Talanoaga ‘i le māketi
Conversations at the market
Talanoaga ‘o aso ‘uma
Everyday conversations
Talanoaga ‘i le māketi
Conversations at the market
Talanoaga
Conversation
‘Upu Fou
Vocabulary
‘E fia le tau ‘o le maukeni?
‘E lima tālā.
‘Aumai se tasi.
Fa‘afetai le fa‘atau.
‘O ā mea ia?
‘O ‘isarā‘elu.
‘E fa‘apēfea ‘ona kuka?
‘E mafai ‘ona kuka ma le māmoe.
‘E fia ‘i le tolu?
‘E sefulu tālā.
Fa‘afetai.
What’s the price of the pumpkin?
It’s $5 (five dollars)
I’ll take one.
Thanks for shopping.
What are these things?
They are eggplants.
How do you cook them?
It can be cooked with mutton.
How much for three?
It’s ten dollars.
Thank you.
‘isarā‘elu – eggplant
fuālā‘au faisua/ vegetables
maukeni – pumpkin
pepa – pepper (green, yellow, red etc)
pī – bean
tamato – tomato
kāroti – carrot
kūkama – cucumber
kāpisi – cabbage
fuālā‘au ‘aina mata / fruits
‘apu – apple
‘āvoka – avocado
esi – papaya, pawpaw
fa‘ipula – ripe banana
mago – mango
moli – orange
pea – pear
Gāluega Fa‘atino/Activity (Worksheet)
A. Fa‘afetaui fuai‘upu nei ma ō lātou fa‘aliliuga sa‘o.
Match these sentences with their right translations.
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1. How much for one? 2. What are these? 3. Give me four please. 4. It’s nine dollars. 5. Thank you for shopping. |
a. Fa‘afetai le fa‘atau. e. ‘Aumai se fā fa‘amolemole i. ‘O ā mea ia? o. ‘E fia ‘i le tasi? u. ‘E iva tālā. |
‘E mafai ‘ona is a phrase that means can or able to.
‘Ona follows mafai when a verb is used.
Tali/Answers
1. o
2. i
3. e
4. u
5. a
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