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Tahitian
Basic Phrases

There are only 13 letters in the Tahitian alphabet, and most of the letters are pronounced the same as English. The vowels are pronounced as follows:

A as in 'far'
E as in 'day'
I, similar to 'e' in 'see'
O as in 'sold'
U as in 'solitude'

English
Tahitian
Good morning!

Ia Orana
Hello (on the phone)

Ia Orana
Goodbye!
Nana
Hello (on the phone)

Ia Orana
How are you

Eaha te huru?
I'm fine

Maitai vau
Thank you
Mauru'uru
Yes

E
No

Aita
Man

Tane
Woman

Vahine
Girl

Poti;i
Where is . . . ?

Tehia te
Welcome

Maeva
Big

Nui
Little

Iti
Island
Motu

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