Tiko vs lako

Kia ora Litia, I totally get it. I always try to think of "tiko" as meaning "to be in a place" or "staying put" and "lako" as "to move to a place" or "going". Like, "E moce tiko o Rusi" means Rusi's sleeping, so he's staying in one place.

I see what you mean Ana, that helps to clarify it for me, I've been practicing with the Asalei app and I came across the sentence E a via taubale ki Tavua o Peni, which means Peni wanted to walk to Tavua, so in this case lako is implied by taubale, I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed that some verbs imply movement or staying, like moce tiko implies staying in one place

Hey Litia, that's a good point about some verbs implying movement or staying, I hadn't thought of it like that. I've been trying to use the "Lako mai vale me'u solia vei iko" phrase this week, meaning "Come to the house so I can give it to you," to practice the "lako mai" part. It's been handy for getting the kids to come inside. 😊

I've been trying to practice my pronunciation with the Asalei app too, and I found that saying 'Lako mai vale' a few times helps me get the intonation right, but I'm still having trouble with 'E a via tiko mai Tavua o Samu', do you think it's because of the 'via' part or the sentence structure itself?