Learn to Speak Fijian
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Action Words (AKA Verbs)

10/7/2011

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Creating a list of words is key in making the language stick.  Remember, I said "creating."  Simply reading a dictionary or this list will do nothing .  You must write down the words physically!  You can come back and use these online flash cards to help memorize words.  In your own journal save your self 20 to 30 pages just for compiling your word list.    
I've listed ten verbs below in English.  The best way to start a word list is just writing down every English word you can think of.  You can use a Dictionary to help your writers block if you need on this! Then we will take those words and find somebody who knows the Fijian equivalent and we write it down in our journal.  Lets do this.   


Float-----
Pour---- (as in pour glass of water/cup of rice)
Spin---
Turn/Flip---
Turn your head--
dip/soak (into liquid)---
fry (food)---
to BBQ---
jump (on the ground)
jump (from a high place landing somewhere lower (off a boat or waterfall)



Below are flash cards for all the words above---use them to help memorize the vocab.  YES your Brain can hold another language!













Below Words Submitted by Malia
Wake up: Yadra Mai
Stand up: Tu cake
Walk: Taubale
Cook: Vasaqa
Washing (dishes/cups) Sava na yaya
Go------------Lako
Come--------Lako Mai
Run----------Cici
Throw-------Viri
Drop/Fall---Lutu
Tired--------Wawale
Flick---------Vidika
Get dressed: Dara nai sulu
Eat: Kana
Drink: Gunu
Open: Dolava
Close: Sogota
Bathe: Sili
Leave: Biuta
Drive: Va vodo
Run: Cici
Swim: Qalo
Paddle (with paddle):voce
Surf: Vasisi (to slide)
to Photograph: Vei taba
Read: Wilika
Write: Volavola
Study: Vuli
Paint: Va boro
Draw: drowini
Talk: Vosa
Call on the phone: Qiri
Fold: Lobika
Brush teeth: Barasi na batimu/batiqu/batina (your/my/his,her)
Wash face: Sava na matamu/mataqu (your/my)
Sleep: Moce
Dream: tadra
Give: Solia
to be dead: Mate

Arguing-veiba 
scold (someone with words)  Vosataki
punch-vaculaka
slap-lausaba
Slap-Raba
kick-caqeta
To hate-Sevaka
stomp-buturaki
smash-qaqia
hit-moku
spit-kasivia
smack-tavulaka



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  • Introduction
    • Important Words & Grammar Rules
  • Step 1: Pronouns
  • Assignments
  • Massive Word List!
    • Adjectives (describing words)
    • Noun Lists
  • 1,000 Sentences
    • Song Lyrics/Proverbs