A collection of useful phrases in Samoan, a Polynesian language spoken mainly in Western Samoa and American Samoa
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
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| English | Gagana Samoa (Samoan) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Afio mai Susu mai Maliu mai |
| Hello (General greeting) | Malō (inf) Malō soifua (frm) Tālofa |
| How are you? | Ua mai oe? |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Manuia, fa'afetai, ae a oe? |
| Long time no see | Ua leva tele ona o'u le toe va'ai ia oe |
| What's your name? | O ai lou igoa? |
| My name is ... | O lo'u igoa o ... |
| Where are you from? | O fea e te sau ai? |
| I'm from ... | Ou te sau mai ... |
| Pleased to meet you | Ua ou fiafia ua ta feiloa'i |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Manuia le taeao |
| Good day | Manuia le aso |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Manuia le afiafi |
| Good night | Manuia le po |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Fā (inf) Tōfā Tōfā soifua |
| Good luck! | Ia manuia |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
Manuia! |
| Have a nice day | Ia manuia le aso |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
Ia manuia le tausamiga |
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
Ia manuia le malaga |
| Yes | I 'Ioe |
| No | Leai |
| Maybe | Ailoga |
| I don't know | Ou te leiloa |
| I understand | Ua ou mālamalama |
| I don't understand | 'Ou te lē mālamalama |
| Please speak more slowly | Fa'amolemole, ia fa'atelegese lau tautala |
| Please say that again | Fa'amolemole, toe fai mai lau tala |
| Please write it down | Fa'amolemole, ia tusi mai |
| Do you speak English? | E te iloa tautala fa'aIgilisi? |
| Do you speak Samoan? | E te iloa fa'aSamoa? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Ioe, ae laiitiiti |
| How do you say ... in Samoan? | E faafefea ona ta'u le .... i le faaSamoa? |
| Excuse me | Tulou lava |
| How much is this? | E fia le tau? |
| Sorry | Fa'amalie atu |
| Please | Fa'amolemole |
| Thank you | Fa'afetai Fa'afetai tele |
| Reply to thank you | E le afaina |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | O fea le fale ta'ele? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | O si alii lea o le a totogiina uma |
| This lady will pay for everything | O si tama'ita'i lea o le a totogiina uma |
| Would you like to dance with me? | Ete ta fia siva? |
| I miss you | Ou te misia ia te oe |
| I love you | Ou te alofa ia te oe |
| Get well soon | Ia vave ona e manuia |
| Leave me alone! | Alu ese ma a'u! |
| Help! | Fia ola! |
| Fire! | Le afi! |
| Stop! | Soia! |
| Call the police! | Vili le leoleo! |
| Christmas greetings | Ia manuia le Kerisimasi |
| New Year greetings | Ia manuia le Tausaga Fou |
| Easter greetings | Ia manuia le Eseta |
| Birthday greetings | Ia manuia lou Aso Fanau |
| Congratulations! | Faʻafetai! |
| One language is never enough | O le gagana e tasi e le lava |
| My hovercraft is full of eels | Ua tumu la'u ato fagota i pusi |
Corrections and additions by A. Lutu, Amber Bunnin and Porchia Lole
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Samoan | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Books about Samoan on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
Other collections of Samoan phrases
http://samoan.manuatele.net
http://mylanguages.org/samoan_phrases.php
http://wikitravel.org/en/Samoan_phrasebook
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-PraDict.html
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