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Learning the Samoan Vocabulary 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 Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Samoan.
Samoan vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Samoan Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| Countries | Atunu'u |
| Australia | Ausetalia |
| Cambodia | Cambodia |
| Canada | Kanata |
| China | Saina |
| Egypt | Aikupito |
| England | Egelani |
| France | Falani |
| Germany | Siamani |
| Greece | Kuliki |
| India | Initia |
| Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Italy | Italia |
| Japan | Iapani |
| Mexico | Mesiko |
| Morocco | Moloko |
| Peru | Pelu |
| Spain | Sepania |
| Thailand | Tailand |
| USA | Amerika |
| Languages | Gagana |
| Arabic | fa'a Alapi |
| Chinese | fa'a Saina |
| English | fa'a Igilisi |
| French | fa'a Falani |
| German | fa'a Siamani |
| Greek | fa'a Kuliki |
| Hebrew | fa'a Eperu |
| Hindi | fa'a Hindi |
| Italian | fa'a Italia |
| Japanese | fa'a Sapani |
| Korean | fa'a Kolea |
| Latin | fa'a Latina |
| Russian | fa'a Lusia |
| Spanish | fa'a Sipaniolo |
| Urdu | |
| Days | Aso |
| Monday | Aso Gafua |
| Tuesday | Aso Lua |
| Wednesday | Aso Lulu |
| Thursday | Aso Tofi |
| Friday | Aso Faraile |
| Saturday | Aso To'ona'i |
| Sunday | Aso Sa |
| time | taimi |
| hour | itula |
| minute | minute |
| second | sekone |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Samoan placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Samoan vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Samoan Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| different objects | |
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | Lanu |
| black | lanu uliuli |
| blue | lanu moana |
| brown | lanu enaena |
| gray | lanu 'efu'efu |
| green | lanu meamata |
| orange | lanu moli |
| purple | lanu viole |
| red | lanu mumu |
| white | lanu pa'epa'e |
| yellow | lanu samasama |
| sizes | |
| big | lapo'a |
| deep | loloto |
| long | umi |
| narrow | lauiti |
| short | pu'upu'u |
| small | la'ititi |
| tall | maualuga |
| thick | mafiafia |
| thin | manifinifi |
| wide | lautele |
| tastes | Tofo |
| bitter | |
| fresh | fou |
| salty | o'ona |
| sour | |
| spicy | feu |
| sweet | suamalie |
| qualities | |
| bad | leaga |
| clean | mama |
| dark | pogisa |
| difficult | faigata |
| dirty | palapala |
| dry | mago |
| easy | faigofie |
| empty | gaogao/leai se mea o iai |
| expensive | taugata |
| fast | masau/saoasaoa |
| foreign | mai fafo |
| full | tumu |
| good | lelei |
| hard | malo |
| heavy | mamafa |
| inexpensive | e le taugata |
| light | mama |
| local | |
| new | fou |
| noisy | pisao/pa'o |
| old | matua |
| powerful | malosi |
| quiet | filemu |
| correct | sa'o |
| slow | lemu |
| soft | vaivai |
| very | |
| weak | vaivai/lelava |
| wet | susu |
| wrong | sese |
| young | la'ititi/e le matua |
| food | Taumafa/Mea'ai |
| almonds | lama |
| bread | falaoa |
| breakfast | ti o le taeao |
| butter | pata |
| candy | lole |
| cheese | sisi |
| chicken | moa |
| cumin | fa'amanogi mea'ai Initia |
| dessert | mea'ai mama eg;after dinner |
| dinner | aiga o le afiafi |
| fish | I'a |
| fruit | fuala'au 'ai mata |
| ice cream | asi kulimi |
| lamb | mamoe |
| lemon | tipolo |
| lunch | aiga o le aoauli |
| meal | mea'ai/aiga |
| meat | a'ano manufasi |
| oven | oagumu |
| pepper | fa'amanogi mea'ai |
| plants | la'au toto |
| pork | a'ano o le pua'a |
| salad | salati |
| salt | masima |
| sandwich | sanuisi |
| sausage | sosisi |
| soup | supo |
| sugar | suka |
| supper | itu ti/mea'ai mama ae le'I moe ile po |
| turkey | pipi |
| apple | apu |
| banana | fa'i |
| oranges | moli |
| peaches | peaches |
| peanut | pinati |
| pears | pea |
| pineapple | fala'ai |
| grapes | vine |
| strawberries | strawberries |
| vegetables | fuala'au faisua |
| carrot | karoti |
| corn | saga |
| cucumber | kukama |
| garlic | aniani saina |
| lettuce | lakisi |
| olives | olive |
| onions | aniani saina |
| peppers | polo faimea'ai |
| potatoes | pateta |
| pumpkin | maukeni |
| beans | pi |
| tomatoes | tamato |
| alligator | ole korotokaila |
| alligators | o korotokaila |
| bear | pea |
| bears | tele pea |
| bird | manulele |
| birds | manu felelei |
| bull | povi po'a |
| bulls | povi po'a e tele |
| cat | pusi |
| cats | o pusi |
| cow | povi |
| cows | o povi e tele/tele povi |
| deer | |
| many deer | |
| dog | maile |
| dogs | maile e tele/tele maile |
| donkey | asini |
| donkeys | asini e tele/tele asini |
| eagle | aeto |
| eagles | aeto e tele/tele aeto |
| elephant | elefane |
| elephants | elefane e tele/tele elefane |
| giraffe | serafi |
| giraffes | serafi e tele/tele serafi |
| goat | oti |
| goats | tele 'oti/'oto e tele |
| horse | solofanua |
| horses | tele solofanua/solofanua e tele |
| lion | leona |
| lions | leona e tele/tele leona |
| monkey | manuki |
| monkeys | manuki e tele/tele manuki |
| mouse | isumu |
| mice | tele isumu/isumu e tele |
| rabbit | rapiti |
| rabbits | tapitie tele/tele rapiti |
| snake | gata |
| snakes | tele gata/gata e tele |
| tiger | taika |
| tigers | taika e tele/tele taika |
| wolf | luko |
| wolves | tele luko/luko e tele |
| objects | |
| bathroom | fale ta'ele |
| bed | moega |
| bedroom | potumoe |
| ceiling | fa'alo |
| chair | nofoa |
| clothes | lavalava |
| coat | ofu talaloa |
| cup | ipu |
| desk | kesi/laulau |
| dress | ofu |
| floor | foloa o le fale |
| fork | tui |
| furniture | meafale |
| glass | tioata |
| hat | pulou |
| house | fale ta'ele |
| ink | vaitusi |
| jacket | ofu tele I tua |
| kitchen | umukuka |
| knife | naifi |
| lamp | moli |
| letter | tusi |
| map | tusi fa'afanua |
| newspaper | nusipepa |
| notebook | tama'I 'api |
| pants | ofuvae |
| paper | pepa |
| pen | peni |
| pencil | penitala |
| pharmacy | faletalavai |
| picture | ata |
| plate | ipu mafolafola |
| refrigerator | pusa'aisa |
| restaurant | fale'aiga |
| roof | taualuga |
| room | potu |
| rug | fasi kapeta teufale |
| scissors | seleulu |
| shampoo | kulimi tofu ulu |
| shirt | ofutino |
| shoes | se'evae |
| soap | fasimoli |
| socks | totini |
| spoon | sipuni |
| table | laulau |
| toilet | faleuila/fale I tua/fale laititi |
| toothbrush | pulumu fulunifo |
| toothpaste | mea fulunifo |
| towel | solota'ele |
| umbrella | fa'amalu |
| underwear | ofulaititi |
| wall | puipui |
| wallet | ato tupe |
| window | fa'amalama |
| telephone | telefoni |
| this | o lea |
| that | o lena |
| these | o laia |
| those | o na |
| Questions | |
| how? | fa'apefea? |
| what? | O lea? |
| who? | O ai? |
| why? | Aisea? |
| where? | O fea? |
| different objects | |
| art | tusiata |
| bank | faletupe |
| beach | matafaga |
| book | tusi |
| by bicycle | alu I le uila afi |
| by bus | alu I le pasi |
| by car | alu I le ta'avale |
| by train | alu I le nofoa afi |
| cafe | fale'aiga fa'atau ai kofe/mea'ai mama |
| country | atunu'u |
| desert | toafa |
| dictionary | tusi fa'amatala ai uiga o 'upu |
| earth | foga'ele'ele |
| flowers | fugala'au |
| football | lakapi |
| forest | togavao |
| game | ta'aloga |
| garden | togala'au |
| geography | |
| history | tala'aga ose mea |
| house | fale |
| island | motu |
| lake | vai tuloto |
| library | fale su'e tusi |
| math | matematika/numera |
| moon | masina |
| mountain | mauga |
| movies | tifaga |
| music | musika |
| ocean | ogasami |
| office | ofisa |
| on foot | savali |
| player | tagata ta'alo |
| river | vaitafe |
| science | saienisi |
| sea | sami |
| sky | vanimonimo |
| soccer | soka |
| stars | fetu |
| supermarket | supamaketi |
| swimming pool | vai ta'ele |
| theater | fale tifaga |
| tree | la'au |
| weather | Tau |
| bad weather | leaga le tau |
| cloudy | auaoa |
| cold | malulu |
| cool | malu |
| foggy | puaoa |
| hot | vevela |
| nice weather | manaia le tau |
| pouring | ma'ulu timuga |
| rain | timu |
| raining | timuga |
| snow | aisa |
| snowing | to'a le aisa |
| ice | aisa |
| sunny | mugala |
| windy | savili/matagi |
| spring | tautotogo |
| summer | tau mafanafana |
| autumn | tau e afu ai la'au |
| winter | tau malulu |
| people | Tagata |
| aunt | uso o lo'u tina/tuafafine o le tama |
| baby | pepe |
| brother | tuagane |
| cousin | tama ale tuafafine o le tama/tama ale uso ole tina/tama |
| daughter | afafine |
| dentist | foma'I fa'I nifo |
| doctor | tamaloa foma'i |
| father | tama |
| grandfather | tama o le tama/tama o le tina |
| grandmother | tina o le tina/tina o le tama |
| husband | to'alua(tamaloa) |
| mother | tina |
| nephew | tamatama alo'u uso |
| niece | tama teine a lo'u uso |
| nurse | teine fomai |
| policeman | leloleo |
| postman | tama tufa meli/tama faigaluega I le falemeli |
| professor | polofesa |
| son | atali'i |
| teacher | faia'oga |
| uncle | uso ole tama/tuagane o le tina |
| wife | to'alua(fafine) |
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