Dictionary
QUESTIONS
| English | Samoan | Pronunciation | ||
| Where? | O fea ? | Oh/fair ? | ||
| Where is? | O fea o i ai? | Oh / fair / oh / ee / eye | ||
| When? | O anafea? | Oh / unnerfair? | ||
| What? | O le a? | Oh / leigh / ar ? | ||
| How? | E faapefea? | Eh / faah / peh / fair? | ||
| How much? | E fia? | Eh / fear? | ||
| Who? | O ai? | Oh / eye? | ||
| Why? | Aisea? | Eyesaya? | ||
| What do you call this? | O le a le ta'u o le mea lea? | O leh a leh ta / oo o leh mare leir? | ||
| What does this mean? | O le a le uiga lemea lea? | O leh / a / leh / wingero oh leh mare le ah |
| English | Samoan | Pronunciation | ||
| Do you speak English? | E te malamalama i le faa Peretania? | Eh teh marlar-mar lar mar ih leh far ah Per-reh tar near? | ||
| Do you speak German? | E te malamalama i le faa Siamani? | Eh teh marlar-mar lar mar ih leh far ah See ar money | ||
| Do you speak French? | E te malamalama i le faa Farani? | Eh teh marlar-mar larmar ih leh far ah Far runny | ||
| Do you speak Spanish? | E te malamalama i le faa Sepania? | Eh teh marlar-marlarmar ih leh far ah Seh par near? | ||
| Do you speak Italian? | E te malamalama i le faa Italia? | Eh teh marlar-marlarmar ih leh far ah Eater-lear? | ||
| Could you speak more slowly, please? | E mafai ona e tau tala faa gesegese | Eh mar fye orna eh tar / u / tar / lar far ah ngeh / seh seh / ngeh / seh? | ||
| Please point to the Faamolemole tusi Far ah molleh / phrase in the book | Faamolemole tusi i le fuaiupu o i totonu o le tusi | Far ah molleh / molleh / toosie ih leh foo eye oopoo o ih tortornoo o leh toosie | ||
| Just a minute. I'll see if I can find it in this book | Mo se minute. Sei ou vaai pe maua i le tusi lea | Moh seh me noo teh. Seh ee var eye per mar wha ee leh toosie leh ar | ||
| I understand | Ua ou malamalama | Wha owe mar lar mar lar mar | ||
| I don't understand | Ou te le malama lama | Owe teh leh mar lar mar lar mar |
| English | Samoan | Pronunciation | ||
| Can I have...? | E mafai ona ave ma au ? | Eh mar fye orna ar veh mar ah oo? | ||
| Can you show me? | E mafai ona e faaali mai ia au ? | Eh mar fye orna eh far ar a lee my ear ar oo ? | ||
| Can you tell me? | E mafai ona e tau mai ia te au ? | Eh mar fye orna eh tar oo my ear teh ar oo ? | ||
| Can you help me, please? | E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai? | Eh mar fye orna eh feh sore so arnie my? |
| English | Samoan | Pronunciation | ||
| I'd like ... | Ou te mana'o | Owe teh mar nar o | ||
| Please give me ... | faamolemole aumai | Far ah molleh / molleh ar oo my | ||
| I'm hungry | Ua ou fia ai | Wha owe fear I | ||
| I'm thirsty | Ua ou fia inu | Wha owe fear ee noo | ||
| I'm tired | Ua ou vaivai | Wha owe vye vye | ||
| I'm lost | Ua ou leiloa | Wha owe lay law | ||
| It's important | E taua | Eh tar oo ar | ||
| It's urgent | E faavave | Eh far ah var veh | ||
| Hurry up! | Faavave! | Far ah var veh |
| English | Samoan | Pronunciation | ||
| It isn't ... | E le o i ai ... | Eh leh o ee eye | ||
| There is ... | O loo i ai ... | O loh oh ee eye | ||
| Is there ? | O i ai se ? | O ee eye seh ? | ||
| Are there? | O i ai ni ? | O ee eye nee ? | ||
| There isn't | E leai se | Eh leh eye seh | ||
| There aren't | E leai ni | Eh leh eye nee | ||
| There isn't any | E leai se mea | Eh leh eye seh mare | ||
| There aren't any | E leai ni mea | Eh leh eye nee |