The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Fijian language. The words listed below are not the most common words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Fijian (na vosa vaka Viti) |
| I | au (subject), o yau |
| you (singular) | o (subject), o iko |
| he | e (subject), o koya |
| we | keirau (*dual, exclusive*) keitou (*paucal, exclusive*) keimami (*plural, exclusive*) (e)daru, o kēdaru (*dual, inclusive*) (da)tou, o kedatou (*paucal, inclusive*) (e)da, o keda (*plural, inclusive*) |
| you (plural) | (o)drau, o kemudrau (*dual*) (o)dou, o kemudou (*paucal*) (o)nī, o kemunī (*plural*) |
| they | (e)rau, o rau (*dual*) (e)ratou, o iratou (*paucal*) (e)ra, o ira (*plural*) |
| this | qō |
| that | qori (*near you*) yā (*over there*) |
| here | kē qō |
| there | keri, qori (*near you*) keā, yā (*far from you*) |
| who | cei |
| what | cava |
| where | vei |
| when | ni |
| how | vakacava |
| not | sega ni |
| all | kece, taucoko |
| many | (e) levu na |
| some | (e) sō na |
| few | (e) lailai na |
| other | (e) dua tale (*another*) o koya dua tale (*other specific*) |
| one | dua |
| two | rua |
| three | tolu |
| four | va |
| five | lima |
| big | levu |
| long | balavu |
| wide | rāraba rabalevu |
| thick | vāvaku |
| heavy | bībī |
| small | lailai |
| short | lekaleka leka |
| narrow | rabalailai qīqō |
| thin | lila (*person*) māmare (*thing*) |
| woman | yalewa marama |
| man (adult male) | tagane tūraga |
| man (human being) | tamata |
| child | gone |
| wife | wati- |
| husband | wati- |
| mother | tina-, nā |
| father | tama-, tā |
| animal | manumanu |
| fish | ika |
| bird | manumanu manumanuvuka |
| dog | kolī |
| louse | kutu |
| snake | gata |
| worm | baca ni qele |
| tree | kau vunikau |
| forest | veikau |
| stick | kau |
| fruit | vua- vuata (*fruit in general*) |
| seed | sore- |
| leaf | drau- |
| root | waka- |
| bark (of a tree) | kuli- |
| flower | sē- seinikau |
| grass | cō |
| rope | wa |
| skin | kuli- |
| meat | lewe ni manumanu |
| blood | drā |
| bone | sui |
| fat (noun) | uro |
| egg | yaloka |
| horn | leu |
| tail | bui- |
| feather | vuti- |
| hair | drauniulu |
| head | ulu- |
| ear | daliga- |
| eye | mata- |
| nose | ucu- |
| mouth | gusu- |
| tooth | bati- |
| tongue (organ) | yame- |
| fingernail | taukuku |
| foot | yava- |
| leg | yava- |
| knee | duru- |
| hand | liga- |
| wing | taba- |
| belly | kete- |
| guts | kete- |
| neck | domo- |
| back | daku- |
| breast | sucu- |
| heart | uto- |
| liver | yate- |
| to drink | gunu-va |
| to eat | kana kania |
| to bite | kata katia |
| to suck | domi-ca |
| to spit | kasivi-ta |
| to vomit | lua-raka |
| to blow | uvu-ca |
| to breathe | cegu-va |
| to laugh | dredre-vaka |
| to see | rai-ca |
| to hear | rogo-ca |
| to know | kilā |
| to think | nanuma (*remember*) vākāsama-taka |
| to smell | boi-ca |
| to fear | rere-vaka |
| to sleep | moce |
| to live | bula-taka |
| to die | mate |
| to kill | vakamatea |
| to fight | veivala-taka |
| to hunt | vakasa |
| to hit | moku-ta |
| to cut | musu-ka |
| to split | kavoro-taka |
| to stab | coka-ta |
| to scratch | mila/milā |
| to dig | keli-a |
| to swim | qalo-va |
| to fly | vuka |
| to walk | taubale |
| to come | lako mai |
| to lie (as in a bed) | davo |
| to sit | dabe |
| to stand | tū, tūcake |
| to turn (intransitive) | gole |
| to fall | lutu-ma |
| to give | soli-a |
| to hold | taura |
| to squeeze | loba-ka |
| to rub | masi/masia tara-taka |
| to wash | sava-ta |
| to wipe | qusi quisa |
| to pull | drē dreta |
| to push | bili-ga |
| to throw | viri-taka |
| to tie | wiri-ca |
| to sew | culā |
| to count | wiliwili wilika |
| to say | kaya tukuna |
| to sing | laga-ta sere-taka |
| to play | qito-ra |
| to float | ciri-taka |
| to flow | drodro-laka |
| to freeze | ceva-ta |
| to swell | vuce-laka |
| sun | siga matanisiga |
| moon | vula |
| star | kalokalo |
| water | wai |
| rain | uca |
| river | uciwai |
| lake | drano |
| sea | waitui |
| salt | māsima |
| stone | vatu |
| sand | nuku |
| dust | kuvu |
| earth | qele |
| cloud | ō |
| fog | kabu |
| sky | lomalāgi |
| wind | cagi |
| snow | uca cevata |
| ice | aisi waicevata |
| smoke | kubou |
| fire | kama |
| ash | dravusa |
| to burn | kama vākamā |
| road | gaunisala |
| mountain | ulunivanua |
| red | damudamu |
| green | drokadroka |
| yellow | dromodromo |
| white | vulavula |
| black | loaloa |
| night | bogi |
| day | siga |
| year | yabaki |
| warm | katakata toka via katakata |
| cold | liliwa, batabatā |
| full | sīnai |
| new | vou |
| old | qase (*person*) makawa (*thing*) |
| good | vinaka mātai (*good at*) |
| bad | cā |
| rotten | vuca |
| dirty | duka |
| straight | dodonu |
| round | moqimoqili |
| sharp (as a knife) | gata |
| dull (as a knife) | dreli |
| smooth | dravia |
| wet | suasua |
| dry | māmaca |
| correct | donu |
| near | vōleka |
| far | yawa |
| right | imatau |