| I | pronom | au | I am here now. Tei nei au i teie nei. |
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| you | pronom | oe | You are my friend. O oe to'u hoa. |
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| he | pronom | ʻoia | He is very tall. E taata roa ʻoia. |
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| we | pronom | tātou | We go to school. E haere tātou i te fare haʻapiʻiraʻa. |
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| they | pronom | rātou | They live near the sea. Te noho ra rātou i pihai iho i te miti. |
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| what | pronom | aha | What do you want? Eaha ta oe e hinaaro? |
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| where | adverbe | ʻihea | Where is your house? ʻIhea to oe fare? |
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| when | adverbe | āfea | When will you come? Āfea oe e haere mai ai? |
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| who | pronom | ʻo vai | Who is that man? ʻO vai taua taata ra? |
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| why | adverbe | no te aha | Why are you sad? No te aha oe i oto ai? |
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| how | adverbe | nahea | How do you know? Nahea oe i ite ai? |
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| to do | verbe | mahi | I do my work. E mahi au i ta'u ohipa. |
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| to go | verbe | haere | They go home today. E haere rātou i te fare i teie mahana. |
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| to come | verbe | haere mai | Please come here now. A haere mai i ʻaneʻi i teie nei. |
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| to see | verbe | ʻite | I see the mountain. Ua ʻite au i te mouʻa. |
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| to know | verbe | ʻite | I know that story. Ua ʻite au i taua aamu ra. |
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| to think | verbe | manaʻo | We think about life. E manaʻo ana tātou no niʻa i te oraraa. |
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| to want | verbe | hinaaro | I want some water. E hinaaro vau i te pape. |
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| to make | verbe | hāmani | They make good bread. E hāmani rātou i te faraoa maitai. |
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| to take | verbe | tāpeʻa | Take the book home. A tāpeʻa i te buka i te fare. |
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| to give | verbe | horoʻa | I give you food. E horoʻa vau ia oe i te maa. |
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| to say | verbe | parau | They say good things. E parau rātou i te mau mea maitai. |
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| to ask | verbe | ui | I ask one question. E ui au i te hoê uiraa. |
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| to find | verbe | ʻite | We find the lost key. Ua ʻite matou i te taviri moʻe. |
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| to look | verbe | hiʻo | Look at the sky. A hiʻo i te raʻi. |
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| to use | verbe | faaohipa | I use this table. E faaohipa au i teie bànu. |
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| to work | verbe | mahi | They work every day. E mahi rātou i te mau mahana atoa. |
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| to eat | verbe | amu | We eat rice tonight. E amu tātou i te raiti i teie pō. |
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| to drink | verbe | inu | I drink hot tea. E inu au i te tī veavea. |
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| to sleep | verbe | moe | The child sleeps now. Te moe nei te tamarii i teie nei. |
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| to walk | verbe | haere | We walk to school. E haere tātou i te fare haʻapiʻiraʻa. |
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| to run | verbe | holo | The boy runs fast. E holo vitiviti te tamaiti. |
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| to read | verbe | taiʻo | I read this book. E taiʻo au i teie buka. |
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| to write | verbe | papai | She writes her name. E papai ʻoia i to na iʻoa. |
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| to speak | verbe | parau | They speak Tahitian well. E parau maitai rātou i te reo Tahiti. |
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| to listen | verbe | faaroo | Listen to the music. A faaroo i te himene. |
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| to hear | verbe | faaroo | I hear the wind. Ua faaroo au i te mataʻi. |
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| to buy | verbe | hoo mai | We buy fresh fish. E hoo mai matou i te iʻa marū. |
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| to sell | verbe | hoo | They sell fruit here. E hoo rātou i te hotuau i ʻaneʻi. |
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| to help | verbe | tauturu | Please help my mother. A tauturu i to'u metua vahine. |
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| to love | verbe | here | I love my family. Ua here au i to'u utuafare. |
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| to live | verbe | noho | They live in the city. Te noho ra rātou i roto i te oire. |
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| to die | verbe | pohe | Old trees die slowly. E pohe marû noa te mau tumu raau paari. |
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| to learn | verbe | haʻapiʻi | Children learn at school. E haʻapiʻi te mau tamarii i te fare haʻapiʻiraʻa. |
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| to teach | verbe | haʻapiʻi | They teach the children. E haʻapiʻi rātou i te mau tamarii. |
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| to open | verbe | iriti | Open the door now. A iriti i te uputa i teie nei. |
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| to close | verbe | piri | Close the door please. A piri i te uputa. |
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| person | nom | taata | That person is kind. E taata maitai taua taata ra. |
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| man | nom | taata | The man is strong. E taata itoito te taata. |
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| woman | nom | vahine | The woman is happy. E vahine oaoa taua vahine ra. |
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| child | nom | tamarii | The child is sleeping. Te moe ra te tamarii. |
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| boy | nom | tamaiti | The boy runs outside. E holo te tamaiti i rapae. |
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| girl | nom | tamahine | The girl reads well. E taiʻo maitai te tamahine. |
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| family | nom | utuafare | My family is large. E rahi to'u utuafare. |
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| mother | nom | metua vahine | My mother is home. Tei te fare to'u metua vahine. |
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| father | nom | metua tane | My father works here. E mahi nei to'u metua tane i ʻaneʻi. |
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| friend | nom | hoa | She is my friend. O ʻoia to'u hoa. |
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| house | nom | fare | Their house is new. E fare apî to rātou. |
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| home | nom | fare | We are going home. Te haere nei matou i te fare. |
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| school | nom | fare haʻapiʻiraʻa | The school is big. E fare haʻapiʻiraʻa rahi tera. |
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| city | nom | oire | This city is busy. E oire ohipa roa teie. |
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| country | nom | fenua | Our country is beautiful. E fenua nehenehe to tatou. |
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| world | nom | ao | The world is changing. Te taui nei te ao. |
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| street | nom | purumu | The street is long. E purumu roa tera. |
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| room | nom | piha | This room is small. E piha iti teie. |
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| time | nom | taime | Time goes quickly. E tere vitiviti te taime. |
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| day | nom | mahana | Today is a good day. E mahana maitai teie mahana. |
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| night | nom | pō | The night is cold. E pō toetoʻe. |
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| morning | nom | poʻipoʻi | This morning is beautiful. E poʻipoʻi nehenehe teie. |
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| evening | nom | ahiahi | The evening is calm. E ahiahi mārie. |
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| week | nom | hepetoma | One week is short. E poto te hoê hepetoma. |
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| month | nom | avaʻe | This month is busy. E avaʻe ohipa roa teie. |
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| year | nom | matahiti | This year is new. E matahiti apî teie. |
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| today | adverbe | i teie mahana | I work today. E mahi au i teie mahana. |
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| tomorrow | adverbe | āpōpō | We will go tomorrow. E haere tatou āpōpō. |
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| yesterday | adverbe | inanahi | She came yesterday. Ua haere mai ʻoia inanahi. |
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| now | adverbe | i teie nei | Come here now. A haere mai i ʻaneʻi i teie nei. |
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| sun | nom | mahana | The sun is hot. E mea veavea te mahana. |
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| moon | nom | avaʻe | The moon is bright. E anaana te avaʻe. |
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| star | nom | fetiʻa | That star is bright. E anaana taua fetiʻa ra. |
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| sky | nom | raʻi | The sky is blue. E ninamu te raʻi. |
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| earth | nom | fenua | The earth is our home. O te fenua to tatou fare. |
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| fire | nom | ahi | The fire is hot. E mea veavea te ahi. |
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| water | nom | pape | The water is cold. E pape toetoʻe. |
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| rain | nom | ua | The rain is strong. E ua puai. |
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| wind | nom | mataʻi | The wind is cold. E mataʻi toetoʻe. |
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| tree | nom | tumu raau | That tree is tall. E tumu raau teitei taua raau ra. |
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| flower | nom | tiare | This flower is beautiful. E tiare nehenehe teie. |
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| mountain | nom | mouʻa | The mountain is high. E mouʻa teitei. |
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| river | nom | anavai | The river is long. E anavai roa. |
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| sea | nom | miti | The sea is blue. E ninamu te miti. |
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| food | nom | maa | The food is good. E maa maitai. |
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| bread | nom | faraoa | The bread is fresh. E faraoa marū. |
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| rice | nom | raiti | We eat rice daily. E amu matou i te raiti i te mau mahana atoa. |
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| meat | nom | iʻo | The meat is hot. E iʻo veavea. |
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| fish | nom | iʻa | The fish is fresh. E iʻa marū. |
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| egg | nom | hue moa | The egg is small. E hue moa iti. |
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| fruit | nom | hotuau | This fruit is sweet. E hotuau monamona teie. |
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| tea | nom | tī | The tea is hot. E tī veavea. |
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| coffee | nom | kāfe | The coffee is hot. E kāfe veavea. |
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| head | nom | upoo | My head hurts now. Te mauiui nei to'u upoo i teie nei. |
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| eye | nom | mata | Her eyes are blue. E ninamu to na mata. |
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| ear | nom | taringa | My ear hears well. E faaroo maitai to'u taringa. |
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| mouth | nom | vaha | Open your mouth now. A iriti i to oe vaha i teie nei. |
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| nose | nom | ihu | My nose is cold. E toetoʻe to'u ihu. |
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| hand | nom | rima | Wash your hands now. A horoi i to oe rima i teie nei. |
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| foot | nom | avae | My foot hurts today. Te mauiui nei to'u avae i teie mahana. |
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| heart | nom | mafatu | My heart is strong. E mafatu puai to'u. |
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| name | nom | iʻoa | My name is Tane. O Tane to'u iʻoa. |
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| book | nom | buka | This book is new. E buka apî teie. |
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| word | nom | parau | That word is important. E parau faufaa taua parau ra. |
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| language | nom | reo | This language is beautiful. E reo nehenehe teie. |
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| money | nom | moni | I have no money. Aita ta'u moni. |
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| work | nom | ohipa | My work is hard. E ohipa fifi ta'u. |
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| love | nom | here | Love is important. E mea faufaa te here. |
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| music | nom | himene | The music is beautiful. E himene nehenehe. |
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| story | nom | aamu | That story is true. E aamu mau taua aamu ra. |
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| way | nom | ara | This is the right way. O teie te ara tano. |
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| thing | nom | mea | This thing is useful. E mea maitai teie mea. |
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| life | nom | oraraa | Life is beautiful. E oraraa nehenehe. |
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| door | nom | uputa | The door is open. Ua matara te uputa. |
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| car | nom | pereoo | The car is new. E pereoo apî. |
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| good | adjectif | maitai | This bread is good. E faraoa maitai teie. |
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| bad | adjectif | ino | This fish is bad. E iʻa ino teie. |
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| big | adjectif | rahi | The house is big. E fare rahi. |
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| small | adjectif | iti | The child is small. E tamarii iti. |
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| new | adjectif | apî | My book is new. E buka apî ta'u. |
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| old | adjectif | paari | That tree is old. E tumu raau paari taua raau ra. |
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| long | adjectif | roa | The road is long. E purumu roa. |
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| short | adjectif | poto | This story is short. E aamu poto teie. |
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| high | adjectif | teitei | The mountain is high. E mouʻa teitei. |
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| low | adjectif | haʻahaʻa | |
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| hot | adjectif | veavea | The water is hot. E pape veavea. |
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| cold | adjectif | toetoʻe | The wind is cold. E mataʻi toetoʻe. |
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| happy | adjectif | oaoa | The girl is happy. E tamahine oaoa. |
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| sad | adjectif | oto | He feels sad today. Te oto nei ʻoia i teie mahana. |
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| beautiful | adjectif | nehenehe | The flower is beautiful. E tiare nehenehe. |
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| easy | adjectif | ohie | This work is easy. E ohipa ohie teie. |
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| hard | adjectif | fifi | This lesson is hard. E haʻapiʻiraa fifi teie. |
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| fast | adjectif | vitiviti | That car is fast. E pereoo vitiviti taua pereoo ra. |
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| slow | adjectif | marû | |
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| right | adjectif | tano | Your answer is right. E pahonoraa tano ta oe. |
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| wrong | adjectif | hape | That answer is wrong. E pahonoraa hape taua pahonoraa ra. |
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| important | adjectif | faufaa | This book is important. E buka faufaa teie. |
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| true | adjectif | mau | That story is true. E aamu mau taua aamu ra. |
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| full | adjectif | î | |
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| empty | adjectif | moe | The room is empty. E piha moe. |
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| young | adjectif | tamaroa | |
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| strong | adjectif | puai | That man is strong. E taata puai taua taata ra. |
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| weak | adjectif | paruparu | The child is weak. E tamarii paruparu. |
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| red | adjectif | uteute | The flower is red. E tiare uteute. |
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| blue | adjectif | ninamu | The sky is blue. E ninamu te raʻi. |
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| green | adjectif | matie | The tree is green. E matie te tumu raau. |
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| yellow | adjectif | reʻa | The flower is yellow. E tiare reʻa. |
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| black | adjectif | ereere | |
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| white | adjectif | tea | The house is white. E fare tea. |
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| yes | interjection | ʻē | Yes, I am ready. ʻĒ, ua ineine au. |
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| no | interjection | ʻaita | No, I do not know. ʻAita, aita vau i ite. |
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| not | adverbe | ʻaore | I am not tired. ʻAore au i rohirohi. |
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| and | conjonction | e | Mother and father are here. Tei ʻaneʻi te metua vahine e te metua tane. |
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| or | conjonction | aore ra | Tea or coffee today? Tī aore ra kāfe i teie mahana? |
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| but | conjonction | tera râ | I want to go, but stay. E hinaaro vau e haere, tera râ e noho. |
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| if | conjonction | mai te peu e | If it rains, we stay. Mai te peu e ua, e noho tatou. |
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| because | conjonction | no te mea | I sleep because I am tired. E moe au no te mea ua rohirohi au. |
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| with | préposition | e | I go with my friend. E haere au e to'u hoa. |
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| without | préposition | ma te ore | He left without money. Ua haere atu ʻoia ma te ore moni. |
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| for | préposition | no | This gift is for you. No oe teie hōroʻa. |
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| from | préposition | mai | I come from the city. No mai au i te oire. |
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| to | préposition | i | We go to school. E haere tātou i te fare haʻapiʻiraʻa. |
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