Talanoaga
Conversation

Fesili
‘O le ā le telē ‘o le fanua?
‘E fia le telē ‘o le fanua?

Tali
Pe ā ma le tasi le ‘eka.
Pe tusa ma le tasi le ‘eka.

Fesili
‘O le ā le mamao ‘o le fale‘oloa?
‘E mamao le fale‘oloa?

Tali
Pē ā ma le 21 kilomita le mamao mai ‘i ‘inei.
Pe tusa ma le 20 minute.

Fesili
‘O le ā le mamafa ‘o le taga araisa?
‘E fia le mamafa ‘o le taga araisa?

po‘o
‘E mamafa le taga araisa?

Tali
Pē tusa ma le lima kilo.
Pē ā ma le 5 kilo.

Fesili
‘E fia lita ‘o le vai ‘e tatau ‘ona inu ‘e le tagata ‘i le aso?

Tali
‘E tatau ‘ona ‘i le vā ‘o le tasi tesimale lima (1.5) ma le lua (2) lita ‘i le aso, mō tagata mātutua. ‘A‘o tamaiti ‘e ‘i le vā ‘o le tasi (1) ma le tasi tesimale lima (1.5) lita.

Question
How big is the land?

Answer
It’s about one acre.

Question
How far away is the shop?
Is the shop far away?

Answer
About one kilometre from here.
Approximately 20 minutes.

Question
What is the weight of the bag of rice?
How much is the weight of the bag of rice?
or
Is the bag of rice heavy?

Answer
About five kilos.

Question
How many litres of water should a person drink per day?

Answer
There should be between 1.5 and 2 litres a day for adults. And it’s between 1 and 1.5 litres for children.