‘O nisi Talanoaga māsani
Other common conversations
Talanoaga ‘o aso ‘uma
Everyday conversations
‘O nisi Talanoaga māsani
Other common conversations
Fa‘amatala ni lagona ‘o le ‘āiga
Describing feelings of the family
‘Upu Fou
Vocabulary
Mālō. ‘E ā le aso?
Pisi tele.
‘E ā le gāluega?
‘E lelei.
‘E ā le ā‘oga?
Seki ā. ‘O ā mai le ‘aufaigāluega?
Sā iai nai fa‘alētonu.
Hi. How’s the day?
Very busy.
How’s work?
It’s good
How’s school?
Great. How’s the staff?
There were a few problems.
‘āiga – family
ā‘oga – school
‘aufaigāluega – staff
lagona – feelings
‘Upu ‘o lagona
Feeling words
fa‘alēmanuia – not so good
fa‘alētonu – having some problems
lelei – good
mānaia – nice
mea māsani – the usual
pisi – busy
seki ā (a popular Sāmoan exclamation) – great, wonderful
(‘E ā is used to ask about one’s feelings about activities or family. It is different from ‘O ā mai, which asks about physical health or well-being).
GĀLUEGA FA’ATINO / ACTIVITY (Worksheet)
A. Toe fa‘atulaga sa‘o ‘upu nei ma fa‘aliliu ‘i le Gagana ‘Igilisi
Unscramble these words and translate into English
1. soa ____________ ________ aso/day
2. lōmā ___________ ________ mālō/hi
3. ivaviā __________ ________ vāivai/tired
4. sipi ____________ ________ pisi/busy
5. luegagā ________ ________ gāluega/work
E. Fa‘afetaui ‘upu ‘o lo‘o ‘i le “A” ma ō lātou uiga ‘o lo‘o ‘i le “E”.
Match the words in “A” with their meanings from “E”.
“A” “E”
1. lelei ________________ a. feelings
2. ‘āiga ________________ e. school
3. lagona _______________ i. not so good
4. pisi _________________ o. good
5. ā‘oga _______________ u. staff
6. mānaia ______________ f. family
7. fa‘alēmanuia _________ g. busy
8. ‘aufaigāluega _________ l. nice
Tali/Answers:
1. l
2. f
3. a
4. g
5. e
6. o
7. i
8. u
1. l
2. f
3. a
4. g
5. e
6. o
7. i
8. u
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Quiz
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