Hot Springs & Baths

1. Tei hea te hōpuna ve'ave'a / te fare hopura'a?

   Where is the hot spring / public bath?

   Usage

   Used to ask for the location of a hot spring or public bath

   Grammar Note

   Bathing is hopu and a basin or pool is hōpuna

2. E hia te hora no te hopu?

   What are the bathing hours?

   Usage

   Used to ask about bathing facility hours

   Grammar Note

   Hours take the quantity interrogative E hia te hora …? Bathing is hopu and a basin or pool is hōpuna

3. E ti'a 'ānei i te ta'ata tatau ia tomo?

   Are people with tattoos allowed?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether people with tattoos are permitted

   Grammar Note

   "To enter" is tomo. tatau is tattoo

4. E hopu 'āmui 'ānei te tāne e te vahine?

   Are the baths mixed-gender or separated?

   Usage

   Used to ask if baths are mixed or gender-separated

   Grammar Note

   Bathing is hopu ("to dive under water; also to bathe") and a basin or pool is hōpuna. "Together" is 'āmui. tāne "men" and vahine "women" are the door-sign words

5. E piha hopura'a no'u ana'e 'ānei tā 'outou?

   Is there a private bath / room available?

   Usage

   Used to inquire about private bath room availability

   Grammar Note

   Bathing is hopu and a basin or pool is hōpuna. "Private / exclusive" is expressed with ana'e "only" (seul = hö'ë, tahi ; ana'e). A room is piha

6. 'Ua ve'ave'a roa 'ānei te pape?

   Is the water very hot?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether the water is very hot

   Grammar Note

   "Hot" is ve'ave'a and "water" is pape. There is no word for "temperature", so the card asks whether the water is very hot rather than for a temperature. Yes/no questions take 'ānei

7. E hōro'a 'ānei / e tārahu 'ānei tā 'outou tauera?

   Are towels provided or available to rent?

   Usage

   Used to ask about towel availability

   Grammar Note

   A towel is tauera. "To rent" is tārahu

8. Tei hea vau e horoi ai i mua a'e i te tomo i te hōpuna?

   Where should I wash before entering the bath?

   Usage

   Used to ask where to wash before entering the hot spring

   Grammar Note

   "To enter" is tomo. Bathing is hopu and a basin or pool is hōpuna. "To wash" is horoi

9. Eaha te huru o te hōpuna i roto e tō rāpae?

   What are the differences between the indoor and outdoor pools?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the difference between indoor and outdoor baths

   Grammar Note

   There is no Tahitian word for "difference", so the card asks about the huru "nature, character" ("likeness, resemblance") of each. "Outside" is rāpae

10. 'Ua ve'ave'a roa teie pape — e hōpuna to'eto'e a'e 'ānei?

    The water is very hot — is there a cooler pool?

    Usage

    Used when the water is too hot to ask about cooler alternatives

    Grammar Note

    "Cool / cold" is to'eto'e; a'e forms the comparative. Bathing is hopu and a basin or pool is hōpuna

11. E hia te roa no te hopu i teie hōpuna?

    How long should I soak?

    Usage

    Used to ask the recommended soaking duration

    Grammar Note

    Soaking is hopu.Duration is asked with E hia te roa …?

12. 'Eiaha e rave i te niuniu paraparau / te hoho'a i roto.

    Please don't bring your phone or camera inside.

    Usage

    Used to inform guests not to use phones or cameras inside

    Grammar Note

    A telephone is niuniu paraparau (niuniu alone is "cord, wire") and a photograph is hoho'a. Prohibition is 'Eiaha e + verb

13. E hia te ho'o no te tomo?

    What is the entry fee?

    Usage

    Used to ask the entry fee for a hot spring facility

    Grammar Note

    A fee is ho'o, moni. "To enter" is tomo

14. E fare tāmā'ara'a 'ānei i 'ō nei?

    Is there a restaurant or food service here?

    Usage

    Used to ask about dining options at an onsen facility

    Grammar Note

    A restaurant is fare tāmā'ara'a; tāmā'a is "to have a meal"

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