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