Language/Samoan/Vocabulary/Food

Samoan Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some basic Samoan words related to food. We will also learn some useful phrases in Samoan. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson: Greetings, Count to 10 & Family.

Main Words

Word in Samoan	Pronunciation	English Translation
fa'i	/faʔi/	food
fa'alavelave	/faʔalavelave/	feast
fa'alifu	/faʔalifu/	meal
fa'aputuga	/faʔaputuga/	snack
fa'alauiloa	/faʔalauiloa/	breakfast
fa'asalaga	/faʔasalaga/	lunch
fa'asaina	/faʔasaina/	dinner
fa'amalosi	/faʔamalosi/	dessert
fa'apotopotoga	/faʔapotopotoga/	recipe
fa'alemu	/faʔalemu/	ingredient
fa'alava	/faʔalava/	cooking
fa'alepa	/faʔalepa/	kitchen
fa'asao	/faʔasao/	restaurant
fa'alauiloa	/faʔalauiloa/	breakfast

Phrases

• O le mea e fa'alauiloa ai? (O leh meh ah faʔalauiloa ai?) – What is for breakfast?
• O le mea e fa'asalaga ai? (O leh meh ah faʔasalaga ai?) – What is for lunch?
• O le mea e fa'asaina ai? (O leh meh ah faʔasaina ai?) – What is for dinner?
• O le mea e fa'amalosi ai? (O leh meh ah faʔamalosi ai?) – What is for dessert?
• O le mea e fa'aputuga ai? (O leh meh ah faʔaputuga ai?) – What is for snack?
• O le mea e fa'alemu ai? (O leh meh ah faʔalemu ai?) – What are the ingredients?
• O le mea e fa'alava ai? (O leh meh ah faʔalava ai?) – What is cooking?
• O le mea e fa'alepa ai? (O leh meh ah faʔalepa ai?) – What is in the kitchen?
• O le mea e fa'asao ai? (O leh meh ah faʔasao ai?) – What is in the restaurant?
• O le mea e fa'apotopotoga ai? (O leh meh ah faʔapotopotoga ai?) – What is the recipe?
• O le mea e fa'alavelave ai? (O leh meh ah faʔalavelave ai?) – What is the feast?

Other Lessons

• Family
• How to Say Hello and Greetings
• Drinks
• Greetings
• Education
• Days of the Week
• Animals
• Geography
• Count to 10

Sources

• 14 Words for Food in Samoan.
• How to say food in Samoan