Internet & WiFi

1. Ko e hā ʻa e lea fakafolofola ʻo e WiFi?

   Ko e hā ʻa e le-a fa-ka-fo-lo-fo-la ʻo e WiFi?

   What is the WiFi password?

   Usage

   When asking for the WiFi password

   Grammar Note

   "Lea fakafolofola" is the word for password. "Ko e hā" (what is) is the standard Tongan question phrase for asking about things.

2. ʻOku ʻikai ʻi ai ha ʻinitaneti.

   ʻO-ku ʻi-kai ʻi ai ha ʻi-ni-ta-ne-ti.

   There is no internet.

   Usage

   When communicating the absence of internet

   Grammar Note

   "'Oku 'ikai 'i ai" is the negative existential "there is not." "'Ikai" is the standard Tongan negation particle.

3. ʻOku ou fie fakatau ha SIM kaati.

   ʻO-ku ou fi-e fa-ka-tau ha SIM ka-a-ti.

   I want to buy a SIM card.

   Usage

   When purchasing a local SIM card

   Grammar Note

   "Fakatau" = causative "faka-" + "tau" (trade/price), meaning "to make a trade" = to buy.

4. ʻOku fakalelei hono velosia ʻo e ʻinitaneti?

   ʻO-ku fa-ka-le-lei ho-no ve-lo-si-a ʻo e ʻi-ni-ta-ne-ti?

   Is the internet speed good?

   Usage

   When checking internet speed quality

   Grammar Note

   "Fakalelei" = "faka-" + "lelei" (good), meaning "good/in good condition." It combines the causative prefix with the adjective "good."

5. Ko fē ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai ha WiFi?

   Ko fē ʻa e fei-tu-ʻu ʻo-ku ʻi ai ha WiFi?

   Where is there WiFi?

   Usage

   When asking where WiFi is available

   Grammar Note

   "Feitu'u" is the Tongan word for "place/location." The glottal stop "'" in the middle is a phonemic element.

6. Ko e hā hoʻo fika telefoni?

   Ko e hā ho-ʻo fi-ka te-le-fo-ni?

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   When asking for a phone number

   Grammar Note

   "Hoʻo" is the second-person singular possessive. Tongan has two possessive classes: "o-class" and "a-class." "Hoʻo" is a-class (the o-class form is "ho").

7. ʻOku ʻikai ngāue ʻa e telefoni.

   ʻO-ku ʻi-kai ngā-u-e ʻa e te-le-fo-ni.

   The phone is not working.

   Usage

   When reporting a phone malfunction

   Grammar Note

   "Ngāue" means "to work/function" and also serves as a noun for "work." "'Ikai ngāue" is its negation.

8. ʻOku ou fiemaʻu ha charger.

   ʻO-ku ou fi-e-ma-ʻu ha charger.

   I need a charger.

   Usage

   When looking for a charger

   Grammar Note

   When the object is a noun, "to need" is fiemaʻu — the desiderative particle fie may only precede a verb. The same frame appears in "ʻOku ou fiemaʻu ha toketā". The verb "to charge" (a battery) is "fakafonu".

9. ʻOku ou fie tukuange ha ʻīmeili.

   ʻO-ku ou fi-e tu-ku-a-nge ha ʻī-mei-li.

   I want to send an email.

   Usage

   When wanting to send an email

   Grammar Note

   "Tukuange" = "tuku" (to place/let go) + "ange" (away from speaker), meaning "to release towards away" = to send. NOTE: "imeli" is not a real spelling; the correct form begins with a fakaʻua (ʻ) and has the diphthong ei. Both ʻīmeili and ʻimeili occur, with or without the macron.

10. ʻOku ou fie download ʻa e polokalama.

    ʻO-ku ou fi-e download ʻa e po-lo-ka-la-ma.

    I want to download the app.

    Usage

    When wanting to download a smartphone app

    Grammar Note

    "Download" is kept as English. "Fie" is a desiderative placed before a verb: "want to".

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