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Samoan Grammar

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Andma
Underlalo ifo
Beforeluma/ae le'i o'o iai
Afterpe'a uma
Insidetotonu
Outsidefafo atu
Withma
Butpeita'i
Formo (ia/oe/a'u etc
Frommai le
Toi le
Intotonu

Questions and Adverbs

What?ole a?
Who?o ai?
How?faafefea?
Why?aisea?
Where?o fea?
Neverle taitai
Rarelyseasea
Sometimesnisi o taimi
Usuallymasani lava
Alwaystaimi 'uma
Verymatua
Iou/'ou te
Youo 'oe
Heo ia/tama
Sheo ia/teine
Wetatou
Theylatou
Myo la'u
Youro lau
Hiso ia/tama
Hero ia/teine
Ourtatou
Theirlatou

Grammar in a sentence

I speak Englishou te tautala ile gagana peretania
You speak Frenchete tautala ile fa'afarani?
He speaks Germane tautala ile gagana siamani
She speaks Italiane tautala ile gagana italia
I visited Francesa ou asiasi i farani
I will drink milkole a ou inu ile susu
I understand youou te malamalama ia te oe
I don't understand youou te le malamalama ia te oe
I don't speak Frenchou te leiloa fa'afarani
This is my houseo lo'u fale lea
That restaurant is fare mamao le faleaiga lena
No problemleai se fa'afitauli

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