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English → Tongan: T

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T (307 words)

T.B.

tīpī; mahaki fatafata

table

tēpile

taboo

tapu

tacknoun

(nail) foʻi tākisi

tackverb

(in sailing) hua; fākahua

tadpole

ʻuhikiʻi poto

Tahiti

Tahiti

tail
  1. iku; hiku
  2. (of a coin) tuʻa
tailor

tangata tuitui

takeverb
  1. toʻo; ʻave
  2. (medicine) inu; folo
  3. (to another place) tōkaki; fakahāʻele
  4. (a periodical) totongi fakataʻu
  5. (so much time) fiha
  6. (a town, capture) kapa; hamu
tale

talanoa; fananga

talk

talanoa; lea; lau; pō talanoa

tall
  1. (of persons) lōlōa; sino māʻolunga
  2. (of trees or buildings) māʻolunga; haumatutu
tameadjective
  1. lalata
  2. (dull) toutounoa
tameverb

fakalalata

tank

tangikē; sima; filita

Tanzania

Tenisania

tapnoun

(for turning on) paipa

tapverb
  1. (hit) tuki; tātaaʻi
  2. (noise) patō
  3. (draw liquid from) avangi ke tafe mai ha vai
tape

tepi

tar

tā; valitā

target

polo; tāketi

tartadjective

(sour) mahi

tartnoun

taati

task

ngāue; fatongia; nafa; lakanga

tastenoun

ifo

tasteverb

ʻahiʻahiʻi; kamata hake; nāmuʻi

taught

naʻe akoʻi

taxnoun

tukuhau

taxverb

fakatukuhau

taxi

tekisī; motokā uta kakai

tea
  1. (drink) tī
  2. (meal) tī; kai efiafi
teach

akoʻi

team

timi; faʻahi; tau

tearverb

hae; fakamahaehaeʻi

tearsnoun

1. loʻimata; loʻifofonga

tease

fakamatalili

teeth

nifo

telegram

mākoni

telegraph

telekalafi

telephone

telefoni

telescope

meʻa fakaʻata fetuʻu

television

televīsone

tell
  1. (inform) tala; fakahā; fakamatala; talanoaʻi; talaki
  2. (count) lau
temperadjective
  1. (mood) anga ʻo e loto´
  2. (fit of anger) lili
  3. (of steel) fefeka
temperverb

fakafefeka

temperature

hono mafana´

temple

temipale

tempt

ʻahiʻahi; fakatauvele; fakatauveleʻi

ten

hongofulu

tend
  1. (look after) tauhi; tokangaʻi
  2. (incline) fakaʻau; hehema; afuha
tenderadjective

molū; kano molū; toutou

tendernoun
  1. (in business) tohi fakahā mahuʻinga
  2. (small boat) vaka fokotuʻu
tennis

tenisi

tent

tēniti

term
  1. (period) taimi
  2. (school) faʻahitaʻu ako
  3. (name) hingoa fakasaienisi pe fakakalama
terrace

lauua kuo ngaohi; paepae

terrible

fakaʻulia; fakamanavahē

terrier

faʻahinga kulī (iiki)

terrify

fakailifiaʻi; fakamanavaheʻi

territory

fonua

terror
  1. (fear) ilifia; manavahē
  2. (cause of fear) ilifiaʻanga; manavaheʻanga
test

sivi; tesi; ʻahiʻahiʻi; fakatau

text

(scripture) veesi; potutohi; potufolofola

textbook

tohi fakamatala ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻi he ako´

Thailand

Taileni

than

ʻi

thank

fakamālō; fakafetaʻi

Thank you

Mālō

Thank you very much

Mālō ʻaupito

thatadjective

ko ia; ko ē; ko ena

thatconjunction

ke

thatpronoun

ia; ē; ena

the

he; e; siʻi

theater
  1. (play or movie) fale faiva
  2. (operating) fale tafa
  3. (place) feituʻu; potu
theft

kaihaʻa; kaihaʻasi

their
  1. (dual) heʻena; ʻena; hona; ʻanaua
  2. (plural) heʻenau; ʻenau; honau; ʻanautolu
them

1. (dual) kinau2. (plural) kinautolu

then
  1. (no sooner) toki
  2. (no later) leva
  3. (and then) pea
  4. (in that case) pehē
  5. (therefore) ko ia
  6. (after that) hili ia; ʻosi ia
thence

mei ai

there

ai; ʻi ai; ʻi hē; ʻi hena

thermometer

meʻa fua māfana

theseadjective

ni; ko eni; ko ē

thesepronoun

eni; ngaahi meʻa´ ni; ē

they
  1. (dual) na; kinaua
  2. (plural) nau; kinautolu
thick
  1. matolu
  2. (of liquids) fatu
thief

kaihaʻa

thigh

tenga

thigh-bone

hui alanga

thin
  1. (of boards etc.) manifi
  2. (slender) pakau
  3. (of liquids) vai
thing

meʻa

think

fakakaukau

third
  1. (in order) hono tolu
  2. (fraction) vahetolu
thirst

fie inu; fieinua

thirteen

hongofulu mā tolu; tahatolu

thirty

tolungofulu; tolu noa

thisadjective

ni; ko eni; ko ē

thispronoun

eni; ē

thither

ki ai; atu

thorn

tala

thorough

haohaoa; fakaʻauliliki

thoseadjective

na; ko ena; ko ē; ko ia

thosepronoun

ena; ngaahi meʻa´ na; ē; ia

though

neongo

thought

fakakaukau

thousand

afe

threadnoun
  1. filo
  2. (of a screw) nifo
threadverb

tui; fakafilo; tuiakiʻi

threat

fakamana

three

tolu

threw

naʻe lī; naʻe laku; etc.

thrill

fanaʻi

thrilling

fakatupu fiefia

throat
  1. monga
  2. (front of neck) lalo kia
throne

taloni

through

ʻi

throw

lī; laku; tolo; tolongi; toloʻaki; lisi

thrush

faʻahinga manupuna

thrust

velo

thumbnoun

motuʻa nima; motuʻa tuhu

thumbverb

huke ʻaki ʻa e motuʻa nima´

thunder

mana

Thursday

Tuʻapulelulu

thus

pehē

tickadjective

(sound) tiki

ticknoun

(insect) faʻahinga ʻinisēkite

tickverb

(mark) tiki; tikiʻi

ticket

tikite

tide
  1. tahi
  2. (high tide) huʻa
  3. (low tide) mamaha
tidyadjective

maau

tidyverb

fakamaau; fakamāʻopoʻopo

tienoun
  1. (neck tie) hēkesi
  2. (dead heat) mahanga
tieverb

nonoʻo; fakapona

tiger

taika

tight

maʻu; ʻefiʻefi; mafao

tillconjunction

kae ʻoua ke

tillnoun

(for money) tili (kiʻi toloa ʻaiʻanga paʻanga)

tillpreposition

ʻo aʻu ki

tillverb

(dig) fakamolū ʻa e kelekele´

timber

ʻakau; papa; laupapa

timenoun

taimi

timeverb

lau ʻa e taimi´

timid

loto manavahē; loto siʻi

tinnoun
  1. (metal) tini
  2. (container) kapa
tinverb

ʻai he kapa´

tiny

siʻi ʻaupito

tip
  1. (end) mata; mui; hikuhiku
  2. (gratuity) tipi
tip out

huaʻi

tip over

tulaki; fakamafuliʻi

tirenoun
  1. (of a car) taea
  2. (of a bicycle) leta
tireverb

fakahelaʻi

title
  1. (name) hingoa
  2. (heading) ʻuluʻi tohi
  3. (rank) hingoa fakanofo
  4. (legal right) ko e mafai fakalao ke maʻu ha meʻa
  5. (deed) tohi fakamoʻoni ki he ʻete totonu ki ai´
to

ki; kia; kiate

To the left.

Ki hema.

To the right.

Ki mataʻu.

toast
  1. (bread) tousi; mā tunu
  2. (drink) ko e inu fakatauange ke monūʻia
toastverb

(grill) tunu

tobacco

tapaka

today

ʻaho´ ni; he ʻaho´ ni

Today is the first.

Ko e ʻaho ʻuluaki ʻeni.

toe

louhiʻi vaʻe

toffee

tofi (faʻahinga lole)

together

fakataha

toil

ngāue mālohi; kikivi

toilet

fale mālōlō; toileti

told

naʻe tala etc.

tomato

temata

tomb

fonualoto; faʻitoka

tomorrow

ʻapongipongi

ton

toni

tone
  1. (of the voice) anga ʻo e leʻo´; fasi e lea´
  2. (prevailing feeling) feōngoʻaki
Tonga

Tonga

tongue

ʻelelo

tonight

ʻapō; he pooni

too
  1. (also) foki
  2. (excessively) fuʻu; hulu
took

naʻe toʻo; naʻe ʻave

tool

meʻangāue

tooth

foʻi nifo

top
  1. (upper surface) funga
  2. (summit) tumuʻaki
torch
  1. tūhulu; meʻahulu
  2. (electric) kasa
tore

naʻe hae

torn

mahae

torpedonoun

toapito

torpedoverb

toapitoʻi

torrent

ko e fā ʻa e vaitafe´ ʻo mālohi ʻene tatafe´

tortoise

fonu ʻuta

torture

fakamamahiʻi

toss
  1. liaki
  2. (of waves toss a boat) hiki ʻo haʻaki
totaladjective

kātoa

totalnoun

kātoa; kotoa; fakakātoa; lau kotoa

touch

ala; alasi; laveʻi

tough

fafau; kano fafau

tourverb

fononga lōloa ke mata fonua

tourist

taha ʻoku ʻeveʻeva ke mata fonua

towards

ki; ʻo fou ki; ke ʻalu ki

towel

taueli

tower

taua

town

kolo

toy

meʻa vaʻinga

tracenoun
  1. (track) halanga
  2. (vestige) piala
traceverb
  1. fakatotolo
  2. (a map etc) tā fakatātā mei heʻene aata hake´
tracknoun

hala; halanga

trackverb

fakatotolo

tractor

misini toho; palau

trade
  1. (commerce) fai fakatau; fefakatauʻaki
  2. (craft) faiva
traffic
  1. (trade) fefakatauʻaki
  2. (of cars etc) ko e feʻaluʻaki ʻa e kakai´ mo e kā´ ʻi he hala´
trailnoun

halanga

trailverb
  1. (drag behind) patohotoho
  2. (follow) muimui
trainnoun
  1. (railway) lēlue
  2. (of a dress) tōtōlofa
trainverb
  1. ako; akonekina
  2. (plants) fakakaka
traitor

lavaki

trampnoun

tangata ʻoku faʻa fononga holo ʻo kole ngāue mo e meʻakai

trampverb
  1. (go on foot) ʻalu lalo
  2. (plod) faai
  3. (tread down) patūtū
transfer

hiki pe fetuku ki ha feituʻu kehe

transform

fakasinokeheʻi; liliu ko e meʻa kehe

translate

hiki; liliu

transparent

sio pē ʻo ʻasi; ʻasinisini

transportnoun

vaka uta; vaka fetuku; lēlue fetuku; meʻa lele etc

transportverb

fetuku; uta

trapnoun

tauhele; finaki

trapverb

maʻu pe puke ʻaki e tauhele´

travel

fononga; folau

trawler

vaka toutai

tray

laulau

treadverb

mala; laka; patū

treadle

meʻa ʻaka; meʻa malaki

treason

ko e lavaki ʻoku fai ki hoto fonua´; talisone

treasurenoun

koloa; koloa kānokato

treasureverb

koloaʻaki; lotoʻaki

treatnoun

meʻa fakafiefia

treatverb
  1. (deal with) ngaohi; ngaahi
  2. (medically) faitoʻo
  3. (entertain) talitali
  4. (negotiate) alea; fealeaʻaki
treaty

talite

tree

ʻakau; fuʻu ʻakau

tremble

tetetete; ngatetetete

tremendous

lahi fakaʻulia; kāfakafa

trial
  1. (testing) ʻahiʻahi
  2. (in court) hopo; fakamaau
  3. (hardship) faingataʻaʻia
tribe

haʻa; faʻahinga; matakali

tricknoun
  1. (deception) kākā
  2. (feat) faiva
trickverb

kākaaʻi

tried

naʻe feinga

triflenoun
  1. (small thing) kiʻi meʻa siʻi pē
  2. (dessert) tulaifolo
trifleverb

fakavaʻivaʻinga; fakatoutoumokoi

triggernoun

meʻa kamosi

triggerverb

fakalanga

trimadjective

tuʻutai; maau

trimverb

kosi; kosikosi siʻi pē; kosi ke tatau

Trinidad

Tuliniteti

tripnoun

fononga; folau; ʻalu; haʻu

tripverb
  1. (stumble) tūkia
  2. (cause to fall) fakatūkiaʻi
triumph

ikuna

trod

naʻe laka etc.

trodden

kuo laka etc.

trolley

sāliote ngāue taʻe kaokao

troopnoun

kakai tokolahi

troopverb

ʻalu tokolahi

troops

kau tau; kau sōtia

tropics

sone talopiki

trot

lelelele

trouble

faingataʻa; faingataʻaʻia; fakahohaʻasi

trousers

talausese

trout

faʻahinga ika ʻoku nofo ʻi he vai´ pe vaitafe´

truck

loli

true

moʻoni; moʻonia

trumpet

talupite; meʻaifi

trunk
  1. (tree) sino
  2. (body) sino
  3. (box) puha lahi
  4. (elephant's) ihu lōloa
trustnoun
  1. (confidence) falala; tui
  2. (company) kautaha lahi
trustverb
  1. falala
  2. (hope) fakatauange
truth

moʻoni

try
  1. (test) ʻahiʻahi
  2. (endeavor) feinga; feingaʻi
  3. (judge) fakamāuʻi
  4. (in rugby) tataʻo
tube

tiupi; paipa

tuberculosis

mahaki fatafata

tucknoun

numi

tuck in
  1. (one's shirt) velo ki loto
  2. (a sheet) pelu ki lalo
Tuesday

Tusite

Tuesday

Tūsite

tug

fusi

tug-boat

sitima fai taulani

tumble

tō; humu

tunenoun

fasi

tuneverb

kiʻi; fakatonutonu

tunnelnoun

tafu

tunnelverb

keli; tafu

Turkey

Toake

turkey

pīpī

turn

tafoki; hanga; liliu; takai; fakatafoki; fakahanga; takaiʻi; mioʻi

turnip

tēnipi (faʻahinga vesitapolo)

turtle

fonu

tusk

nifo

Tuvalu

Tūvalu

twelfth

ko hono hongofulu mā ua; ko hono tahaua

twelve

hongofulu mā ua; taha ua

twenty

uofulu; uanoa

twice

tuʻo ua; liunga ua

twig

kiʻi vaʻakau; huli

twilight

ata; mamalu; fakapoʻupoʻuli

twin

māhanga

twinkle

takemokemo

twist

mioʻi; mamio

two

ua

type
  1. (print) taipe
  2. (kind) faʻahinga
typeverb

taipe

typhoid

taifoti

typhoon

afā lahi

typist

faitaipe

tyrant

taha ʻoku pule kakaha

tyre

taea

tzar

sā