killing time, fooling around moku siga (moku singah)

wandering around gade (gan-day)

go slowly, take your time vaka malua (vaka-mahluah)

eat heartily kana vaka levu (kahna vaka layvu)

taboo, forbidden tabu (tamboo)

exclamation of regret isa, isa lei (ee-sah, ee-sah lay)

ashamed, shy madua (man-doo-ah)

go ahead and try tovolea mada (toe-vo-lay-ah mahndah)

a request kerekere (kerri-kerri)

Good day (a polite greeting and one of the first Fijian phrases you will hear). Nibula. (nimbula)

A less formal greeting (literally 'health' and 'life'). Bula. (mbula)

Good morning. Ni sa yadra. (ni sah yandra)

Goodbye/Good night (literally, 'sleep'). Ni sa moce. (ni sah mothay)

Come here. Lako mai eke. (lahko my kay)

Good/Thank you. Vinaka. (vinahka)

Thank you very much. Vinaka vaka levu. (vinahka vaka layvu)