• Pronouncing the Tongan vowel A

    Do you know someone who does not pronounce their vowels correctly? Or perhaps it is yourself. There are no more excuses with this visual 🙂 Share it with your friends and family and lets learn Tongan 🙂 The Tongan vowel A for beginners! All you need to know about the vowel A.   IT IS…

  • Learning from Tongan hymns: ʻEiki te u ʻi fē?

    Hymns are a great way to learn Tongan language. With not much resources around they are a great way to start. Lyrics ʻEiki te u ʻi fē, kapau ʻe ʻikai te ke kau mo au ʻI ho haʻofinima naʻa ne pukepuke au Ne u hē he teleʻa ʻo e mate ʻEiki ē Ka kuo ke…

  • Malimali means Smile!

      In anyoneʼs language kids know how to smile and give them a toy camera and they start acting like professional photographers and happily snap away. So this is a great way to teach Tongan to your kids. Not only are they having fun but they are also learning simple phrases. Here are some useful…

  • Television Tonga News Youtube Channel

    http://youtu.be/OT2GxeGluB8 Ongoongo means news pronounce (oh-ngoh-oh-ngoh). Ongoongo Televisone Tonga’ = Television Tonga News I’m quite excited to find out that Television Tonga has its own Youtube Channel. For this month it has been regularly uploading its full news program in English and in Tongan. What a great resource to have available for those living outside of the Kingdom.…

  • Counting to 100 in Tongan

    So you want to count in Tongan! The basic level of counting in Tongan is easier then you think. All you have to do is learn the numbers 0-10 then you can count from 1-99. Follow these simple rules. Counting 1-99 in Tongan numbers 0-9 noa, taha, ua, tolu, fā, nima, ono, fitu, valu, hiva…

  • Lords Prayer in Tongan

    http://youtu.be/n-0TNBiQ9y8 Iʼm currently teaching this to my kids. Hope this helps you in your efforts 🙂 Ko e Lotu ʻa e Eikiʼ Ko ʻemau Tamai ʻoku ‘i Hēvani, Ke tapuhā ho huafaʼ, Ke aʻu mai hoʻo puleʻangaʼ, Ke fai ho finangalo i mamani; Hangē ko ia ʻi Hēvani Foaki mai haʻa mau meʻakai ki ʻanai.…

  • Cold or warm season begins

    1st day of June and itʻs that time of the year when seasons change. Which season is it for you? Kuo kamata ʻa e faʻahitaʻu momoko he ʻahoʼni.  Winter time has started today. Kuo kamata ʻa e faʻahitaʻu māfana he ʻahoʼni. Summer time has started today.

  • Bilingualism Across the U.S.

    Another reason to learn Tongan. Another reason to motivate children to learn Tongan and be bilingual. It makes YOU and THEM SMARTER!

  • Egg critters colouring in Activity

    We are celebrating the royal birth of Prince Taufaʻahau Manumataongo, first child for Crown Prince and grandchild for King Tupou VI this past week with a colouring activity for all the little ones. The Egg as in Easter symbolises birth and new beginnings and he is the future of the Tupou royal household and of…

  • My Tongan Charts: Share 2 Win!

    I am very excited to announce our first SHARE2WIN giveaway of “My Tongan Charts”. As a thank-you to all the people I have connected with, learnt from and fellow students of the Tongan language here are 5 packs available for you all to win. Starting Monday, 1 pack will be given away daily. This competition…