Alphabet
Aa | apu | | apple |
Ee | elefane | | elephant |
Ii | ipu | | cup |
Oo | ofu | | clothes |
Uu | uati | | watch |
Ff | fagu | | bottle |
Gg | gata | | snake |
Ll | logo | | bell |
Mm | moa | | chicken |
Nn | nofoa | | chair |
Pp | pusi | | cat |
Ss | solofanua | | horse |
Tt | ta’avale | | car |
Vv | va’a | | boat |
Hh | helikopa | | helicopter |
Kk | karoti | | carrot |
Rr | rapiti | | rabbit |
Faitau le pī | Alphabet |
Fastest PI Faitau EVER! Samoan Alphabet Aerobics (2m55s)
Samoan Alphabet (2m49s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Faitau le pī | Alphabet |
Did you know there are 17 letters in Samoan Alphabet? (2m45s)
Pacific Kids Learning | Samoan Alphabet Song (2m10s)
Toddler learns the Samoan Alphabet (5m49s)
Samoan Alphabet Song (Pi Faitau a Samoa) (3m2s)
The Samoan Alphabet Song (O le pese o le Faitaupi) (2m37s)
Faitau Pi - Samoan Alphabet and Numbers (1m25s)
Samoan Alphabet (2m21s)
TEACH ME SAMOAN: Learn Samoan Alphabet (3m38s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Pronunciation
Gagana Sāmoa (Sāmoan Language) has five vaueli (vowels) | |||
a, e, i, o, u | |||
These vaueli have the same pronunciation as other Pacific languages, including te reo Māori (Māori language). Vaueli can be short or long (the long vowel sound is indicated with a macron). | |||
a, e, i, o, u (as in the English: are, there, three, or, two) | |||
ā, ē, ī, ō, ū (as in the English: father, egg, feet, thought, loot) | |||
It is important that the short and long vowel sounds are used, as they distinguish between different words - eg ava (respect) verses āvā (wife). |
Fa’auiga | Pronunciation |
Reference: Gagana Samoa Education Resource 2016
Samoan Pronunciation (2m)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Gagana Sāmoa has thirteen konesane (consonants). | |||
f, g, l, m, n, p, s, t, v, h, k, r and [‘] (glottal stop) | |||
The consonants are pronounced like in English, except for the letter ‘g’. In Samoan, you need to put a ‘n’ sound in front og ‘g’ - making it a ‘nga’ sound, as in te reo Māori. Or the ‘ng’ sound from the English word ‘song’. | |||
Fa’auiga | Pronunciation |
Reference: Gagana Samoa Education Resource 2016
Alphabet | Samoan (14m9s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Numbers
6 | ono | six |
7 | fitu | seven |
8 | valu | eight |
9 | iva | nine |
10 | sefulu | ten |
Numera | Numbers |
1 | tasi | one |
2 | lua | two |
3 | tolu | three |
4 | fa | four |
5 | lima | five |
Tasi, Tasi, Tasi! | Samoan Kids Songs (2m22s)
Samoan Language - Numbers 1-10 (3m)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Numera | Numbers |
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Faitau Pi - Samoan Alphabet and Numbers (1m25s)
Samoan Language Week - Counting (43s)
LEARN SAMOAN: counting animals from 1 to 10 in English and Samoan (3m7s)
Numbers | Samoan (21m29s)
COUNT TO 10 IN SAMOAN - LEARN SAMOAN (3m49s)
The Sound of the Samoan language: Numbers (5m44s)
Samoan Language 101-B Learning about Numbers (5m30s)
LEARN to COUNT 1-10 in SAMOAN (3m52s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
10 | sefulu | ten |
20 | lua-sefulu | twenty |
30 | tolu-sefulu | thirty |
40 | fa-sefulu | forty |
50 | lima-sefulu | fifty |
100 | tasi-selau | one hundred |
200 | lua-selau | two hundred |
300 | tolu-selau | three hundred |
400 | fa-selau | four hundred |
500 | lima-selau | five hundred |
600 | ono-selau | six hundred |
1,000 | tasi-afe | one thousand |
1,000,000 | tasi-miliona | one million |
Numera telē | Bigger numbers |
60 | ono-sefulu | sixty |
70 | fitu-sefulu | seventy |
80 | valu-sefulu | eighty |
90 | iva-sefulu | ninety |
100 | tasi-selau | one hundred |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Colours
samasama | yellow |
pa’epa’e | white |
mumu | red |
viole | purple |
piniti | pink |
moli | orange |
‘efu’efu | grey |
meamata | green |
moana | blue |
uliuli | black |
enaena | brown |
Colours (5m57s)
Lanu | Colours |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Samoan Language 101 - C Colors, Animals & Insects (6m28s)
LEARN SAMOAN COLOURS (2m22s)
Samoan words for shapes and colours (2m6s)
O Lanu- Colors (Samoan) (1m58s)
Vali le ma'a | paint the rock | learn Samoan colours (4m2s)
Samoan Colors (1m)
Tamaiti Laititi-Shapes & Colors (2m42s)
TEACH ME SAMOAN: Learn Samoan Colours (3m38s)
Lanu | Colours |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Time
Aso Sa | Sunday |
Aso Gafua | Monday |
Aso Lua | Tuesday |
Aso Lulu | Wednesday |
Aso Tofi | Thursday |
Aso Faraile | Friday |
Aso To’ona’i | Saturday |
Aso o le vaiaso | Days of the week |
Samoan Language - Days of the Week | Samoan Language Week (1m33s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Aso o le vaiaso | Days of the week |
LEARN SAMOAN - Days of the week (1m26s)
Samoan Language 102-A More common conversations & Days of the week (7m23s)
DAYS OF THE WEEK IN SAMOAN (49s)
Days of the Week and Months (3m36s)
Days of the week (3m34s)
Samoan Days of the Week Song (36s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Ianuari | January |
Fepuari | February |
Mati | March |
Aperila | April |
Me | May |
Iuni | June |
Iulai | July |
Aukuso | August |
Setema | September |
Oketopa | October |
Novema | November |
Tesema | December |
Masina | Months |
Days of the Week and Months (3m36s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
| Telling time |
Learn Samoan: 5 Phrases - Telling the Time (1m47s)
Telling time in Samoan (4m2s)
Telling Time in Samoan (1m23s)
Samoan Language 101-B Learning about Numbers and Time (5m30s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Useful Words & Phrases
Tamā o le Tamā | Grandfather (Father’s father) |
Tamā o le Tinā | Grandfather (Mother’s father) |
Tinā o le Tinā | Grandmother (Mother’s mother) |
Tinā o le Tamā | Grandmother (Father’s mother) |
Tamā | Father |
Tinā | Mother |
To’alua tamaloa | Husband |
To’alua fafine | Wife |
Atali’i | Son |
Tuagane/Uso | Brother |
Afafine | Daughter |
Tuafafine/Uso | Sister |
Aiga | Family |
THAT'S MY USO learn how to say brother and sister in Samoan (4m10s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Tino | Body parts |
Oga lima | Arm |
Talinga | Ear |
Mata | Eye |
Foliga | Face |
Alofivae | Foot |
Laulu | Hair |
Lima | Hand |
Fatu | Heart |
Vae | Leg |
Gutu | Mouth |
Isu | Nose |
Manava | Stomach |
O le nifo | Tooth |
Body Parts, Clothing | Samoan (3m59s)
Vocabulary: Human Body Samoan words (2m45s)
LEARN SAMOAN: "Vaega o lou tino (Body parts) (42s)
Samoan Language Review: Body Parts & Days of the week (4m20s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Tau e afu ai la’au | Autumn |
Tau malulu | Winter |
Tau totogo | Spring |
Tau mafanafana | Summer |
Auaoa | Cloudy |
Malulu | Cold |
Vevela | Hot |
Timuga | Raining |
To’a le aisa | Snowing |
Mugana | Sunny |
Matangi | Windy |
Tau | Weather |
If + Weather | Samoan (37m51s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Solo ta’ele | Towel |
Kolimi tofu ulu | Shampoo |
Fasimoli | Soap |
Pulumu fulunifo | Toothbrush |
Vai | Water |
Taputa’ele | Bath |
Faleuila | Toilet |
Faletaele | Bathroom |
SAMOAN STORY: In the Bathroom (1m46s)
FUFULU OU NIFO Brush your teeth at the FOMA'I NIFO (9m59s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Potumoe | Bedroom |
Moega | Bed |
Aluga | Pillow |
Meafale | Furniture |
Kapoki | Wardrobe |
Ie afu | Blanket |
Ofu moe | Pyjamas |
Lavalava | Clothes |
Moli | Light |
Potu moe | Bedroom |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Nofoa | Chair |
Laulau | Table |
Ipu | Cup |
Ipu mafolafola | Plate |
Pusa’aisa | Fridge |
Tui | Fork |
Sipuni | Spoon |
Naifi | Knife |
Tipoki | Kettle |
Mea’ai | Food |
Oga’umu | Oven |
Umukuka | Kitchen |
Meal Time | Samoan (15m20s)
Food | Samoan (3m28s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Ofisa
Seleulu | Scissors |
Kesi/laulau | Desk |
Telefoni | Telephone |
Nusipepa | Newspaper |
Pepa | Paper |
Ata | Picture |
Penitala | Pencil |
Peni | Pen |
| Office |
ServiceIQ's Samoan Language Video (3m3s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Lavalava | Clothes |
Lavalava | Clothes |
Fusipa’u | Belt |
Ofu talaloa | Coat |
Pulou | Hat |
Ofu tele i tua | Jacket |
Ofuvae | Pants |
Ofu tino | T-shirt |
Se’evae | Shoes |
Ofuvae pu’u pu’u | Shorts |
Lau sakete | Skirt |
Totini | Socks |
Fusi ua | Tie |
Body Parts, Clothing | Samoan (3m59s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Fa’alogona | Emotions |
Fiafia | Happy |
Ita | Angry |
Fefe | Scared |
Fa’anoanoa | Sad |
Vocabulary: Emotions (1m59s)
TEACH ME SAMOAN fa’alogona which are emotions (5m4s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Talofa | Hello |
‘O a mai ‘oe? | How are you? |
Manuia Fa’afetai | Well, thank you |
Ae a ‘oe? | How about you? |
Manuia fo’i fa’afetai | I am fine also thank you |
Manuia le aso | Have a good day |
Fa’afetai | Thank you |
Fa’afeiloaiga | Greetings |
Samoan Language 101-A Introductions (4m40s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
| Greetings |
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Samoan Language 101-A Introductions (4m40s)
Samoan Language Week - Greetings (56s)
How to Speak Samoan - Greetings and Phrases (17m50s)
LEARN SAMOAN: 5 SAMOAN GREETINGS (3m11s)
Greetings 2 add-on | Samoan (5m16s)
Greetings 2 | Samoan (27m41s)
Greetings 3 | Samoan (20m36s)
Greetings 1 | Samoan (18m17s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Fa'alogo mai | Listen |
Toe fai mai | Say it again / repeat that |
Fa'afetai | Thank you |
Tulou | Excuse me |
Fa'amolemole | Please |
Lelei | Good |
Lelei tele | Very good |
Tū i luga | Stand up |
Mālō | Well done |
Si’i lou lima | Raise your hand |
Mālō lava | Very well done |
Tilotilo mai | Look this way |
Potuāoga | Classroom Phrases |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Gagana o aso uma | Everyday Phrases |
Reference: Gagana-Samoa Language Cards
O ai lou igoa? | What is your name? |
O lo’u igoa o … | My name is … |
O fea e te sau ai? | Where are you from? |
Ou te sau mai … | I am from … |
Tālofa lava | Greetings/Hello |
Tōfā | Goodbye |
Fa’amolemole | Please |
Fa’afetai | Thank you |
Malie / Fa’amalie atu / Fa’amalulu atu | Sorry |
Tulou | Excuse me |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Reference: Gagana-Samoa Language Cards
O fea e te faigaluega ai? | Where do you work? |
Ou te faigaluega i … | I work at … |
O ā mai oe? | How are you (singular)? |
O ā mai oulua? | How are you (dual)? |
O ā mai outou? | How are you (plural)? |
O lea ou te manuia fa’afetai | I am good, thank you |
Gagana o aso uma | Everyday Phrases |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Reference: Gagana-Samoa Language Cards
Ua e ‘ai? Sau ta a’ai | Have you eaten? Come eat with me |
Fa’amalie atu i le tuai atu o se tali… | Apologies for the delayed response… |
I la’u imeli talu ai… | As per my previous email… |
Ou te fiafia e fa’atalanoa atili lenei mataupu | Happy to discuss |
Uo o’o i le taimi o le fa’amalosi tino! | It’s gym time! |
Gagana o aso uma | Everyday Phrases |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Reference: Gagana-Samoa Language Cards
Vili mai / Vala’au mai | Call me |
Fa’amālō atu! | Congratulations! |
E lelei le Atua! | God is good! |
Matai | Chief/Orator |
Faife’au | Church Minister |
Tamaitiiti / Teineitiiti | Child |
Gagana o aso uma | Everyday Phrases |
Tamā | Father |
Tinā | Mother |
Tuafafine (male to female), Uso (female to female) | Sister |
Tuagane (female to male), Uso (male to male) | Brother |
Uō | Friends |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Language Lessons
| Language Lessons |
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Common Samoan Phrases (3m53s)
Talofa lava from Samoa! (58s)
LEARN SAMOAN: 5 SAMOAN PHRASES EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW (5m6s)
Learn Samoan phrases to use at uni (23s)
Basic Samoan phrases (32s)
Samoan Language Week Phrases (44s)
Basic Samoan (For the Plastics) (12m49s)
Meet the Palagi Boi who can speak fluent Samoan. He shares some Samoan phrases to learn (3m11s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
| Useful Phrases |
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
How to Speak Samoan - Greetings and Phrases (17m50s)
Samoan Saturdays: How To Use Samoan Slang (1m42s)
Ma'a Tusi - Episode 1: 'O Matāua (Raindrops) (2m26s)
Learn Samoan 10b - Telephone Conversation (4m5s)
Basic Phrases | Samoan (7m51s)
Samoan Saturdays: Learn A Few Words Of The Samoan Language. (1m43s)
SAMOAN LANGUAGE : HOW'S YOUR SĀMOAN? ‘O ā mai lau gagana Sāmoa? (7m38s)
Alisi and Semisi | Taumafai pea! Keep trying! (37s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
| Useful Phrases |
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
How to tell someone your Samoan is not good | Learn Samoan (23s)
Ask someone to repeat themselves in Samoan | Learn Samoan (21s)
How to say 'I'm sorry, please repeat that' in Samoan | Learn Samoan (27s)
Saying I'm sorry and I don't understand Samoan | Learn Samoan (20s)
Talking About Vegetables in Samoan | Learn Samoan (58s)
Useful Words & Phrases for Samoan Beginners | Learn Samoan (4m7s)
Can You Translate These Sentences into Samoan? Samoan Language Challenge 1 (7m33s)
Useful Samoan Phrases for Beginners... plus FOOD!(16m27s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Matou Samoan Language | Language Lessons |
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Going from Samo'glish (English mixed w Samoan) to Samoan (1m49s)
Samoan Sentence Structure example (1m12s)
Beginner Samoan language lesson. Samoan limiter: ni/some (1m20s)
Samoan Language Lesson: La'u or Lo'u (1m1s)
Samoan Sentence Structure (6m12s)
Common Places Vocabulary in Samoan (5m7s)
A difference in English and Samoan Sentence Structure (57s)
Location phrases (La e) (4m31s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Matou Samoan Language | Language Lessons |
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Samoan Humor, Storytelling (1m35s)
Using the Bible to learn the Samoan Language part 2 (Action Phrases) (1m19s)
Using the Bible to learn Samoan pt 3 (Location Phrases) (1m4s)
Using the Bible to learn the Samoan Language (part 1) Noun phrases (12m13s)
Introduction to Samoan When/Where Phrases (4m20s)
O A'u Lava: Samoan Language Solitaire (2m10s)
Quote Translated in Samoan (1m31s)
Samoan Language Subject Phrase Game using UMA! (1m4s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Measina Treasures of Samoa | Language Lessons |
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
5 SAMOAN PHRASES: what you should know when shopping (5m18s)
5 Samoan Phrases: Who, What, Why, Where, When? Learn Samoan for beginners (4m24s)
TEACH ME SAMOAN with Digital Dialects (6m10s)
5 things that you should know if you are learning Samoan (6m44s)
Teach me Samoan: Our First Live Measina Playgroup (24m10s)
5 Samoan Phrases With This And That (4m41s)
5 Samoan Phrases Everyone Should Know (5m6s)
5 Samoan Phrases If You Don't Speak Samoan (5m53s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Measina Treasures of Samoa | Language Lessons |
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Teach Your Child Samoan At Home With Tamaiti Video Subscription (7m6s)
What are SAMOANS? (4m18s)
What's in the bag?: A snippet from the first Tamaiti Program (7m13s)
Early childhood Program
(55s)
Come Kolegi with us (Come and exercise with us) (3m)
VEVELA OR MALULU? Learn if it is hot or cold in Samoan (3m30s)
Learn Samoan Language Online Course (6m16s)
Hacks for Teaching Samoan (4m15s)
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Emphatic Sentence Structure | Samoan (16m15s)
Basic Phrases 2 | Samoan (17m36s)
Forming Questions | Samoan (10m34s)
Basic Phrases | Samoan (7m51s)
Basic Grammar 1 | Samoan (32m30s)
Coversational Expressions | Samoan (14m57s)
Basic Grammar 1 | Samoan (27m43s)
Descriptive Sentence Structure | Samoan (22m38s)
Samoan Language Channel | Language Lessons |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Combine Sentences w/out Conjunctions | Samoan (22m24s)
Intransitive Sentence Structure | Samoan (33m55s)
Chapter 1 Review | Samoan (13m10s)
Transitive Sentence Structure | Samoan (34m29s)
Titles & Etiquette | Samoan (24m42s)
Chapter 3 Review | Samoan (18m50s)
Commands, In Order To (ina ia) | Samoan (23m31s)
Chapter 2 Review | Samoan (19m56s)
Samoan Language Channel | Language Lessons |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Chapter 5 Review | Samoan (40m25s)
Greetings 2 | Samoan (27m41s)
Emphatic Sentence Structure Practice | Samoan (15m46s)
Greetings 1 | Samoan (18m17s)
Bathing & Sleeping Accommodations | Samoan (39s)
Chapter 4 Review | Samoan (16m20s)
Conversation on the Road | Samoan (6m8s)
Meal Time | Samoan (15m20s)
Samoan Language Channel | Language Lessons |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Samoan Language 101-D, How to Pray (8m7s)
Samoan Language 101-B Learning about Numbers and Time (5m40s)
Samoan Language 101 - C Colors, Animals & Insects (6m28s)
Samoan Language 101-A Introductions (4m40s)
How do you say bird in the Samoan language? | Learn Samoan (14s)
Samoan language 102-B Holidays and Special Occasions (4m33s)
How do you say car in the Samoan language? | Learn Samoan (15s)
Samoan Language 102-A Common conversations & Days of the week (7m23s)
Lloyd Togisala | Language Lessons |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12
Learning about numbers (1m57s)
Samoan Language - Numbers 1-10 (3m)
Samoan Language - Colors (5m57s)
Samoan Language - Animals (2m48s)
Samoan Language - Days of the Week (1m33s)
O La'u Upu Lea (That's My Word): TŪLOU (2m39s)
Samoan Language Review on Animals (2m5s)
O Lo'u Upu Lea (That's My Word): SĀMOA (3m14s)
Celebrating Samoan Language Week (16m27s)
| Language Lessons |
Fetū o le Moana Te Huinga Raukura ki Manurewa - RTLB Cluster 12