English–Fijian Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	au	I am here now. Au sa tiko eke oqo.
you	pronoun	iko	You are my friend. O iko na noqu itokani.
he	pronoun	ko koya	He is at school. E tiko e koronivuli ko koya.
we	pronoun	keitou	We are going home. Keitou sa lako i vale.
they	pronoun	era	They work every day. Era cakacaka e veisiga.
what	pronoun	cava	What is your name? Na cava na yacamuni?
where	adverb	evei	Where is the book? Sa evei na ivola?
when	adverb	ni naica	When will you come? O na lako mai ni naica?
who	pronoun	cei	Who is that person? O cei na tamata o ya?
why	adverb	na cava	Why are you sad? Na cava o rarawa kina?
how	adverb	vakacava	How do you know? O kila vakacava?
to be	verb	tiko	They are in the house. Era tiko e vale.
to do	verb	cakava	I do my work. Au cakava na noqu cakacaka.
to go	verb	lako	We go to school. Keitou lako i koronivuli.
to come	verb	lako mai	Come here now. Lako mai eke oqo.
to see	verb	raica	I see the mountain. Au raica na ulunivanua.
to know	verb	kila	I know that story. Au kila na italanoa o ya.
to think	verb	nanuma	I think about home. Au nanuma na vale.
to want	verb	vinakata	I want some water. Au vinakata eso na wai.
to need	verb	gadreva	We need more food. Keitou gadreva e levu tale na kakana.
to make	verb	cakava	They make a table. Era cakava e dua na teveli.
to take	verb	taura	Take the book home. Taura na ivola i vale.
to give	verb	solia	Give me the book. Solia mai vei au na ivola.
to say	verb	kaya	They say good things. Era kaya na ka vinaka.
to tell	verb	tukuna	Tell me the story. Tukuna vei au na italanoa.
to ask	verb	taroga	Ask the teacher now. Taroga na qasenivuli oqo.
to find	verb	kunea	I found your book. Au kunea na nomu ivola.
to look	verb	raica	Look at the sky. Raica na lomalagi.
to use	verb	vakayagataka	Use this chair please. Vakayagataka na idabedabe oqo.
to work	verb	cakacaka	They work in town. Era cakacaka e koro levu.
to eat	verb	kana	The child eats rice. E kana raisi na gone.
to drink	verb	gunu	I drink cold water. Au gunuva na wai batabata.
to sleep	verb	moce	The boy sleeps now. Sa moce na gonetagane oqo.
to walk	verb	lako e yavona	We walk every morning. Keitou lako e yavoi keitou e na mataka kece.
to run	verb	cici	The girl runs fast. E cici totolo na goneyalewa.
to read	verb	wilika	I read this book. Au wilika na ivola oqo.
to write	verb	vola	Write your name here. Vola na yacamu eke.
to speak	verb	vosa	They speak very well. Era vosa vinaka sara.
to listen	verb	rogoca	Listen to the teacher. Rogoca na qasenivuli.
to hear	verb	rogoca	I hear the music. Au rogoca na sere.
to buy	verb	volia	We buy fresh fish. Keitou volia na ika vulavula.
to sell	verb	volitaka	They sell bread here. Era volitaka na madrai eke.
to pay	verb	sauma	Pay the money now. Sauma na ilavo oqo.
to help	verb	vukea	Help your mother today. Vukei tinamu nikua.
to love	verb	lomana	I love my family. Au lomani ira na noqu matavuvale.
to live	verb	tiko	We live in the city. Keitou tiko e koro levu.
to die	verb	mate	The old man died. E mate na qase.
to learn	verb	vulica	Children learn at school. Era vulica na gone e koronivuli.
to teach	verb	vakavulica	They teach the children. Era vakavulica na gone.
to open	verb	dolava	Open the door please. Dolava na katuba mada.
to close	verb	sogota	Close the window now. Sogota na katubaleka oqo.
person	noun	tamata	That person is kind. E yalovinaka na tamata o ya.
man	noun	tagane	The man is tall. E balavu na tagane.
woman	noun	yalewa	The woman is happy. E marau na yalewa.
child	noun	gone	The child is sleeping. Sa moce na gone.
boy	noun	gonetagane	The boy reads well. E wilika vinaka na gonetagane.
girl	noun	goneyalewa	The girl is singing. E sere na goneyalewa.
family	noun	matavuvale	My family lives here. Era tiko eke na noqu matavuvale.
mother	noun	tinana	My mother is home. Sa tiko e vale na tinaqu.
father	noun	tamana	My father works hard. E cakacaka vakaukaua na tamaqu.
friend	noun	itokani	She is my friend.
house	noun	vale	The house is new. E vou na vale.
home	noun	vale	We are going home. Keitou sa lako i vale.
school	noun	koronivuli	The school is nearby. E voleka na koronivuli.
city	noun	koro levu	This city is busy. E osooso na koro levu oqo.
world	noun	vuravura	The world is large. E levu na vuravura.
street	noun	gaunisala	The street is long. E balavu na gaunisala.
room	noun	rumu	The room is clean. E savasava na rumu.
time	noun	gauna	Time goes quickly. E lako totolo na gauna.
day	noun	siga	Today is a good day. E siga vinaka nikua.
night	noun	bogi	The night is cold. E batabata na bogi.
morning	noun	mataka	The morning is bright. E vulavula na mataka.
evening	noun	yakavi	The evening is calm. E maravu na yakavi.
week	noun	macawa	I work every week. Au cakacaka e veimacawa.
month	noun	vula	Next month is busy. E osooso na vula mai muri.
year	noun	yabaki	This year is important. E bibi na yabaki oqo.
today	adverb	nikua	I am busy today. Au osooso nikua.
tomorrow	adverb	nimataka	We will go tomorrow. Keitou na lako nimataka.
yesterday	adverb	nanoa	He came yesterday morning. E lako mai ena mataka n noa ko koya.
now	adverb	oqo	Come here now. Lako mai eke oqo.
sun	noun	matanisiga	The sun is hot. E katakata na matanisiga.
moon	noun	vula	The moon is bright. E vulavula na vula.
star	noun	kalokalo	That star is bright. E vulavula na kalokalo o ya.
sky	noun	lomalagi	The sky is blue. E vulavula-loa na lomalagi.
earth	noun	vuravura	The earth is our home. Na vuravura na noda vale.
fire	noun	bukawaqa	The fire is hot. E katakata na bukawaqa.
water	noun	wai	The water is cold. E batabata na wai.
rain	noun	uca	The rain is falling. Sa tau na uca.
wind	noun	cagi	The wind is strong. E kaukauwa na cagi.
tree	noun	kau	The tree is tall. E balavu na kau.
flower	noun	senikau	That flower is beautiful. E totoka na senikau o ya.
mountain	noun	ulunivanua	The mountain is high. E cere na ulunivanua.
river	noun	uciwai	The river is wide. E rabailevu na uciwai.
sea	noun	waitui	The sea is calm. E maravu na waitui.
food	noun	kakana	The food is ready. Sa vakarautaki na kakana.
bread	noun	madrai	I bought fresh bread. Au volia na madrai vou.
rice	noun	raisi	The rice is hot. E katakata na raisi.
meat	noun	lewe ni manumanu	The meat is cooked. Sa tavu na lewe ni manumanu.
fish	noun	ika	The fish is fresh. E vou na ika.
egg	noun	yaloka	The egg is broken. Sa ramusu na yaloka.
milk	noun	sucu	The milk is warm. E katakata vakalailai na sucu.
fruit	noun	vuata	The fruit is sweet. E kamikamica na vuata.
tea	noun	ti	The tea is hot. E katakata na ti.
coffee	noun	kofi	The coffee is strong. E gumatua na kofi.
head	noun	uluna	My head hurts today. E mosi na uluqu nikua.
eye	noun	mata	Her eye is red.
ear	noun	daliga	My ear hurts now. E mosi na daligaiqu oqo.
mouth	noun	gusu	Open your mouth wide. Dolava vakalevu na gusumu.
nose	noun	ucu	My nose is blocked. Sa sogota na ucuqu.
hand	noun	liga	Wash your hands now. Savata na ligamu oqo.
foot	noun	yava	My foot is sore. E mosi na yavaqu.
heart	noun	utoqu	My heart is strong. E kaukauwa na utoqu.
name	noun	yaca	Your name is beautiful. E totoka na yacamuni.
book	noun	ivola	This book is new. E vou na ivola oqo.
word	noun	vosa	That word is correct. E dodonu na vosa o ya.
language	noun	vosa	The language is difficult. E dredre na vosa.
money	noun	ilavo	I need more money. Au gadreva e levu tale na ilavo.
work	noun	cakacaka	My work is hard. E dredre na noqu cakacaka.
love	noun	loloma	Love is very important. E bibi sara na loloma.
music	noun	sere	The music is beautiful. E totoka na sere.
story	noun	italanoa	That story is true. E dina na italanoa o ya.
way	noun	sala	This way is easy. E rawarawa na sala oqo.
thing	noun	ka	That thing is heavy. E bibi na ka o ya.
life	noun	bula	Life is not easy. E sega ni rawarawa na bula.
door	noun	katuba	The door is open. Sa dola na katuba.
table	noun	teveli	The table is big. E levu na teveli.
chair	noun	idabedabe	The chair is broken. Sa ramusu na idabedabe.
car	noun	motoka	The car is fast. E totolo na motoka.
good	adjective	vinaka	This food is good. E vinaka na kakana oqo.
bad	adjective	ca	That fish is bad. E ca na ika o ya.
big	adjective	levu	The house is big. E levu na vale.
small	adjective	lailai	The room is small. E lailai na rumu.
new	adjective	vou	I bought a new book. Au volia e dua na ivola vou.
old	adjective	makawa	That house is old. E makawa na vale o ya.
long	adjective	balavu	The road is long. E balavu na gaunisala.
short	adjective	leka	This stick is short. E leka na kau oqo.
high	adjective	cere	The mountain is high. E cere na ulunivanua.
low	adjective	lolo	The table is low. E lolo na teveli.
hot	adjective	katakata	The tea is hot. E katakata na ti.
cold	adjective	batabata	The water is cold. E batabata na wai.
happy	adjective	marau	The child is happy. E marau na gone.
sad	adjective	rarawa	She feels sad today.
beautiful	adjective	totoka	The flower is beautiful. E totoka na senikau.
easy	adjective	rawarawa	This work is easy. E rawarawa na cakacaka oqo.
hard	adjective	dredre	This lesson is hard. E dredre na lesoni oqo.
fast	adjective	totolo	That car is fast. E totolo na motoka o ya.
slow	adjective	berabera	The old man walks slow. E lako vakaberabera na qase.
right	adjective	dodonu	Your answer is right. E dodonu na nomu isau.
wrong	adjective	cala	That answer is wrong. E cala na isau o ya.
important	adjective	bibi	This book is important. E bibi na ivola oqo.
true	adjective	dina	That story is true. E dina na italanoa o ya.
full	adjective	sucu	The basket is full. Sa sucu na kato.
empty	adjective	lala	The room is empty. E lala na rumu.
young	adjective	gone	The dog is young.
strong	adjective	kaukauwa	That man is strong. E kaukauwa na tagane o ya.
weak	adjective	malumalumu	I feel weak today. Au malumalumu nikua.
red	adjective	damudamu	The flower is red. E damudamu na senikau.
blue	adjective	loaloa vulavula	The sky is blue. E loaloa vulavula na lomalagi.
green	adjective	drokadroka	The leaf is green. E drokadroka na draunikau.
yellow	adjective	damu vulavula	The flower is yellow. E damu vulavula na senikau.
black	adjective	loaloa	The dog is black. E loaloa na koli.
white	adjective	vulavula	The shirt is white. E vulavula na sote.
yes	interjection	io	Yes, I can come. Io, au rawa ni lako mai.
no	interjection	sega	No, I do not know. Sega, au sega ni kila.
not	adverb	sega ni	I am not tired. Au sega ni oca.
and	conjunction	kei	Mother and father are here. Sa tiko eke o tina kei tama.
or	conjunction	se	Tea or coffee is fine. Sa vinaka ga na ti se na kofi.
but	conjunction	ia	I came, but he left. Au lako mai, ia e lako ko koya.
if	conjunction	kevaka	If it rains, stay home. Kevaka e uca, tiko e vale.
because	conjunction	baleta ni	I stayed because it rained. Au tiko baleta ni sa uca.
with	preposition	kei	I came with my friend. Au lako mai kei na noqu itokani.
without	preposition	ka sega ni	He left without money. E lako ko koya ka sega ni dua na ilavo.
for	preposition	me baleta	This gift is for you. Na isolisoli oqo e me baleti iko.
from	preposition	mai	She came from school.
to	preposition	i	We went to town. Keitou lako i koro levu.