Gāluega
Employment
Gāluega
Employment
‘O ‘upu ‘e māsani ‘ona fa‘aaogā ‘i gāluega
Words that are normally used in work places
Talanoaga
Conversation
‘Upu Fou
Vocabulary
teine/tamā‘ita‘i
Mālō sole.
tama/ali‘i
‘Oi mālō suga.
teine/tamā‘ita‘i
‘O fea ‘e te alu ‘i ai?
tama/ali‘i
‘Ou te alu ‘ou te faigāluega.
teine/tamā‘ita‘i
‘O fea ‘e te faigāluega ai?
tama/ali‘i
‘Ou te faigāluega ‘i le supamāketi.
‘Ou te faigāluega ‘i le Matāgāluega ‘o Leoleo.
‘Ae ā ‘oe?
teine/tamā‘ita‘i
‘Ou te alu fo‘i ‘i la‘u gāluega.
tama/ali‘i
‘I fea?
teine/tamā‘ita‘i
‘I le Sāmoa Capital Radio.
tama/ali‘i
‘Ia ‘ua lelei. Manuia le aso.
teine/tamā‘ita‘i
Fa‘apēnā fo‘i.
woman/lady
Hi mate.
man/gentleman
Hello lady.
woman/lady
Where are you going?
man/gentleman
I’m going to work.
woman/lady
Where do you work?
man/gentleman
I work at the supermarket
I work at the Ministry of Police.
And you?
woman/lady
I’m also going to work.
man/gentleman
At where?
woman/lady
At Sāmoa Capital Radio
man/gentleman
Ok. Have a nice day
woman/lady
Same to you.
ali‘i/tamā‘ita‘i ‘ōfisa mō feūtaga‘iga – liaison officer
ītūlā faigāluega – working hours
‘oi sole – exclamation of astonishment
fa‘atonu ‘o polokalame – program director/coordinator
failautusi – secretary
fale faigāluega – work place
galue –work (verb)
gāluega – job
lāfoga – tax
masini fa‘aleotele leo – microphone
masini fai kopi – printer
masini pu‘e leo – recorder
pule ‘o polokalame – program manager
pule sili – chief executive officer
sipika – speaker
sole – refers to male (son, boy, mate)
suga – refers to female
ta‘ita‘i ‘o se ‘au/vāega – team leader
tagata fa‘asalalau – announcer
totogi ‘āmata – minimum wage
tunutī – tea person
tusitala – journalist
komipiuta – computer
komipiuta fe‘āvea‘i – laptop
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