基本介紹
使用情況,日常用語,
使用情況
薩摩亞語的使用者約有370,337人，其中將近一半在薩摩亞。
有以拉丁字母為基礎的新創文字。
日常用語
| 英語 | 薩摩亞語 |
|---|---|
Welcome | Afio mai / Susu mai / Maliu mai |
Hello | Talofa / Falopa |
How are you? Fine, thanks, and you? | O a mai oe? |
Manuia, fa'afetai, ae a oe? | |
Long time no see | Ua leva tele ona o'u le toe va'ai ia oe |
What's your name? My name is ... | O ai lou igoa? |
O lo'u igoa o ... | |
Where are you from? I'm from ... | O fea e te sau ai? |
Ou te sau mai ... | |
Pleased to meet you | Ua ou fiafia ua ta feiloa'i |
Good morning | Manuia le taeao |
Good day | Manuia le aso |
Good evening | Manuia le afiafi |
Good night | Manuia le po |
Goodbye | Tofa soifua |
Good luck | Ia manuia |
Cheers/Good health! | Manuia! |
Have a nice day | Ia manuia le aso |
Bon appetit | Ia manuia le tausamiga |
Bon voyage | Ia manuia le malaga |
I don't understand | Ou te le malamalama |
Please speak more slowly | Fa'amolemole, ia fa'atelegese lau tautala |
Please say that again | Fa'amolemole, toe fai mai lau tala |
Please write it down | Fa'amolemole, ia tusi mai |
Do you speak English? | E te iloa tautala fa'aIgilisi? |
Do you speak Samoan? Yes, a little | E te iloa fa'aSamoa? |
Ioe, ae laiitiiti | |
How do you say ... in Samoan? | E faafefea ona ta'u le.... i le faaSamoa? |
Excuse me | Tulou lava |
How much is this? | E fia le tau? |
Sorry | Fa'amalie atu |
Please | Fa'amolemole |
Thank you Response | Fa'afetai / Fa'afetai tele |
E le afaina | |
Where's the toilet? | O fea le fale ta'ele? |
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything | O si alii/tama'ita'i lea o le a totogiina uma |
Would you like to dance? | Ete ta fia siva? |
I love you | Ou te alofa ia te oe |
Get well soon | Ia vave ona e manuia |
Leave me alone! | Alu ese ma a'u! |
Help! Fire! Stop! | Fia ola! Le afi! Hey! |
Call the police! | Vili le leoleo! |
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year | Ia manuia le Kerisimasi ma le Tausaga Fou |
Happy Easter | Ia manuia le Eseta |
Happy Birthday | Ia manuia lou Aso Fanau |
One language is never enough | O le gagana e tasi e le lava |
My hovercraft is full of eels | Ua tumu lo'u va'a i pusi |
