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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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Videos

Samoan Language - Family Members - YouTube


Contributors

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