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English
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Samoan
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Pronunciation
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| Hello |
Talofa |
Tah-lo-far |
| Goodbye |
Tofa |
Toh-far |
| Thank you |
Fa'afetai |
Fa-ah-feh-tie |
| Please |
Fa'amolemole |
Fa-ah-moh-le-moh-le |
| Yes |
Loe |
Ee-oh-e |
| No |
Leai |
Le-ai |
| Maybe |
Masalo |
Ma-sa-loh |
| That's all right |
'Ua lelei |
Oo-a-lelay |
| big / small |
tele / la'ititi |
teh-leh / lah ee-tee-tee |
| quick / slow |
tope / gese |
toh-peh / nge-seh |
| early / late |
vave / tuai |
vahveh / two-eye |
| near / far |
latalata / mamao |
lah-tah-lah-tah / mah-maow |
Counting
1 = tasi
2 = lua
3 = tolu
4 = fa
5 = lima
6 = ono
7 = fitu
8 = valu
9 = iva
10 = sefulu
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