Speak like a Samoan
Samoan is the national language, although English is the official language of business. English is widely spoken, but you’ll find the following Samoan words useful to learn:
| English | Samoan | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Talofa | Tah-low-far |
| Hi | Malo | Mar-lor |
| Goodbye | Tofa | Tor-far |
| Thank you | Fa'afetai | Far-ah-fay-tie |
| Please | Fa'amolemole | Fah-ah-moh-le-moh-le |
| Yes | Loe | Ee-oh-e |
| No | Leai | Le-eh |
| Maybe | Masalo | Mar-sar-lor |
| That's all right | 'Ulalelei | Oo-a-lelay |
| Big / small | tele / la'ititi | teh-leh / lah ee-tee-tee |
| quick / slow | tope / gese | toh-peh / nge-seh |
| early / late | vave / tuai | vahveh / two eye |
| near / far | latalata / mamao | lah-tah-lah-tah / mah-mah-oh |
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