekina; ūngaki

shepherd

tangata tauhi sipi

shieldnoun

pā; pāletuʻa; fakaū

shieldverb

ʻaofi; ʻaofia; maluʻi

shiftnoun

(of workers) kaufetongi

shiftverb

(move) hiki; fetuku

shilling

silini

shineverb

ulo; huhulu; malama; ngingila; fakangingila

shiny

ngingila

shipnoun

vaka

shipverb
  1. (put on board) fakaheka
  2. (convey by ship) uta ʻi ha vaka
shirt

sote

shiververb

tekelili; nininini; tetetete; ngatetetete; fakamomoko

shocknoun

ʻohovale

shockverb
  1. fakaʻohovale
  2. (electric) hamu
shoenoun

sū

shoeverb

fakasū

shone

kuo ʻosi hā mai

shook

naʻe lulu; naʻe ngalulu

shootverb
  1. (with a gun) fana; fanaʻi
  2. (sprout) huli
  3. (dart) pasika; tasika; oma
  4. (of sparks) mofisi
  5. (of pain) makini
shopnoun

fale koloa

shopverb

fakatau meʻa mei ha falekoloa

shore
  1. (beach) matātahi
  2. (land) ʻuta
short
  1. nounou
  2. (of time) fuonounou
  3. (non communicative) ʻikai ke fie talanoa mai
shorts

talausese mutu

shotnoun

(for shooting birds) pulu fana manu

shotverb

naʻe fana; naʻe fanaʻi

should
  1. (futurity) te; ʻe
  2. (after if) ka....... leva
shouldernoun

uma; hikehika

shout

kaila

showadjective

eʻa; ʻilonga; mataʻāʻā

shownoun

fakaʻaliʻali

showverb

fakahā; fakahāhā; fakaeʻa; fakaʻaliʻali; fakahinohino

showernoun
  1. (bath) saoa
  2. (rain) ʻuha mosimosi; ʻuha fuonounou
showerverb

huaʻi; lilingi; afuhi

shown

kuo fakahāhā; kuo fakaʻaliʻali; kuo fakaeʻa

shriek

kekekeke

shrimp

faʻahinga ʻuo iiki

shut

mapuni; songo

shutverb
  1. tāpuni; tāpuniʻi
  2. (a book) tāpuni
  3. (an umbrella) tamateʻi
shyadjective

mā; papaka

shyverb

papaka; teteki

sick
  1. (ill) puke
  2. (sick of) kina
sidenoun
  1. tafaʻaki
  2. (party) faʻahi
sigh

māpuhoi

sight
  1. (seeing) sio; mamata; vakai
  2. (thing seen) meʻa ʻoku te sio ki ai
signnoun

fakaʻilonga

signverb

fakamoʻoni hingoa ki

signal

kamo; kakamo; fakaʻilonga

signaturenoun

fakamoʻoni hingoa

signify
  1. (show) fakahā
  2. (mean) ʻuhinga
silent

longo; felongoi; lolongo; fakalongolongo; longomate

silk

silika

silly

vale; sesele; fakasesele

silver

siliva

similar

meimei tatau; vāofi; anga tatau; ngali tatau; ngalingali tatau

simmer

lililili

simpleadjective
  1. (easy) faingofua
  2. (not compound) lōtaha
  3. (not elaborate) siʻisiʻi kae maau
  4. (easy to understand) mahino ngofua
sinnoun

angahala

sinverb

fai angahala

since

(temporal) talu; talu mei; tālunga

sincere

loto-totonu; loto moʻoni; anga-moʻoni

sing

hiva

single
  1. (one) taha
  2. (not double) lōtaha
  3. (not mated) taʻe hoa; matelau
  4. (not married) taʻe mali
  5. (individual) foʻi
singlet

falani

singular
  1. (grammatical) singulali
  2. (peculiar) makehe; kehe ʻaupito; taha kehe; tahaʻana
sinknoun

(kitchen) meʻa fuluipuʻanga

sinkverb

ngoto; fakangotongoto; holo; hoholo; ngalo; fakangoto

sir

tangataʻeiki

sister
  1. (male's) tuofefine
  2. (female's) tokoua; (older) taʻokete; (younger) tehina;
  3. (senior nurse) neesi pule
  4. (nun) tāupoʻou
sit
  1. nofo ki lalo; tangutu
  2. (on eggs) tataʻo
situation
  1. (place) feituʻu
  2. (work) lakanga
  3. (circumstances) tuʻu; tuʻunga
six

ono

sixteen

hongofulu mā ono; tahaono

sixty

onongofulu; ononoa

size
  1. hono lahi´; hono fua´
  2. (glue) kulū vai; kulū fakapakaka tupenu
skatenoun
  1. (fish) fai
  2. sū sikeiti; sū fakaheheke
skateverb

(slide) sikeiti; fakaheheke

skeleton

ʻū hui

skill

poto

skinnoun

kili

skinverb

fohi

skirtnoun
  1. (dress) piva
  2. (border) tetepu
skirtverb

(go along near the edge) fakateletele

sky

langi

slain

kuo ʻosi tamateʻi

slavenoun

hopoate

slaveverb

ngāue hangē ha pōpula´

slay

tāmateʻi

sledge

sāliote taʻe veʻeteka; sāliote fakaheheke

sleep

mohe

sleeve

nima (ʻo ha sote)

slender

pakapakau; pakiu

slept

naʻe mohe

slew

naʻe tamateʻi

slicenoun

konga meʻa manifi

sliceverb

hifi pe tofi fakamanifi

slidenoun
  1. hekeʻanga; meʻa fakaheke; heke
  2. (glass) sioʻata
slideverb

heke; fakaheke; hekea

slightadjective
  1. (slender) pakapakau; pahau
  2. (small, mild) siʻi; maʻamaʻa
slightverb

taʻe tokaʻi

slipnoun
  1. (of paper) kiʻi konga pepa
  2. (for planting) kiʻi vaʻa ke tō
  3. (boat slip) tohoʻanga vaka; silipa
slipverb
  1. heke; hekea; homo; maholo
  2. (make a mistake) kiʻi hala
slipper

silipa; sū fale

slopenoun

hifonga; hifoʻanga

slopeverb

tahifo; tahake; tahifohifo; tahakehake

slow

tuai; tōʻohi; māmālie; ālonga; tuma; fakatuotuai

small

siʻi

smartadjective
  1. (sting) kalakala
  2. (brisk) toʻotoʻo; anga vave
  3. (clever) ʻatamai vave
  4. (in appearance) laukau
smash

haveʻi

smellnoun

nanamu; ngangatu; ʻalaha

smellverb
  1. nanamu; ngangatu; ʻalaha
  2. (with the nose) fakananamu; nāmuʻi
smile

malimali; katakata

smokenoun
  1. ʻahu
  2. (emit smoke) ʻahu; kohu
smokeverb
  1. (treat with smoke) fakaʻahu
  2. (tobacco) ifi tapaka
smoothadjective
  1. molemole; tokalelei
  2. (of the sea) tofu
  3. (of words) olo; malena
smoothverb

fakahamolemole; fakatokalelei

smuggle

fakahū ki he fonua´ taʻe lao

snail

ʻelili vao; hihi; tui

snake

ngata

snapnoun

(fastener) fakamaʻu lomi

snapverb
  1. (break) motu fakafokifā; mafesi fakafokifā
  2. (bite) uʻu fakafokifā
  3. (speak sharply) lea fute
snatch

hamu; hamusi

sneeze

mafatua

snooze

kiʻi mohe

snore

tāngulu

snow

sinou

so
  1. (thus) pehē; pehē fau
  2. (therefore) ai; leva
soakverb

fakavai; peke

soapnoun

koa

soapverb

koaʻi

social

sōsiale

socialadjective

kau ki he nofo´; fakakolo; fakafonua

socialnoun

ko e fakataha fakafiefia

society
  1. (association) kautaha; sōsaieti
  2. (people) kakai
socks

sitōkeni

soda

sota

soft
  1. molū; mangumolū
  2. (lenient) anga molū; anga faingofua
  3. (not loud) leʻo siʻi
soilnoun

kelekele

sold

naʻe fakatau

soldier

sōtia; tangata tau

soleadjective

(only) pē; tāfataha

solenoun
  1. (of the foot) ʻaofi vaʻe
  2. (fish) ika fāmili tatau mo e ali´
soleverb

fakaʻaofivaʻe

solemn

molumalu; fofonga mamahi

solid
  1. (not hollow) maʻopoʻopo
  2. (not liquid) fefeka
  3. (dependable) alafalalaʻanga
Solomon Islands

ʻOtu Motu Solomone

solution
  1. (liquid) vai
  2. (explanation) hono fakamatala´
solve

solova; fakamatalaʻi; fakaʻuhingaʻi

some
  1. (quantity of) ha
  2. (number of) ngaahi; niʻihi; kau
son
  1. (man's) foha
  2. (woman's) tama
  3. (king) ʻalo
song

hiva; taʻanga

soon

vave

soreadjective

mamahi

sorenoun

pala

sorrownoun

loto mamahi; meʻa fakatupu loto-mamahi

sorry

loto tautea; loto mamahi; kātaki

sortnoun

faʻahinga

sortverb

fakafaʻafaʻahinga; vahevahe

sought

naʻe kumi

soul

laumālie

soundadjective
  1. (in good condition) lelei; taʻe mele; haohaoa
  2. (correct) totonu
soundnoun

(noise) ongo; vākē

soundverb
  1. (measure the depth) tukutuku
  2. (dive) uku
soup

supo

sour

mahi

source

tupuʻanga; tupunga; fakatupunga; matavai; maʻuʻanga

south

saute; tonga

South Africa

ʻAfilika Saute

South America

ʻAmelika Saute (Tonga)

South Atlantic Ocean

ʻOseni ʻAtalanitiki Saute

South Pacific Ocean

ʻOseni Pasifiki Saute

Southern Ocean

ʻOseni Saute

sownoun

(pig) puaka fefine;

sowverb

(plant) tō; tūtuuʻi

spacenoun

ʻatā; vaha; vā; vahaʻa; ava

spade

huo sipeiti

Spain

Sipeini

spareadjective
  1. (withering) mamae
  2. (thin) pahau; pakapakau
sparknoun

kalofiama

sparkverb

mofisi

sparkle

ngingila; fetapatapaki

sparrow

sipalo

spat

naʻe ʻaʻanu

spate

(flood) fā; vai fā

speak

lea

Speak slowly.

Lea māmālie

spearnoun

tao

spearverb

veloʻi; hoka

special

makehe; ʻilonga; fisifisimuʻa; tuʻu kehe

speech

lea; malanga

speed

hono vave´

spellnoun
  1. (charm) manaʻi
  2. (rest) mālōlō siʻi
spellverb
  1. (a word) sipela
  2. (give rest) fakamālōlō
spend
  1. (usefully) ngāueʻaki
  2. (wastefully) fakamole
spider

hina

spied

naʻe sipai; naʻe asiasi

spill

huaʻi; mahua

spin
  1. (rotate) vilo; vilo takai; tavilo
  2. (twirl) vilo; viloʻi
  3. (twist) filo; filofilo
spirit
  1. (soul) laumālie
  2. (ghost) tevolo; faʻahikehe
  3. (feeling) ongo; anga
  4. (alcohol) sipiliti
spitnoun

(roasting-rod) ʻakau tunu puaka

spitverb

ʻaʻanu; ʻanuhi; kisu

spite

anga-fakamolokau; fakafāsifasi

splendid

lelei ʻaupito; mālie

split

fahi; mafahi

spoil
  1. (damage) maumauʻi; fakameleʻi; fakatamaki
  2. (a child) fakapelepelekoviʻi; fakanainaiʻi
spokenoun

kahoki ʻo ha veʻeteka

spokeverb

naʻe lea

spoon

sēpuni

sport

sipoti; vaʻinga; fakavā

spotnoun

1. (place) feituʻu; potu

spotnoun
  1. (place) feituʻu; potu
  2. (dot) ʻila; toti
sprang

naʻe hopo; naʻe puna

spread

mafola; holofa; fakamafola; fakaholofa

springnoun
  1. (of metal) sipilingi
  2. (of water) vaitupu
  3. (season) faʻahitaʻu matala
springverb

(jump) hopo; puna; fute

sprung

kuo hopo; kuo puna

spun

naʻe vilo; naʻe filo

spyverb

asiasi; mataki; sipai

squarenoun
  1. tapafā
  2. (city square) malaʻe
squareverb

fakatonutonu; fakatatau

squashnoun

(vegetable) sikuasi (faʻahinga hina)

squashverb

haveʻi

squeeze
  1. fakatetenga; sisina
  2. (to extract oil or juice) tatau
squint

tetepa; fetēpaaki

squirm

makau; mākauua

squirrel

sikuila (faʻahinga manu)

squirt

pihi; tangikafa

Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

Sīloni

stab

hoka; tuiʻi

stableadjective

maʻu; tuʻumaʻu; taʻe liliu

stablenoun

fale hoosi

staff
  1. (rod) vaʻakau; tokotoko
  2. (music) sitafu
  3. (officers) kau pule; kau taki; kau faiako
stagenoun
  1. (platform) siteisi; faivaʻanga
  2. (phase) sitepu; vāʻihala
stageverb

fai ha faiva he siteisi´

stainnoun
  1. (dye) meʻa fakalanu
  2. (spot) ʻila; pani
stainverb
  1. (dye) fakalanu
  2. (soil) fakaʻilaʻi
stairs

hala ki ʻolunga pe ki lalo

stalknoun

kau

stalkverb
  1. (stride) manga
  2. (hunt) tolofi
stampnoun

(postage) sitapa

stampverb
  1. (with the feet) tūvaʻe; malaki; patū tau
  2. (mark) tuki; fakaʻilonga
standnoun

tuʻunga; tuʻuʻanga

standverb
  1. tuʻu
  2. (endure) kātaki; tuʻuaki
standard
  1. (flag) fuka
  2. (model) sīpinga; tuʻunga
star
  1. fetuʻu
  2. (movie) sitā
stare

fakamamaʻu

start
  1. (begin) kamata
  2. (a song) hua
  3. (a journey) hiki fononga
  4. (an engine or clock) fakamoʻui
  5. (a quarrel) fakalanga
startle

fakaʻohovale

starve

mate ʻi he fiekaia´; fakaʻaukaiʻi; tuku ke fiekaia

statenoun
  1. (condition) anga; tuʻu
  2. (nation) puleʻanga
stateverb

(say) lea; pehē

stationnoun
  1. (position) tuʻunga
  2. (office) lakanga
  3. (camp) ʻapitanga
stationverb

vaheʻi ke ngāue mo nofo ai

statue

maka fakamanatu

staynoun

(brace) toluhama; teke

stayverb

nofo

steady

1. tuʻumaʻu; taʻe ngaue

steal
  1. (rob) kaihaʻa; kaihaʻasi
  2. (go secretly) ʻalu fakafufū
steamnoun

mao

steamverb
  1. fakaʻahu
  2. (cook) haka mao
steel
  1. (metal) sitila
  2. (for sharpening) meʻa fakamatahele
steep

fakalilifa

steernoun

(young ox) pulu tangata kuo pokaʻi

steerverb

ʻuli; fakaʻuli

stemnoun
  1. (trunk) sino
  2. (stalk) kau
stemverb
  1. (originate) tupu
  2. (check) taʻofi
stepnoun
  1. (door step) sitepu
  2. (stride) laka
stepverb

laka; taulaka; manga

sternadjective

anga fefeka

sternnoun

(of a boat) taumuli

sticknoun

(rod) vaʻakau

stickverb
  1. (adhere) piki; pipiki; pikisia
  2. (with glue) fakapipiki
  3. (insert) mono
  4. (stab) tuiʻi
stiff

kekeva

stilladjective
  1. (motionless) maʻu; taʻe ngaue
  2. (tranquil) nonga; malū
stilladverb

(continuing) kei; ai pē

stillconjunction

(nevertheless) ka neongo ia

stillnoun

(for distilling) meʻa fakatafe

stingnoun
  1. (of a stingray) foto
  2. (of a bee) nifo
stingverb
  1. (feel pain) kalakala
  2. (hit, prick) uʻu; huhu
stingraynoun

fai

stir

heu; hakalo; ekeʻi

stitchnoun

mata tuitui

stitchverb

tuitui

stocknoun
  1. (goods) koloa pe nāunau
  2. (shares) ngaahi ʻinasi ʻi ha kautaha
  3. (breed) faʻahinga
  4. (cattle) fanga pulu
  5. (root) aka totolo
  6. (flower) sitoka
stockverb

(provide with goods) faʻoaki koloa ki ai

stocking

sitōkeni

stole

naʻe kaihaʻasi

stomach

kete

stone
  1. maka
  2. (14lb.) sitoni
stood

naʻe tuʻu

stoop

punou; tulolo

stop
  1. (stand) tuʻu
  2. (cease flowing) matuʻu
  3. (quit) tuku
  4. (prevent) taʻofi
Stop here

Tuʻu heni.

Stop there.

Tuʻu hena.

storenoun
  1. (stock) tānakinga koloa
  2. (shop) fale koloa; sitoa
storeverb

faʻolaki; tokonaki; tuku

stormnoun

taufa; afā

stormverb
  1. (rage) kālili
  2. (attack) ʻohofi mālohi
story

talanoa; fananga

stout
  1. (fat) sino
  2. (thick) matolu
stove

sitou

straightadjective

totonu; hangatonu

straightadverb

fakahangatonu; tonu

strainnoun

(breed) faʻahinga

strainverb
  1. (filter) sivi; tatau
  2. (stress) fakamafau; fakakulukiaʻi
strange
  1. matamatakehe; foʻou
  2. (suprising) fakaofo
strapnoun
  1. leta
  2. (handle) kavei
strapverb

ʻai hono leta´ ʻo fakamaʻu

straw

kauʻi uite

strawberry

situlōpeli

streamnoun
  1. (river) vaitafe
  2. (current) ʻau
streamverb

(of people) holo

street

hala

strength

mālohi

stretch

fao; fusi; fano; kakapa

strike
  1. (hit) tuki; tā; faʻaki
  2. (with heel or spur) sokiʻi
  3. ( a match) kohiʻi
  4. (of a clock) tā
  5. (stop work) fakafisi ke toe ngāue atu
stringnoun
  1. (to tie) afo; tuaine
  2. (violin) filo
  3. (of beads) tuinga
stringverb
  1. (an instrument) fakafilo
  2. (beads) tui
stripnoun
  1. (of cloth) konga lausiʻi mo lōloa
  2. (of land) konga fāsiʻi mo lōloa
stripverb
  1. (bark or leaves) hafule; mulu
  2. (remove clothes) vete kofu
strokenoun
  1. (mark) kohi
  2. (of an oar) kaponga
  3. (apoplexy) pā kālava
strokeverb
  1. amohi
  2. (blow) tā; hapo
strong
  1. mālohi
  2. (of tobacco) kona
structure

meʻa kuo langa pe faʻu; hono faʻu´

struggle

fetakai; fāinga

stuck

ʻefihia; pikisia; pipiki; taumaʻu

student

taha ako

studynoun

(room) fale tohi

studyverb
  1. (learn) ako
  2. (exmine) sivi; fakatotolo; hakule
stuffnoun
  1. meʻa
  2. (goods and chattels) ʻū meʻa
  3. (cloth) tupenu
  4. (nonsense) launoa
stuffverb
  1. pitoi; fafaʻo; faʻoaki; faʻololo
  2. (eat greedily) ʻoloʻoloni; kai fakamaʻamaʻanga; faʻalolo
stumpnoun

tungaʻi; tuke; potuʻi

stumpverb

(in cricket) tamateʻi-kolo

stung

naʻe huhu; naʻe uʻu

stupid

ʻatamai vale; vale hioa; loto hē

sty
  1. (pig) ʻā puaka
  2. (in the eye) matafā
style

anga; founga; ākenga

subject
  1. (lesson) tuʻunga lesoni´
  2. (topic) tuʻunga lea´
  3. (grammatical) saipiesi
  4. (person) taha puleʻi
submarine

vakauku

submerge

ngalo; uku; fakangaloʻi; lōmakiʻi

submit
  1. tokalalo
  2. (present) ʻoatu; ʻoange; ʻomai
  3. (maintain humbly) pehē
substance
  1. meʻa; kakano
  2. (possession) koloa
subtract
  1. (arithmetic) kole
  2. (take away) toʻo
succeed
  1. (finish, win) lavameʻa; ola; siaʻa
  2. (replace) fetongi; hoko
such

pehē

suck

huhu

sudden

fakafokifā

suffer
  1. (allow) tuku
  2. (pain) kātaki
sugar

suka

suggest

fokotuʻu atu

suit
  1. (of clothes) kote mo e talausese; tangata kātoa
  2. (lawsuit) hopo
suitverb

(please, fitting) ngali mo

sultan

sulitana

sum
  1. (total) hono kotoa
  2. (arithmatic) fika
summer

faʻahitaʻu māfana

Sun

Laʻā

sun

laʻā

Sunday

Sāpate

sung

kuo hiva

sunk

kuo ngoto

superioradjective
  1. lelei taha; lelei ange
  2. (proud) loto mahikihiki
superiornoun

(boss) pule

supper

sapa; ʻohomohe; kai efiafi

supply

fakaai

support

poupou; pouaki; tuʻuaki; tuʻuekina

suppose

mahalo; lau

sure
  1. pau; ʻilo pau
  2. (reliable) alafalalaʻanga
  3. (secure) malu
surface
  1. (top) funga; fukahi
  2. (outside) tuʻa
surgeon

toketā fai tafa

surname

hingoa fakafāmili; fakaiku

surprise

ofo

surrender

tukulolo

surround

kāpui

suspectnoun

taha ʻoku mahaloʻi

suspectverb

mahalo; mahaloʻi

swallownoun

(bird) pekepeka

swallowverb

folo

swam

naʻe kakau

swampnoun

ano; tokaʻanga vai

swampverb

lōmakiʻi; lōmekina

swan

faʻahinga manupuna

swarmnoun

pupunga; taunga

swarmverb
  1. ngaʻuta
  2. (of bees) fononga
sway
  1. ngaluelue; femaleleʻaki; fakangaluelue
  2. (influence) fakalotoʻi
swear
  1. (take an oath) fuakava
  2. (profanity) kape; kapekape
sweat

kakava; tautaʻa

Sweden

Suēteni

sweep

tafi

sweet

melie

swelladjective

(look nice) laukau

swellnoun
  1. (on the sea) ākefua
  2. (on an organ) meʻa fakaleʻolahi
swellverb

pupula

swept

naʻe tafi; tafia

swift

oma; vave ʻaupito

swim

kakau

swingnoun

heke

swingverb

heke; mākave; fekaveʻi; kaveʻi

switchnoun
  1. (stick) kiʻi vaʻakau ke kini ʻaki
  2. (electric) meʻa kamosi
switchverb

kamosi

Switzerland

Suisalani

swollen

tangapula

sword

heletā

swore

naʻe kape

swum

kuo kakau

swung

naʻe heke

symbol

fakaʻilonga; fakatātā

sympathy

kaungā mamahi; feongoʻiʻaki

Syria

Silia

syringe

meʻafana faitoʻo

system

anga; founga; ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ngāue fakataha