# 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

## Pronunciation guide
### 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."

### Common diphthongs
## Phrase list

Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

### 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 ______ .

#### 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.

#### Goodbye

    Tofa soifua.

#### Goodbye (informal)

    Fa.

#### See you later

    Toe feloa'i. ( )

#### Help!

    Fesoasoani ! ( !)

#### Good morning.

    Manuia le aso. ( )

#### Good evening.

    Manuia le afiafi. ( )

#### Good night.

    Manuia le po. ( )

#### 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.

### Time
#### 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

#### Writing time and date
### 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.