ʻInitaviu
The officer checks your spoken English with questions about your N-400. Answers can be short. Personalize these →
Survival phrases · say them anytime
Can you please repeat the question?
Kātaki, ʻe lava ke ke toe fai ʻa e fehuʻi?
Can you please speak slowly?
Kātaki, ʻe lava ke ke lea mālie?
I don't understand.
ʻOku ʻikai te u mahino.
Yes. / No.
ʻIo. / ʻIkai.
I don't know.
ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻilo.
Thank you.
Mālō.
Likely interview questions
What is your full name?
Ko e hā ho hingoa kakato?
Tali · Answer
My name is ______.
Ko hoku hingoa ko ______.
What is your date of birth?
Ko e hā ho ʻaho fāʻeleʻi?
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I was born on ______.
Naʻe fāʻeleʻi au ʻi he ______.
What is your address?
Ko e hā ho tuʻasila?
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I live at ______.
ʻOku ou nofo ʻi he ______.
Where were you born?
Naʻe fāʻeleʻi koe ʻi fē?
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I was born in ______.
Naʻe fāʻeleʻi au ʻi ______.
When did you become a permanent resident?
Naʻe hoko koe ʻanefē ko e nofo tuʻumaʻu (permanent resident)?
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I became a permanent resident in ______.
Naʻe hoko au ko e nofo tuʻumaʻu ʻi he ______.
Are you married?
Kuo ke mali?
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Yes, I am married. / No, I am not married.
ʻIo, kuo u mali. / ʻIkai, ʻoku teʻeki ai ke u mali.
How did you get your green card?
Naʻe fēfē hoʻo maʻu ʻa hoʻo kaati lanumata (green card)?
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Through my family. / Through my job. / Through asylum.
ʻI hoku fāmili. / ʻI heʻeku ngāue. / ʻI he hūfanga (asylum).
Have you traveled outside the United States since you became a permanent resident?
Kuo ke fononga ki tuʻa mei ʻAmelika talu hoʻo hoko ko e nofo tuʻumaʻu?
Tali · Answer
Yes. / No.
ʻIo. / ʻIkai.
How long were you outside the United States?
Naʻe fēfē hono lōloa hoʻo nofo ʻi tuʻa mei ʻAmelika?
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About ______ weeks. / About ______ months.
Uike nai ʻe ______. / Māhina nai ʻe ______.
Ko ha fononga pē taha ʻoku lōloa ange ʻi he māhina ʻe 6 ʻe lava ke fakatupu ʻa e ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo e nofo hokohoko. Talanoa ki ha loea kapau ʻoku kau koe ʻi heni.
Do you work?
ʻOku ke ngāue?
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Yes, I work at ______. / No, I am retired. / No, I am a student.
ʻIo, ʻoku ou ngāue ʻi he ______. / ʻIkai, kuo u mālōlō (retired). / ʻIkai, ko ha tokotaha ako au.
Have you ever been arrested or committed a crime?
Kuo ʻi ai ha taimi naʻe puke ai koe pe naʻa ke fai ha hia?
Tali · Answer
No, never.
ʻIkai, ʻikai ʻaupito.
Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?
Kuo ke hoko ʻi ha taimi ko e mēmipa ʻo e Communist Party?
Tali · Answer
No.
ʻIkai.
Kapau naʻa ke hoko ʻi ha taimi ko ha mēmipa ʻo ha paati komiunisi pe ko ha kautaha talavou fekauʻaki (ʻoku faʻa hoko ʻi he ngaahi fonua ki muʻa ʻo e Eastern-bloc), kuo pau ke ke fakahā moʻoni ia. Fakafehuʻi ki ha loea ʻo e feʻaluʻaki-fonua ki muʻa ʻi hoʻo ʻoatu ʻa e N-400.
Have you ever failed to file your taxes?
Kuo ʻi ai ha taimi naʻe ʻikai ai te ke fakahū ʻa hoʻo tukuhau?
Tali · Answer
No. I file my taxes every year. / I do not need to file.
ʻIkai. ʻOku ou fakahū ʻa ʻeku tukuhau ʻi he taʻu kotoa. / ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke u fakahū.
Do you support the Constitution and form of government of the United States?
ʻOku ke poupou ki he Konisitūtone mo e founga puleʻanga ʻo ʻAmelika?
Tali · Answer
Yes.
ʻIo.
Are you willing to take the full Oath of Allegiance?
ʻOku ke loto-fiemālie ke ke fai ʻa e Fuakava kakato ʻo e Mateaki?
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Yes.
ʻIo.
Do you understand what you are saying? Do you swear the information is true?
ʻOku ke mahino ʻa e meʻa ʻokú ke lea ʻaki? ʻOku ke fuakava ʻoku moʻoni ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala?
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Yes, I do.
ʻIo.
Why do you want to become a U.S. citizen?
Ko e hā ʻokú ke fie hoko ai ko e tangataʻifonua ʻAmelika?
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Because I want to be a full member of this country. / Because my family is here.
Koeʻuhi ʻoku ou fie hoko ko ha mēmipa kakato ʻo e fonua ni. / Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻi heni ʻa hoku fāmili.