Bilingual Dictionary (NSW)

a/an

o/o le

ability

poto, tomai

be able to

mafai

able (talented)

talenia

about (approximately)

pe tusa o le

about (concerning)

e faatatau

above (over)

sili atu, ova

the example above

faataitaiga i luga a’e

absent

le o i ai, le faatasi mai

absolutely

e matua atoatoa, lelei

accent

faaleoga o upu (gagana)

accept

talia

acceptable

taliaina

accident

fa’alavelave

accidental

faalavelave le’i fuafuaina

accompany

lua te toalua, lou soa

account

aitalafu

ache

tigā

achieve

taunu’u, maua, manuia se taumafaiga

achievement

taunu’uga, faatinoga ua manuia

across

fa’alava

act

fai, faagaioi, galue

activity

galuega, faagaioiga

actor

tama autu, tagata e faatinoina se mea

add

faaopopo

addition

fa’aopopoga

address

tuatusi

adjective

upu faamatala

admit (tell the truth)

ta’utino

admit (allow to enter)

faataga e ulufale mai

adopt (take on)

avea ma

adult

tagata matua

advantage

aoga, mea lelei

adventure

sailiiliga, suesuega

adverb

soaveape

advice

fautuaga, timaiga

aerobics

faamalositino o le tino

aeroplane

vaalele

afford

lavatia, mafaia

afraid

fefe

after

mulimuli ane

afternoon

aoauli

afterwards

a uma loa, mulimuli ane ai lea

again (one more time)

toe fai

against (next to)

pito ane

against (anti-)

tete’e, le fiafia

age

tausaga, matua

ago

tuana’i, ua te’a atu

agree

malie, taliaina

aid (help)

fesoasoani

aim (try)

taumafai

air

ea

airport

malae vaalele

all (every)

mea uma lava

allow

faataga

alone

na o oe, toatasi

aloud

leo tele

already

ua uma, taimi ua te’a

also (too)

faapea fo’i

although

ui lava, tusa lava

altogether

aofia ai uma lava

always

pea lava pea, masani lava

amount

aofaiga

analyse (study)

su’esu’e

angry

ita

animal

manu

ankle

tapuvae

annual

faale-tausaga

answer (reply)

tali

answer (reply) v

Tali atu

any

soo se

anymore

E i ai se isi

anyone

so’o se isi

anything

So'o se mea

Apart (seperate)

tuu eseese

apology

faatoese

appear (come into view)

vaaia, aliali

appointment

feiloaiga

Area

vaega, fanua

argue

finau

argument

finauga

arise

alamai, tula’i

army

autau fitafita

around

faataamilo

arrange (put in order)

faavasega

arrange (make plans)

fuafua, fai se faatatau

arrest

saisai ma taofia

arrive

taunu’u

arrow

au

As (to such a degree)

pe tusa o le, pei

ashamed

ua faamaina, ua ma, faalumaina

assemble

tuufaatasi, faamaopopo

assembly

tuufaatasiga

attach

faapipi’i

fight/attack noun

osofaiga

fight verb

fusu, osofa’i, tau, misa

attend

Faatasi ai

Attendance

O e faatasi mai

Attention

Silasila toto’a

attract

tosina