Talanoaga ‘i le Lotu

Conversations at Church

Talanoaga ‘o aso ‘uma
Everyday conversations


Talanoaga ‘i le Lotu
Conversations at Church

‘O le ā le falesā ‘e pito latalata mai?

‘Ua ‘e fia alu ‘i le lotu?

‘Ioe. ‘O ā taimi ‘o ā latou saunīgā lotu?

‘O le iva ‘i le taeao ma le ‘afa ‘o le lima ‘i le afiafi. ‘E iai fo‘i ā lātou lotu ‘i le ono ‘i afiafi ‘o Aso To‘ona‘i.
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‘E fai se Ā‘oga Aso Sā?
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‘Ioe. ‘Ae ‘āmata pe ‘ā māe‘a le lotu ‘o le iva.

‘E to‘atele se ‘aufaipese?

‘Ae ā. Pē ā ma le to‘atolusefulu; ‘a‘o le to‘atele lava ‘e talavou.
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‘O ai la lātou faipese?

‘O le atali‘i ‘o le faife‘au. ‘Ua tolu nei tausaga talu ‘ona fa‘au’u mai le Iunivesitē ‘o Vītōria.

‘E fia ni matāfale ‘o le ‘aulotu?
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‘E limasefulu. ‘E te fia ‘auai ‘i le ‘ēkālēsia? ‘O le loto alofa ia ‘o le faife‘au.

Mānaia fo‘i. ‘Ou te fia ‘āuai ‘i le ‘aufaipese. ‘E fia ‘ave fo‘i si a‘u fānau ‘i le Ā‘oga Aso Sā.

What’s the nearest church?

Do you want to go to church?

Yes. What time are their church services?

It is nine o’clock in the morning and five thirty in the evening. They also have services at six on Saturday evenings.

Is there a Sunday School?

Yes. However, it begins after the nine o’clock service.

Is there a large number of choir members?

Oh, yes. There are approximately thirty members, the majority of whom are young.

Who is their choir director?

He is the church minister’s son. He graduated from Victoria University three years ago.

How many families are there in the church?

It’s fifty. Do you want to join the church? The pastor is very kind.

It would be nice. I’d like to join the choir. I also want to enrol my children in Sunday school.

‘Upu Fou/Vocabulary

Ā‘oga Aso SāSunday School
‘aufaipesechoir; choir members
‘āmatabegin; start
fa‘au‘ugraduate; annoint
faife‘auchurch minister; pastor; priest
faipesechoir master
falesāchurch; church building
māe‘afinish; after
matāfalefamily; contributing family (to church or village activities)
saunīgā lotuchurch service
taeaomorning
taimitime
talavouyoung; to be in the prime (v)
to‘atelemany (of persons)