Samoan Flashcards

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Prompt	Answer
One	tasi
Two	lua
Three	tolu
Four	fa
Five	lima
Six	ono
Seven	fitu
Eight	valu
Nine	iva
Ten	sefulu
First	muamua
Second	lona lua
Monday	aso gafua
Tuesday	aso lua
Wednesday	aso lulu
Thursday	aso tofi
Friday	aso faraile
Saturday	aso to'ona'i
Sunday	aso sa
Now	taimi nei
Yesterday	ananafi
Today	o le aso nei
Tonight	nanei
Tomorrow	taeao
Fruits	fuala'au 'ai mata
Apples	apu
Bananas	fa'i
Tomatoes	tamato
Potatoes	pateta
Onions	aniani
Red	lanu mumu
Green	lanu meamata
Blue	lanu moana
White	lanu pa'epa'e
Black	lanu uliuli
Grey	lanu 'efu'efu
Breakfast	ti o le taeao
Lunch	aiga o le aoauli
Dinner	aiga o le afiafi
Milk	susu
Coffee	kofe
Bread	falaoa
Sunny	mugala
Windy	savili/matagi
Rainy	timuga
Snowy	to'a le aisa
Cold	malulu
Hot	vevela
Boy	tama
Girl	teine
Son	atali'i
Daughter	afafine
Brother	tuagane
Sister	tuafafine
Man	tamaloa
Woman	fafine
Father	tama
Mother	tina
Grandfather	tama o le tama/tama o le tina
Grandmother	tina o le tina/tina o le tama
House	fale
Toilet	faleuila/fale i tua/fale laititi
Room	potu
Bedroom	potumoe
Kitchen	umukuka
Table	laulau
Cat	pusi
Dog	maile
Mouse	isumu
Bird	manulele
Cow	povi
Horse	solofanua
Socks	totini
Shoes	se'evae
Trousers	ofuvae
Shirt	ofutino
Sweater	ofu mafanafana
Coat	ofu talaloa
English	fa'a igilisi
French	fa'a falani
German	fa'a siamani
Spanish	fa'a sipaniolo
Italian	fa'a italia
Greek	fa'a kuliki
Russian	fa'a lusia
Arabic	fa'a alapi
Hindi	fa'a hindi
Chinese	fa'a saina
Japanese	fa'a sapani
Taxi	ta'avale laupasese
Bus	pasi
Hotel	faletalimalo
Airport	malae va'alele
Passport	tusi folau
Student	tamaititi aoga
Teacher	faia'oga
Pen	peni
Books	tusi
Page	itulau
Dictionary	tusi fa'amatala ai uiga o 'upu
Hand	lima
Feet	vae
Hair	laulu
Eye	mata
Mouth	gutu
Nose	isu
Ambulance	ta'avale fa'alavelave fa'afuasei
Doctor	tamaloa foma'i
Hospital	falema'i
Pharmacy	faletalavai
Police	leoleo
Stomach ache	tiga le manava
And	ma
Under	lalo ifo
Before	luma/ae le'i o'o iai
After	pe'a uma
Inside	totonu
Outside	fafo atu
With	ma
But	peita'i
For	mo (ia/oe/a'u etc
From	mai le
To	i le
In	totonu
What?	ole a?
Who?	o ai?
How?	faafefea?
Why?	aisea?
Where?	o fea?
Never	le taitai
Rarely	seasea
Sometimes	nisi o taimi
Usually	masani lava
Always	taimi 'uma
Very	matua
I	ou/'ou te
You	o 'oe
He	o ia/tama
She	o ia/teine
We	tatou
They	latou
My	o la'u
Your	o lau
His	o ia/tama
Her	o ia/teine
Our	tatou
Their	latou
I speak English	ou te tautala ile gagana peretania
You speak French	ete tautala ile fa'afarani?
He speaks German	e tautala ile gagana siamani
She speaks Italian	e tautala ile gagana italia
I visited France	sa ou asiasi i farani
I will drink milk	ole a ou inu ile susu
I understand you	ou te malamalama ia te oe
I don't understand you	ou te le malamalama ia te oe
I don't speak French	ou te leiloa fa'afarani
This is my house	o lo'u fale lea
That restaurant is far	e mamao le faleaiga lena
No problem	leai se fa'afitauli
Hi	malo
What is your name?	o ai lou igoa/suafa?
Nice to meet you	ua ou fiafia ua ta feiloai
How are you?	oa mai oe?
I'm good, thanks	manuia, fa'afetai
And you?	ao fa'apefea oe?
Do you speak (English/Samoan)?	e te iloa tautala fa'aigilisi/peretania/fa'asamoa?
Does she speak Chinese?	e mafai ona tautala fa'asaina?
A little bit	e ititi
How old are you?	e fia ou tausaga?
I'm 33 years old	e tolusefulu tolu o'u tausaga
It was nice talking to you	manaia le ta talatalanoaga
What do you mean?	o lea le uiga o lau tala?
I don't understand	ou te le malamalama
I don't know	ou te leiloa
Sorry	fa'amagalo mai
What is that called in Samoan?	o le a le igoa fa'asamoa o lena mea?
What does that word mean in English?	o lea le uiga o lena upu ile gagana peretania/o le a le fa'apalagi o lena upu?
Where are you from?	o fea ete sau ai?
I'm from the U.S	ou te sau mai amerika
I'm American	o a'u ole amerika
Where do you live?	o fea ete nofo ai?
I live in the U.S	ou te nofo i amerika
What do you do for a living?	o le a lau galeuga e fai?
I'm a student	o a'u o le tamaititi aoga
Can I help you?	e mafai ona ou fesoasoani atu ia te oe?
Can you help me?	e mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
Where is the airport?	o fea le malaeva'alele?
Go straight	alu sa'o
Then	ona
Turn left	afe/liliu ile itu tauagavale
Turn right	afe/liliu ile itu taumatau
Happy birthday	manuia lou aso fanau
Happy New Year	manuia le tausaga fou
Merry Christmas	manuia le kerisimasi
Good luck	ia manuia
Congratulations	malo
I have a reservation	e iai lo'u avanoa ua fa'amauina
Do you have rooms available?	e iai ni tou potu o avanoa?
I would like a non-smoking room	ou te mana'o ise potu e le fa'atagaina ai le ulaula
How much it costs per night?	o lea le totogi o le po e tasi?
Waiter	tama faigaluega
How much is this?	e fia le tau o le mea lea?
What is this?	o le a lenei mea?
Are you okay?	oa mai oe?
I need a doctor	ou te moomia se fomai
Help	fesoasoani
Call the ambulance	vili te ta'avale mo fa'alavelave fa'afuasei
Call the police	vili leoleo
I am sick	ou te ma'i?

Prompt

Answer

One

tasi

Two

lua

Three

tolu

Four

Five

lima

Six

ono

Seven

fitu

Eight

valu

Nine

iva

Ten

sefulu

First

muamua

Second

lona lua

Monday

aso gafua

Tuesday

aso lua

Wednesday

aso lulu

Thursday

aso tofi

Friday

aso faraile

Saturday

aso to'ona'i

Sunday

aso sa

Now

taimi nei

Yesterday

ananafi

Today

o le aso nei

Tonight

nanei

Tomorrow

taeao

Fruits

fuala'au 'ai mata

Apples

apu

Bananas

fa'i

Tomatoes

tamato

Potatoes

pateta

Onions

aniani

Red

lanu mumu

Green

lanu meamata

Blue

lanu moana

White

lanu pa'epa'e

Black

lanu uliuli

Grey

lanu 'efu'efu

Breakfast

ti o le taeao

Lunch

aiga o le aoauli

Dinner

aiga o le afiafi

Milk

susu

Coffee

kofe

Bread

falaoa

Sunny

mugala

Windy

savili/matagi

Rainy

timuga

Snowy

to'a le aisa

Cold

malulu

Hot

vevela

Boy

tama

Girl

teine

Son

atali'i

Daughter

afafine

Brother

tuagane

Sister

tuafafine

Man

tamaloa

Woman

fafine

Father

tama

Mother

tina

Grandfather

tama o le tama/tama o le tina

Grandmother

tina o le tina/tina o le tama

House

fale

Toilet

faleuila/fale i tua/fale laititi

Room

potu

Bedroom

potumoe

Kitchen

umukuka

Table

laulau

Cat

pusi

Dog

maile

Mouse

isumu

Bird

manulele

Cow

povi

Horse

solofanua

Socks

totini

Shoes

se'evae

Trousers

ofuvae

Shirt

ofutino

Sweater

ofu mafanafana

Coat

ofu talaloa

English

fa'a igilisi

French

fa'a falani

German

fa'a siamani

Spanish

fa'a sipaniolo

Italian

fa'a italia

Greek

fa'a kuliki

Russian

fa'a lusia

Arabic

fa'a alapi

Hindi

fa'a hindi

Chinese

fa'a saina

Japanese

fa'a sapani

Taxi

ta'avale laupasese

Bus

pasi

Hotel

faletalimalo

Airport

malae va'alele

Passport

tusi folau

Student

tamaititi aoga

Teacher

faia'oga

Pen

peni

Books

tusi

Page

itulau

Dictionary

tusi fa'amatala ai uiga o 'upu

Hand

lima

Feet

vae

Hair

laulu

Eye

mata

Mouth

gutu

Nose

isu

Ambulance

ta'avale fa'alavelave fa'afuasei

Doctor

tamaloa foma'i

Hospital

falema'i

Pharmacy

faletalavai

Police

leoleo

Stomach ache

tiga le manava

And

Under

lalo ifo

Before

luma/ae le'i o'o iai

After

pe'a uma

Inside

totonu

Outside

fafo atu

With

But

peita'i

For

mo (ia/oe/a'u etc

From

mai le

i le

totonu

What?

ole a?

Who?

o ai?

How?

faafefea?

Why?

aisea?

Where?

o fea?

Never

le taitai

Rarely

seasea

Sometimes

nisi o taimi

Usually

masani lava

Always

taimi 'uma

Very

matua

ou/'ou te

You

o 'oe

o ia/tama

She

o ia/teine

tatou

They

latou

o la'u

Your

o lau

His

o ia/tama

Her

o ia/teine

Our

tatou

Their

latou

I speak English

ou te tautala ile gagana peretania

You speak French

ete tautala ile fa'afarani?

He speaks German

e tautala ile gagana siamani

She speaks Italian

e tautala ile gagana italia

I visited France

sa ou asiasi i farani

I will drink milk

ole a ou inu ile susu

I understand you

ou te malamalama ia te oe

I don't understand you

ou te le malamalama ia te oe

I don't speak French

ou te leiloa fa'afarani

This is my house

o lo'u fale lea

That restaurant is far

e mamao le faleaiga lena

No problem

leai se fa'afitauli

malo

What is your name?

o ai lou igoa/suafa?

Nice to meet you

ua ou fiafia ua ta feiloai

How are you?

oa mai oe?

I'm good, thanks

manuia, fa'afetai

And you?

ao fa'apefea oe?

Do you speak (English/Samoan)?

e te iloa tautala fa'aigilisi/peretania/fa'asamoa?

Does she speak Chinese?

e mafai ona tautala fa'asaina?

A little bit

e ititi

How old are you?

e fia ou tausaga?

I'm 33 years old

e tolusefulu tolu o'u tausaga

It was nice talking to you

manaia le ta talatalanoaga

What do you mean?

o lea le uiga o lau tala?

I don't understand

ou te le malamalama

I don't know

ou te leiloa

Sorry

fa'amagalo mai

What is that called in Samoan?

o le a le igoa fa'asamoa o lena mea?

What does that word mean in English?

o lea le uiga o lena upu ile gagana peretania/o le a le fa'apalagi o lena upu?

Where are you from?

o fea ete sau ai?

I'm from the U.S

ou te sau mai amerika

I'm American

o a'u ole amerika

Where do you live?

o fea ete nofo ai?

I live in the U.S

ou te nofo i amerika

What do you do for a living?

o le a lau galeuga e fai?

I'm a student

o a'u o le tamaititi aoga

Can I help you?

e mafai ona ou fesoasoani atu ia te oe?

Can you help me?

e mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?

Where is the airport?

o fea le malaeva'alele?

Go straight

alu sa'o

Then

ona

Turn left

afe/liliu ile itu tauagavale

Turn right

afe/liliu ile itu taumatau

Happy birthday

manuia lou aso fanau

Happy New Year

manuia le tausaga fou

Merry Christmas

manuia le kerisimasi

Good luck

ia manuia

Congratulations

malo

I have a reservation

e iai lo'u avanoa ua fa'amauina

Do you have rooms available?

e iai ni tou potu o avanoa?

I would like a non-smoking room

ou te mana'o ise potu e le fa'atagaina ai le ulaula

How much it costs per night?

o lea le totogi o le po e tasi?

Waiter

tama faigaluega

How much is this?

e fia le tau o le mea lea?

What is this?

o le a lenei mea?

Are you okay?

oa mai oe?

I need a doctor

ou te moomia se fomai

Help

fesoasoani

Call the ambulance

vili te ta'avale mo fa'alavelave fa'afuasei

Call the police

vili leoleo

I am sick

ou te ma'i?

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