Au na tiko me rua na macawa.
I will stay for two weeks.
Pronunciation
Full phrase pronunciation: ow nah TEE-koh meh ROO-ah nah mah-THAH-wah
Word breakdown:
au: ow — “I”, “me”
na: nah — future marker; gives the sense of “will”
tiko: TEE-koh — “stay”, “remain”, “be”
me: meh — “for”, used here before the time period
rua: ROO-ah — “two”
na: nah — “the”
macawa: mah-THAH-wah — “week”
Notes: Say the phrase in smaller parts: au na tiko | me rua na macawa. In Fijian, c is pronounced like th in “this,” so macawa sounds like mah-THAH-wah.
Common mistake: Beginners may pronounce macawa with a hard k sound. Keep the c as a th sound: mah-THAH-wah.
Meaning & Use
A useful travel and planning sentence meaning “I will stay for two weeks.” The main structure is Au na tiko…, which gives the sense of “I will stay…” or “I will be staying…” This is a strong phrase pattern for spoken Fijian when talking about visits, accommodation, or how long you plan to remain somewhere.
Usage tip: Use this when explaining the length of your stay. You can replace rua na macawa with another time period as your vocabulary grows.
Good to know: Tiko can mean “stay”, “live”, “remain”, or “be located”, depending on context. Here it naturally means “stay”.
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