Internet & WiFi

1. E cava na password ni WiFi?

   What is the WiFi password?

   Usage

   When asking for the WiFi password at a hotel or café

   Grammar Note

   "E cava" is a question expression meaning "what is." "E" is a verbal particle, and "cava" is the question word for "what."

2. E tiko e vei na WiFi?

   Where is WiFi available?

   Usage

   When asking where WiFi is available

   Grammar Note

   To ask where something is, use "E tiko e vei na …?". "Ki vei" would mean "to where" (direction).

3. Au via volia e dua na SIM kadi.

   I want to buy a SIM card.

   Usage

   When purchasing a local SIM card

   Grammar Note

   "E dua" is an indefinite numeral meaning "one/a." In Fijian, "e dua" functions like an indefinite article.

4. Na initaneti e sega ni cakacaka.

   The internet is not working.

   Usage

   When reporting that the internet is not working

   Grammar Note

   "Sega ni" is the Fijian negation marker placed before the verb. "Intaneti" is borrowed from English "internet."

5. Au via lako ki na cafe ni initaneti.

   I want to go to the internet café.

   Usage

   When looking for an internet café

   Grammar Note

   "Cafe ni initaneti" combines English loanwords with the native genitive particle "ni." Fijian actively borrows English vocabulary.

6. Au vinakata me o tukuna mai na nomu imeli.

   Please tell me your email address.

   Usage

   When exchanging email addresses for contact

   Grammar Note

   "Me o tukuna mai" is a complement clause meaning "that you tell me". "Vinakata me" expresses a wish that someone do something. "Nomu" is "your" (singular).

7. Au via charge na noqu talevoni.

   I want to charge my phone.

   Usage

   When looking for a place to charge your smartphone

   Grammar Note

   For charging, Fijian simply borrows English "charge" (as in another card of this language). "Gunu" means "to drink" and is not used for charging. "Noqu talevoni" is "my phone".

8. E cava na naba ni talevoni?

   What is the phone number?

   Usage

   When asking for or exchanging a phone number

   Grammar Note

   "Naba" is borrowed from English "number," adapted to Fijian phonology: the "m" in "number" merges into the preceding syllable.

9. Au via vakauta e dua na mesegi.

   I want to send a message.

   Usage

   When indicating you want to send a text message

   Grammar Note

   "Vakauta" means "to send" (the same word as in "vakauta ena airmail" at the post office). "Tukuna" means "to say/tell", not "to send".

10. Au vinakata me au download taka na app.

    I want to download the app.

    Usage

    When expressing a wish to download a smartphone app

    Grammar Note

    The suffix "-taka" is a transitivizing suffix added to the English verb "download." Fijian attaches "-taka" to English borrowed verbs to integrate them grammatically.

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