Greetings 1 | Samoan

Hello (there) - Talofa

Hi (there) (used the majority of the time) - Malo

How are you? - ‘O a mae ‘oe?

I’m fine thanks - Manuia, fa’afetai

How about you? - ‘Ae a oe?

What’s happening?/where are you going? - ‘A fa’afefea

I’m going to the… - Ou te alu i le

Well, I’ll be on my way - ‘la, so’u alu ia

Yeah, go ahead - ‘la, alu loa

Bye - Fa

What’s your name? - ‘O ai lou suafa?

My name is - O lo-u igoa o

Where are you from? - O fea e te susu mai ai?

I come from - Ou te sau mai

go (singular) - alu

please - fa’amolemole

yeah - ‘ia

who - ‘o ai

you - ‘oe

indeed - lava

my - lo’u/la’u

now - loa

come - sau

game - ta’aloga

feild - malae

thanks - fa’afetai

also - fo’i

from - mai

fine/fortunate - manuia

name (common) - igoa

yes - ‘ioe

no - leai

your - lou/lau

name - suafa

come - susu

store - fale’oloa

downtown - taulaga