Languages in Fiji
Languages in Fiji
In Fiji there are three main languages spoken; these are Fijian, Hindi and English.
English is the language used in education and is spoken by most people in Nadi, Suva and any other major tourist area, making the country extremely easy to travel around.
Locals are friendly and are always keen to speak to backpackers and travellers. It's recommended to learn a couple of words of the local language and to get involved in local culture as much as you can; they'll love you for it. Just dive in at the deep end and get speaking to a few locals at the bar.
To call into Fiji, +679 is the country code. To call internationally out from Fiji, use 00 code to dial out. There are no area codes in Fiji.
Words and phrases
These words and phrases will help you get by and make you sound like the don when in Fiji on your gap year.
- Bula! - A general greeting, pronounced mboo-lah.
- Vinaka - "Please" or "thank you", pronounced vee-nah-kah.
- Moce - "Goodbye", pronounced mow-they.
- Tulou - "Sorry", pronounced tu-loo
- E vei na vale-lailai? - "Where's the toilet?", pronounced e-ve-na-val-lie-lie
- Au domoni iko - "I love you", pronounced o-dom-ni-e-ko
