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Samoan

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Alphabet

Vowels

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Aa Ee Ii Oo Uu

Vowels with a Macron

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Āā Ēē Īī Ōō Ūū

Consonants

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Ff

Gg

Ll

Mm

Nn

Pp

Ss

Tt

Vv

Borrowed Letters

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Hh

Kk

Rr

Glottal Stop

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'


Greeting

Talofa/ (lava) - Greetings

Malo/ (lava) - Greetings

Malo le soifua - Good health to you

Oa mai oe? - How are you?

Manuia, faafetai - Good, thanks.

Ae a oe? - What about you?

Manuia foi faafetai - Good also, thank you.

Fa - Bye

Manuia le aso - Have a good day


Phrases

Which phrase would you use to describe this scene in Samoa?
It's a nice day
manaia le aso
I'm hungry
ua oa fía 'ai
Have a good day
manuia le aso
Have a good evening
manuia le afiafi
Have a good morning
manuia le taeao
Have a good night
manuia le poo
Don't be angry
aua e ke ika
Go Sleep!
alu e moe!


Sentences

Your dress is really pretty
Ese le aulelei a lou ofu
Let's go to the shop
ta o i le fale'oloa
Where are you going?
o fea e te alu i ai?
Where are your kids?
o fea lau fanau?
Where are you from ?
o fea e te sau mai ai?

Present

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Indefinite
  • Alu goes - e alu tua

Past

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Future

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Vocabulary

  • House - fale
  • City - a'ai
  • Star - fetu
  • Moon - maasina
  • Bread - falaoa
  • Bathroom - faletaele
  • Apple - Apu
  • Fish - i'a
  • Rabbit - rapiti


Adjectives

  • Happy - manuia, fiafia
  • Angry - ika
  • Worried - popole
  • Hard - faigata
  • Easy - faigofie
  • Open - mataka
  • Closed - taapuni


Verbs

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  • Sleep - Moe
  • Eat - 'ai


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