Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Tonga(TongaIslands) term or phrase:
fe fe hake?
English translation:
How are you?
Added to glossary by
Will Matter
Apr 8, 2004 18:12
22 yrs ago
Tonga(TongaIslands) term
kelley
fe fe hake
this was asked of me and I was told it meant how are you doing? I was wanting to know what it meant.
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How are you?
This is correct and the response is "Sai pe malo" which is "I'm fine".
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Note added at 2004-04-08 21:16:26 (GMT)
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Alternate reference is \"Frommer\'s South Pacific\" (travel guide) ISBN 0-7645-6644-X page 407 where you can see that the answer to this and your other KudoZ question are correct. The literal translation of \"Sai pe, malo\" is \"Fine, thanks\" HTH.
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Note added at 2004-04-08 21:16:26 (GMT)
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Alternate reference is \"Frommer\'s South Pacific\" (travel guide) ISBN 0-7645-6644-X page 407 where you can see that the answer to this and your other KudoZ question are correct. The literal translation of \"Sai pe, malo\" is \"Fine, thanks\" HTH.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
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