English–Samoan Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ʻou	I am here now. ʻOu te i inei nei.
you	pronoun	ʻoe	You are my friend. O oe o laʻu uō.
he	pronoun	ia	He is at school. O loo ia i le aʻoga.
she	pronoun	ia	She is my sister. O ia o loʻu tuafafine.
we	pronoun	matou	We work every day. Matou te faigaluega i aso uma.
they	pronoun	latou	They live in Apia. Latou te nonofo i Apia.
what	pronoun	ā	What is your name? O ai lou igoa?
where	adverb	fea	Where is my book? O fea laʻu tusi?
when	adverb	anafea	When will you come? O anafea e te sau ai?
who	pronoun	ai	Who is that man? O ai lenā tamāloa?
why	adverb	aiseā	Why are you sad? Aiseā ua e faanoanoa ai?
how	adverb	faʻafefea	How do you know? E faapefea ona e iloa?
to be	verb	iai	The book is on the table. O loo i luga o le laulau le tusi.
to have	verb	iai	I have a new car. E iai laʻu taavale fou.
to do	verb	fai	I do my work well. Ou te faia lelei laʻu galuega.
to go	verb	alu	They go to school early. Latou te alu vave i le aʻoga.
to come	verb	sau	Please come to my house. Faamolemole sau i loʻu fale.
to see	verb	vaai	I see the big tree. Ou te vaai i le laau tele.
to know	verb	iloa	I know that story. Ou te iloa lenā tala.
to think	verb	mafaufau	We think about the future. Matou te mafaufau i le lumanaʻi.
to want	verb	manaʻo	I want some water. Ou te manaʻo i sina vai.
to need	verb	manaʻomia	We need more food. Matou te manaʻomia nisi meaʻai.
to make	verb	fai	She makes good bread. E fai e ia le falaoa lelei.
to take	verb	ave	Take the book home. Ave le tusi i le fale.
to give	verb	avatu	Please give me the pen. Faamolemole avatu le peni ia te aʻu.
to say	verb	fai	They say good words. Latou te fai upu lelei.
to tell	verb	taʻu	Tell me the truth. Taʻu mai ia te aʻu le mea moni.
to ask	verb	fesili	I ask a simple question. Ou te fesili i se fesili faigofie.
to find	verb	maua	She found my book yesterday. Na ia maua laʻu tusi ananafi.
to look	verb	vaai	Look at the sky. Vaai i le lagi.
to use	verb	faaaoga	We use this table daily. Matou te faaaoga lenei laulau i aso uma.
to work	verb	galue	They work in the city. Latou te galulue i le aai.
to eat	verb	ʻai	The child eats rice. E ʻai le tamaitiiti i le araisa.
to drink	verb	inu	I drink cold water. Ou te inu vai mālūlū.
to sleep	verb	moe	The baby sleeps at night. E moe le pepe i le pō.
to walk	verb	savali	We walk to school. Matou te savavali i le aʻoga.
to run	verb	tamoʻe	The boy runs fast. E tamoʻe vave le tama.
to read	verb	faitau	She reads a new book. E faitau e ia se tusi fou.
to write	verb	tusi	I write my name. Ou te tusi loʻu igoa.
to speak	verb	tautala	They speak Samoan well. Latou te tautala lelei i le gagana Samoa.
to listen	verb	faalogo	Listen to the teacher carefully. Faalogo lelei i le faiaʻoga.
to hear	verb	faalogo	I hear the music. Ou te faalogo i le musika.
to buy	verb	faatau	We buy fish today. Matou te faatau iʻa i le asō.
to sell	verb	faatau atu	They sell fruit here. Latou te faatau atu fualaau aina i inei.
to pay	verb	totogi	I pay the money now. Ou te totogi le tupe nei.
to help	verb	fesoasoani	Please help my mother. Faamolemole fesoasoani i loʻu tina.
to love	verb	alofa	I love my family. Ou te alofa i loʻu aiga.
to live	verb	nonofo	They live near the sea. Latou te nonofo lata i le sami.
to die	verb	oti	All people die someday. E oti tagata uma i se aso.
to learn	verb	aʻoaʻo	Children learn at school. E aʻoaʻo tamaiti i le aʻoga.
to teach	verb	aʻoaʻo	They teach the children well. Latou te aʻoaʻo lelei tamaiti.
to open	verb	tatala	Open the door slowly. Tatala le faitotoʻa lemu.
to close	verb	tapuni	Please close the window now. Faamolemole tapuni le faamalama nei.
person	noun	tagata	That person is very kind. E agalelei tele lenā tagata.
man	noun	tamāloa	The man is my father. O le tamāloa o loʻu tamā.
woman	noun	fafine	That woman is happy. Ua fiafia lenā fafine.
child	noun	tamaitiiti	The child is sleeping. O loo moe le tamaitiiti.
boy	noun	tama	The boy runs outside. E tamoʻe le tama i fafo.
girl	noun	teine	The girl reads quietly. E faitau filemu le teine.
family	noun	aiga	My family lives here. E nonofo loʻu aiga i inei.
mother	noun	tina	My mother cooks food. E kuka e loʻu tina meaʻai.
father	noun	tamā	My father works hard. E galue malosi loʻu tamā.
friend	noun	uō	She is my friend. O ia o laʻu uō.
house	noun	fale	Their house is big. E tele lo latou fale.
home	noun	aiga	I am going home now. Ou te alu i le aiga nei.
school	noun	aʻoga	The school is nearby. E latalata le aʻoga.
city	noun	aai	This city is busy. E pisi lenei aai.
country	noun	atunuu	Our country is beautiful. E matagofie lo tatou atunuu.
world	noun	lalolagi	The world is changing. O loo suia le lalolagi.
street	noun	auala	The street is long. E umi le auala.
room	noun	potu	The room is clean. E mamā le potu.
time	noun	taimi	Time goes very fast. E alu vave tele le taimi.
day	noun	aso	Today is a good day. O se aso lelei le asō.
night	noun	pō	The night is cold. E mālūlū le pō.
morning	noun	taeao	The morning is bright. E susulu le taeao.
evening	noun	afiafi	We walk in the evening. Matou te savavali i le afiafi.
week	noun	vaiaso	I worked all week. Na ou galue i le vaiaso atoa.
month	noun	masina	Next month will be busy. E pisi le masina fou.
year	noun	tausaga	This year is important. E tāua lenei tausaga.
today	adverb	asō	I am busy today. Ou te pisi i le asō.
tomorrow	adverb	a taeao	We will go tomorrow. Matou te alu a taeao.
yesterday	adverb	ananafi	She came yesterday morning. Na sau o ia ananafi taeao.
now	adverb	nei	Come here now. Sau i inei nei.
sun	noun	lā	The sun is hot. E vevela le lā.
moon	noun	masina	The moon is bright tonight. E pupula le masina i lenei pō.
star	noun	fetu	That star is bright. E pupula lenā fetu.
sky	noun	lagi	The sky is blue. E lanu moana le lagi.
earth	noun	lalolagi	The earth is our home. O le lalolagi lo tatou aiga.
fire	noun	afi	The fire is very hot. E vevela tele le afi.
water	noun	vai	The water is clean. E mamā le vai.
rain	noun	timuga	The rain is falling. O loo toulu le timuga.
wind	noun	matagi	The wind is strong today. E malosi le matagi i le asō.
tree	noun	laau	That tree is tall. E maualuga lenā laau.
flower	noun	fugālāʻau	This flower is beautiful. E matagofie lenei fugālāʻau.
mountain	noun	mauga	The mountain is high. E maualuga le mauga.
river	noun	vaitafe	The river is long. E umi le vaitafe.
sea	noun	sami	The sea is calm. E malu le sami.
food	noun	meaʻai	The food is ready. Ua saunia meaʻai.
bread	noun	falaoa	I eat bread every morning. Ou te ʻai falaoa i taeao uma.
rice	noun	araisa	The rice is hot. E vevela le araisa.
meat	noun	aano o manu	We cooked the meat. Na matou kuka le aano o manu.
fish	noun	iʻa	The fish is fresh. E fou le iʻa.
egg	noun	fuamoa	I ate one egg. Na ou ʻai i le fuamoa e tasi.
milk	noun	susu	The child drinks milk. E inu susu le tamaitiiti.
fruit	noun	fualaau aina	This fruit is sweet. E suamalie lenei fualaau aina.
tea	noun	ti	She drinks hot tea. E inu e ia le ti vevela.
coffee	noun	kofe	I drink coffee daily. Ou te inu kofe i aso uma.
head	noun	ulu	My head hurts today. E tiga loʻu ulu i le asō.
eye	noun	mata	Her eye is red. E mumu lona mata.
ear	noun	taliga	My ear hurts now. E tiga loʻu taliga nei.
mouth	noun	gutu	Open your mouth wide. Tatala tele lou gutu.
nose	noun	isu	His nose is small. E laʻitiiti lona isu.
hand	noun	lima	Wash your hands well. Fufulu lelei ou lima.
foot	noun	vae	My foot is sore. E tiga loʻu vae.
heart	noun	fatu	His heart is strong. E malosi lona fatu.
name	noun	igoa	My name is Lani. O loʻu igoa o Lani.
book	noun	tusi	This book is new. E fou lenei tusi.
word	noun	upu	That word is important. E tāua lenā upu.
language	noun	gagana	The Samoan language is beautiful. E matagofie le gagana Samoa.
money	noun	tupe	I need more money. Ou te manaʻomia nisi tupe.
work	noun	galuega	My work is hard. E faigatā laʻu galuega.
love	noun	alofa	Love is very important. E tāua tele le alofa.
music	noun	musika	The music is beautiful. E matagofie le musika.
story	noun	tala	That story is true. E moni lenā tala.
way	noun	ala	This way is easier. E faigofie lenei ala.
thing	noun	mea	That thing is mine. O laʻu mea lenā.
life	noun	ola	Life is a gift. O le ola o se meaalofa.
door	noun	faitotoʻa	The door is open. Ua tatala le faitotoʻa.
table	noun	laulau	The book is on the table. O loo i luga o le laulau le tusi.
chair	noun	nofoa	The chair is old. Ua tuai le nofoa.
car	noun	taavale	My car is new. E fou laʻu taavale.
good	adjective	lelei	This food is good. E lelei lenei meaʻai.
bad	adjective	leaga	That water is bad. E leaga lenā vai.
big	adjective	tele	They have a big house. E iai lo latou fale tele.
small	adjective	laʻitiiti	The child is small. E laʻitiiti le tamaitiiti.
new	adjective	fou	I bought a new book. Na ou faatau se tusi fou.
old	adjective	tuai	That house is old. Ua tuai lenā fale.
long	adjective	umi	The road is long. E umi le auala.
short	adjective	puupuu	The story is short. E puupuu le tala.
high	adjective	maualuga	The mountain is high. E maualuga le mauga.
low	adjective	maualalo	The table is low. E maualalo le laulau.
hot	adjective	vevela	The tea is hot. E vevela le ti.
cold	adjective	mālūlū	The water is cold. E mālūlū le vai.
happy	adjective	fiafia	The children are happy. Ua fiafia tamaiti.
sad	adjective	faanoanoa	She feels sad today. Ua faanoanoa o ia i le asō.
beautiful	adjective	matagofie	The flower is beautiful. E matagofie le fugālāʻau.
easy	adjective	faigofie	This work is easy. E faigofie lenei galuega.
fast	adjective	vave	The car is fast. E vave le taavale.
slow	adjective	lemu	The turtle is slow. E lemu le laumei.
right	adjective	saʻo	Your answer is right. E saʻo lau tali.
wrong	adjective	sese	That answer is wrong. E sese lenā tali.
important	adjective	tāua	Family is important to us. E tāua le aiga iā i matou.
true	adjective	moni	This story is true. E moni lenei tala.
full	adjective	tumu	The bottle is full. Ua tumu le fagu.
empty	adjective	gaogao	The room is empty. E gaogao le potu.
young	adjective	talavou	The teacher is young. E talavou le faiaʻoga.
strong	adjective	malosi	That man is strong. E malosi lenā tamāloa.
weak	adjective	vaivai	I feel weak today. Ou te vaivai i le asō.
red	adjective	mumu	The flower is red. E mumu le fugālāʻau.
blue	adjective	lanu moana	The sky is blue. E lanu moana le lagi.
green	adjective	lanu meamata	The leaf is green. E lanu meamata le lau.
yellow	adjective	samasama	The flower is yellow. E samasama le fugālāʻau.
black	adjective	uliuli	The dog is black. E uliuli le maile.
white	adjective	paʻepaʻe	The shirt is white. E paʻepaʻe le ofutino.
yes	interjection	ioe	Yes, I understand now. Ioe, ua ou malamalama nei.
no	interjection	leai	No, I cannot go. Leai, e lē mafai ona ou alu.
not	adverb	lē	I am not tired. Ou te lē vaivai.
and	conjunction	ma	Mother and father are here. O loo i inei tina ma tamā.
or	conjunction	poʻo	Tea or coffee is fine. E lelei le ti poʻo le kofe.
but	conjunction	ae	I am tired, but happy. Ua ou vaivai, ae fiafia.
if	conjunction	pe a	If it rains, stay home. Pe a timu, nofo i le fale.
because	conjunction	aua	I stayed home because rain fell. Na ou nofo i le fale aua na timu.
with	preposition	ma	I came with my friend. Na ou sau ma laʻu uō.
without	preposition	e aunoa ma	He left without money. Na alu o ia e aunoa ma se tupe.
for	preposition	mo	This gift is for you. O lenei meaalofa mo oe.
from	preposition	mai	I came from the city. Na ou sau mai le aai.
to	preposition	i	We went to school. Na matou o i le aʻoga.