Taumafa Sāmoa
Sāmoan Food
Taumafa Sāmoa
Sāmoan Food
Talanoaga
Conversation
‘Upu Fou
Vocabulary
‘O ā mea‘ai Sāmoa ‘e te fiafia ‘i ai?
‘O le kokoaraisa.
‘O le sapasui.
‘O le fa‘alifu talo.
‘O le ā lea mea‘ai?
‘O le suafa’i.
Mānaia ia ‘o le suafa’i.
‘E te iloa le mafua‘aga ‘o le ‘upu fa‘alifu?
‘E lēai.
Asiasi lā ‘i le ‘upegatafa‘ilagi ‘a le Si‘ufofoga ‘o le Laumua, mō nisi fa‘amatalaga.
Which Sāmoan food do you like?
The cocoarice
chopsuey
boiled taro in coconut cream
What is this food?
It is ripe banana boiled in coconut cream.
The suafa’i is very nice
Do you know the origin of the word fa’alifu?
No.
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‘ofu limu – seaweed
ota – raw fish with coconut cream
‘upegatafa‘ilagi – website
fa‘ausi – crated taro in coconut cream
fa‘alifu ufi – boiled yams with coconut cream
fa‘alifu ‘ulu – boiled breadfruit with coconut cream
fa‘alifu fa‘i – boiled banana with coconut cream
fa‘alifu ta‘amū – boiled ta’amū with coconut cream
fa‘alifu talo – boiled taro with coconut cream
fa‘apāpā – baked coconut bread
fāi‘ai fe’e – octopus pieces baked in coconut cream
fāi‘ai gau – sea slug in coconut cream
fāi‘ai pusi – sea eel baked in coconut cream
fāi‘ai taoipu – coconut cream baked in coconut shell
lu‘au/palusami – baked taro leaves with coconut cream
panikeke – pancake
pīsua – tapioca dessert
sapasui – chopsuey
suafa‘i – Sāmoan ripe bananas and coconut cream
supoesi – papaya soup
talo – taro
talo tao – baked taro
taufolo –pounded roasted breadfruit in coconut cream caramel
kaleve pīsupo – gravy with corned beef
kokoaraisa/kokoalaisa – cocoa rice
kokoesi – pawpaw, water, coconut cream, Sāmoan cocoa
kōpai koko –flour dumplings with Sāmoan cocoa and coconut cream
Sāmoa pluralizes verbs if it talks about two or more people
Singular – alu
Dual – ō
Plural – ō
Singular – ‘Ou te alu (I go)
Dual – Ma te ō (We two exclusive go) inclusive – Tā te ō
Plural – Mātou te ō (We -go)
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