Vāitau/Tau
Seasons/Weather
Vāitau/Tau
Seasons/Weather
Vāitau ‘i Niu Sila
Seasons in New Zealand
Talanoaga ‘i le telefoni
Conversation on the phone
Taumāfanafana
Summer
Tau to‘ulu ‘o lā‘au
Autumn
Tau mālūlū
Winter
Tau totogo ‘o lā‘au
Spring
Vāitau ‘i Atumotu ‘o le Pasefika
Seasons in the Pacific Islands
Vāitau ‘o afā, tīmuga ma lōlōga
Wet & Hurricane Seasons
Vāitau mago/mūgālā
Dry Season
Tagata ‘i Sāmoa
‘O ā mai le tau ‘i ‘inā?
Tagata ‘i Niu Sila
‘E vevela. Sā le‘i māsani ai. ‘Ae ā Sāmoa?
Tagata ‘i Sāmoa
‘Oka se vevela. Sā tetele fo‘i tīmuga.
Tagata ‘i Niu Sila
Masalo ‘ona ‘o suiga ‘o le tau.
Tagata ‘i Sāmoa
Na ā mai ‘outou ‘i le afā ‘o Kāpelielu?
Tagata ‘i Niu Sila
‘O lo‘o manuia ‘i mātou. Na‘o nai tagata ‘o lo‘o nonofo ‘i Northland, Aukilani ma Hawke’s Bay.
Person in Sāmoa
How’s the weather there?
Person in New Zealand
It’s hot. It wasn’t always like this. What about Sāmoa?
Person in Sāmoa
It’s extremely hot. There has been a lot of rain.
Person in New Zealand
Maybe it’s because of climate change.
Person in Sāmoa
How were you with Cyclone Gabrielle?
Person in New Zealand
We are fine. Only those who live in Northland, Auckland and Hawke’s Bay.
Nisi ‘upu fou
Other new words
afā – hurricane; cyclone
āfātia – affected
Kāpelielu – Gabrielle
lōlōga – flooding
masalo – maybe
sōlōga ‘o palapala – mud slips
suiga ‘o le tau – climate change
tau – weather
vevela – hot
Today’s Quiz
Quiz
A’oa’o le Gagana Sāmoa
Place for some interesting facts.