In this new lesson, we will learn the weather vocabulary in Tahitian.
What’s the point of talking about rain and shine? And moreover in Tahitian?
- To initiate the conversation
- To know the weather forecast – in other words, to understand the weather forecast on TV or radio
The weather in Tahitian
Basic vocabulary
In this first part, let’s see the basic vocabulary:
| English | Tahitian |
| The sky | Te ra’i, te reva |
| The weather | Te huru o te reva
Te huru o te mata’i e te miti |
To answer what question?
| English | Tahitian |
| What weather is it ? | E mea aha te mahana?E aha te huru o te reva? |
Describe the weather in easy mode
In this second part, let’s learn to say:
- it’s windy, it’s raining, it’s sunny. And more …
- or it’s hot, it’s cold, it’s humid
In Tahitian, the constructions to describe the weather are as follows:
- there is no …
- there is a little … / it is a little …
- there is … / it is …
- there are a lot of … / it is very …
The constructions are similar: according to which one seeks to describe via:
- A name (wind, sun, rain)
- An adjective (hot, cold, wet)
Via a name (wind, sun, rain)
| English | There is no … | There is a little … | There is … | There is a lot of … |
| Tahitian | Aita e … | E mea … rii | E mea… | E mea pūai te … |
| Wind = Mata’i | Aita e mata’i | E mea mata’i rii | E mea mata’i | E mea pūai te mata’i |
| Sun = Mahana | Aita e mahana | E mea mahana rii | E mea mahana | E mea pūai te mahana |
| Rain = Ua | Aita e ua | E mea ua riiUa tōrīrī te ua (it’s raining a little bit) | E uaTē ua nei | E mea pūai te ua |
Small vocabulary part:
| English | Tahitian |
| The wind | Te mata’i |
| The sun, the day | Te mahana |
| The rain, to rain |
Te ua, ua |
| There is no … | Aita e … |
| Adjective construction | E mea |
| Little | Rii |
| Strong, mighty, strength, power | Pūai |
| Very, completely, downright, straightforward, long | Roa |
| In little rain | Tōrīrī |
Via an adjective (hot, cold, wet)
| English | It’s nice out | It is a little … | It is … | It is very … |
| Tahitian | E mea haumārū |
E mea … rii | E mea… | E mea… roa |
| Hot = Ve’ave’a | E mea haumārū | E mea ve’ave’a rii | E mea ve’ave’a | E mea ve’ave’a roa |
| Cold = To’eto’e | E mea haumārū | E mea to’eto’e rii | E mea to’eto’e | E mea to’eto’e roa |
| Wet = Haumi | E mea haumārū | E mea haumi rii | E mea haumi |
E mea haumi roa |
Ditto, small vocabulary part:
| English | Tahitian |
| Fresh, refreshing (only to qualify the weather) | Haumārū |
| Hot |
Ve’ave’a |
| Cold, to be cold | To’eto’e |
| Humid | Haumi |
Describe the sky in intermediate mode
Previously, we saw that describing the weather is quite simple. In this third part, to describe the sky, it gets complicated, there are expressions for each case.
| English | Tahitian |
| The weather is nice | E mea maita’i |
| The sky is clear | E mea āteatea te ra’i |
| The sky is covered | ‘Ua tāpo’ipo’i te ra’i |
| It’s cloudy | ‘Ua haapōiri te ra’i‘Ua rumaruma te ra’i |
Again, third and last vocabulary part:
| English | Tahitian |
| Good, nice | Maita’i |
| Unobstructed, bright, spacious | Āteatea |
| Covered | Tāpo’ipo’i |
| Darken | Haapōiri |
| Dark | Rumaruma |
We already know:
- e mea: Adjectives in Tahitian- E mea – Particle I, No – Suffix raa
- ve’ave’a, to’eto’e and roa: First 30 adjectives in Tahitian
- maita’i: Ask and answer to How are you in Tahitian
- mahana: Yesterday, today, tomorrow in Tahitian – Locate in time – A’e, iho
And after ?
With this lesson, we have just learned the weather vocabulary in Tahitian. And also, we learned 55 vocabulary words and expressions.