Language/Samoan/Vocabulary/Family

Samoan Vocabulary - Family

In today's lesson, we will learn some basic Samoan words related to family.

Main Terms

Below is a table of some common Samoan words related to family.

Word in Samoan	Pronunciation	Translation in English
tama	[ˈtama]	father
tinā	[ˈtiːnaː]	mother
tuagane	[tuɑˈgɑne]	brother
teine	[ˈteine]	sister
mālō	[ˈmɑːloː]	hello
fa'afetai	[fɑʔɑˈfetɑi]	thank you
fa'amalo	[fɑʔɑˈmɑlo]	please
fa'afetai lava	[fɑʔɑˈfetɑi ˈlɑvɑ]	thank you very much
fa'amolemole	[fɑʔɑˈmolemole]	you're welcome
fa'atasi	[fɑʔɑˈtɑsi]	goodbye
alofa	[ɑˈlofɑ]	love
fiafia	[fiˈɑfiɑ]	happy
leaga	[ˈleɑgɑ]	sad
lalolagi	[lɑloˈlɑgi]	world

Dialogue

Let's practice using the words above in a dialogue.

• Person 1: Tama, fa'afetai lava! (Father, thank you very much!)
• Person 2: Fa'amolemole. (You're welcome.)
• Person 1: Tinā, alofa ia te oe! (Mother, I love you!)
• Person 2: Alofa ia te au. (I love you too.)
• Person 1: Tuagane, fa'amalo e fiafia? (Brother, can you be happy?)
• Person 2: E leai. Fiafia! (Yes. Happy!)
• Person 1: Teine, fa'atasi. (Sister, goodbye.)
• Person 2: Fa'atasi. Lalolagi atu. (Goodbye. Take care.)

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