Samoan phrasebook

Samoan (gagana Sāmoa) is a Polynesian language mainly spoken in Samoa and American Samoa. Samoan is a Polynesian language, and has many cognates with other Polynesian languages such as Māori, Tongan, and Hawaiian

Vowels

 * A : ah
 * E : eh
 * I : aye
 * O : oh
 * U : oo

All vowels are pronounced individually. Thus "ai" is not pronounced "eye" but "ah-aye". The use of the apostrophe in spelling of words, e.g. in Samoa's second island of Savai'i, emphasises this point.

Consonants
14 consonant sounds written with a phonetic alphabet.

Note in particular that "g" is pronounced "ng" as in Singapore or ping-pong (not like in finger). Thus the capital of American Samoa, Pago Pago, is pronounced "Pahngo Pahngo."

Basics

 * Hello. : Talofa. ("Greetings" is a closer translation.)
 * Hello. (Informal) : Malo.
 * How are you? : 'O a mai oe?
 * Fine, thank you. : Manuia, fa'afetai.
 * What is your name? : (Formal:) O ai lou suafa? (Informal:) O ai lou igoa?
 * My name is ______ . : O lo'u igoa o ______.
 * Nice to meet you. : . ( )
 * Please. : Fa'amolemole. ( )
 * Thank you. : Fa'afetai. ( )
 * You're welcome. : Fa'afetai fo'i.
 * Yes. : Ioe
 * No. : Leai.
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : Fa'amolemole.
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Tulou.
 * I'm sorry. :.
 * Goodbye : Tofa soifua.
 * Goodbye (informal) : Fa.
 * See you later : Toe feloa'i. ( )
 * I can't speak Samoan [well]. : [ ]. ( [ ])
 * Do you speak English? : ? ( ?)
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? ( ?)
 * Help! : Fesoasoani ! ( !)
 * Look out! : ! ( !)
 * Good morning. : Manuia le aso. ( )
 * Good evening. : Manuia le afiafi. ( )
 * Good night. : Manuia le po. ( )
 * Good night (to sleep) : . ( )
 * I don't understand. : Ou te le malamalama.
 * Where is the toilet? : ?

Numbers

 * 1 : tasi
 * 2 : lua
 * 3 : tolu
 * 4 : fa
 * 5 : lima
 * 6 : ono
 * 7 : fitu
 * 8 : valu
 * 9 : iva
 * 10 : sefulu
 * 11 : sefulu-tasi
 * 12 : sefulu-lua
 * 13 : sefulu-tolu
 * 14 : sefulu-fa
 * 15 : sefulu-lima
 * 16 : sefulu-ono
 * 17 : sefulu-fitu
 * 18 : sefulu-valu
 * 19 : sefulu-iva
 * 20 : lua-sefulu
 * 21 : lua-sefulu-tasi
 * 22 : lua-sefulu-lua
 * 23 : lua-sefulu-tolu, (etc.)
 * 30 : tolu-sefulu
 * 40 : fa-sefulu
 * 50 : lima-sefulu, (etc.)
 * 100 : selau, tasi-selau
 * 200 : lua-selau
 * 300 : tolu-selau, (etc.)
 * 1000 : afe, tasi-afe
 * 2000 : lua-afe
 * 2300 : lua-afe-tolu-selau
 * 2310 : lua-afe-tolu-selau-sefulu
 * 2315 : lua-afe-tolu-selau-sefulu-lima
 * million : miliona, tasi-miliona.

Days

 * Sunday : Aso Sa
 * Monday : Aso Gafua
 * Tuesday : Aso Lua
 * Wednesday : Aso Lulu
 * Thursday : Aso Tofi
 * Friday : Aso Faraile
 * Saturday : Aso To'ana'i

Months

 * January : Ianuari
 * February : Fepuari
 * March : Mati
 * April : Aperila
 * May : Me
 * June : Iuni
 * July : Iulai
 * August : Auguso
 * September : Setema
 * October : Oketopa
 * November : Novema
 * December : Tesema

Colors

 * color : lanu
 * black : uliuli
 * blue : lanumoana
 * brown : enaena
 * green : lanumeamata
 * orange : lanumoli
 * pink : piniki
 * purple : viole, mumu pa'auli
 * red : mumu, lanu ula
 * white : pa'epa'e, sina
 * yellow : samasama

Transportation

 * Stop here please : Taofi i, fa'amolemole.