Internet & WiFi

1. Tē 'ohipa anei te WiFi?

   Is the WiFi working?

   Usage

   Checking if WiFi is available at a hotel or café

   Grammar Note

   'ohipa is "work, to function"; the progressive frame is Tē … with anei for the question.

2. Eaha te ta'o huna nō te WiFi?

   What is the WiFi password?

   Usage

   Asking staff for the WiFi password

   Grammar Note

   "Ta'o : mot" and "Huna : secret ; cacher". There is no word for a password, so this is a descriptive compound.

3. Tē hina'aro nei au e fa'a'ī uira i tā'u niuniu.

   I want to charge my phone

   Usage

   Looking for a place to charge your smartphone

   Grammar Note

   'ī = rempli and uira = électricité; a charger is te mea fa'a'ī uira. tāpiri means "glue" and telefoni is a foreign borrowing.

4. Mea tāere roa te tū'atira'a.

   The connection is very slow

   Usage

   Complaining about a slow internet connection

   Grammar Note

   tāere = lent and tū'ati = lier ; joindre plus -ra'a. 'ōpuaraa means "plan", not "connection".

5. Tei hea te fare mātini roro uira?

   Where is the internet café?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of an internet café

   Grammar Note

   "Mātini roro uira : ordinateur".

6. Tē tū'ati anei 'oe i te internet?

   Are you connected to the internet?

   Usage

   Checking if someone is connected to the internet

   Grammar Note

   The Tahitian term is the long tahua nati rara uira, so the locally used internet is kept. tū'ati is "lier ; joindre".

7. Eaha tō 'oe rata uira?

   What is your email address?

   Usage

   Asking for someone's email address for contact

   Grammar Note

   "Rata : lettre" and "Uira : électricité".

8. Tē 'ohipa anei te application?

   Is the app working?

   Usage

   Checking if a smartphone app is functioning correctly

   Grammar Note

   There is no Tahitian word for an app, so the French application used locally is kept.

9. Tē hina'aro nei au e taui i tā'u ta'o huna.

   I want to change my password

   Usage

   Used when you need to change your password

   Grammar Note

   taui = changer. tāmau means "to learn, to fasten", closer to the opposite of changing.

10. Tē vai ra anei te tāpa'o niuniu i 'ō nei?

    Is there mobile signal here?

    Usage

    Checking for mobile phone signal coverage

    Grammar Note

    "Tāpa'o : signe ; signal".

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