If you're trying to learn Samoan Nouns you will find some useful resources including a course about Nouns and Words... to help you with your Samoan grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Samoan. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Samoan Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Samoan language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Samoan.
Samoan nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Samoan Nouns |
|---|---|
| nouns | Nauna |
| my car | O la'u ta'avale |
| green car | ta'avale lanu meamata |
| three cars | ta'avale e tolu |
| car garage | fale ta'avale |
| outside the car | fafo o le ta'avale |
Notice the structure of the Nouns in Samoan.
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Samoan placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Samoan vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Samoan Nouns |
|---|---|
| arm | oga lima |
| back | patua |
| cheeks | alafau |
| chest | fatafata |
| chin | auvae |
| ear | taliga |
| elbow | tulilima |
| eye | mata |
| face | foliga |
| finger | tama'ilima |
| fingers | tamatama'ilima |
| foot | alofivae |
| hair | laulu |
| hand | lima |
| head | ulu |
| heart | fatu |
| knee | tulivae |
| leg | vae |
| lip | laugutu |
| mouth | gutu |
| neck | ua |
| nose | isu |
| shoulder | tau'au |
| stomach | manava |
| teeth | o nifo |
| thigh | alagavae |
| throat | fa'a'i |
| thumb | lima matua |
| toe | vae matua |
| tongue | laulaufaiva |
| tooth | o le nifo |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Samoan. Once you're done with Samoan Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Samoan lessons here: Learn Samoan. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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