Fa‘atālofa ma le Fa‘atōfā
Greetings and Farewell
Talanoaga ‘o aso ‘uma
Everyday conversations
Fa‘atālofa ma le Fa‘atōfā
Greetings and Farewell.
Talanoaga
Conversation
‘Upu fou
Vocabulary
Tālofa/ Mālō
Tālofa lava/ mālō fo‘i
‘O ā mai ‘oe?
Manuia fa‘afetai.
‘Ae ā ‘oe?
Manuia fo‘i fa‘afetai.
‘O fea ‘a ‘e alu ‘i ai?
‘Ou te alu ‘i le fale‘oloa.(sl)
‘Ou te alu ‘i fale‘oloa. (pl)
‘Ae ā ‘oe?
‘Ou te alu ‘i Lower Hutt.
‘Ou te alu ‘i Uēligitone
‘Ou te alu ‘i Porirua
‘Ou te alu ‘i Aukilani
‘Ou te alu ‘i Kalaiesetete
‘Ia, manuia le aso
Manuia fo‘i le aso.
Toe feiloa‘i. Tōfā
Tōfā soifua.
Hello / Hi
Hello / hi
How are you?
Fine thank you.
And you? (What about you?)
Also fine thank you.
Where are you going?
I’m going to the shop.
I’m going to the shops.
And you?
I’m going to Lower Hutt.
I’m going to Wellington
………to Porirua
………to Auckland
………to Christchurch
Ok, have a nice day.
Have a nice day too.
See you again. Goodbye
Goodbye
aso – day
‘i le fale‘oloa-to the store
‘i le fale‘aiga-to the restaurant
fa‘afetai-thank you
fa‘ai‘uga ‘o le vāiaso -weekend
fa‘alēmanuia– not so good.
falesā– church building
feoloolo – so so
lotu – Church service
mālō – hi
manuia – fine/ good.
sami – sea/ocean
tālofa – hello
tāulaga – town/city
vāiaso – week.
vāivai/lē lavā-tired.
Fa‘aaogaga ‘o le “ le” nūmera tasi mō nofoaga ma nauna ‘autū.
Use of “ le ” (singular) with places and proper nouns.
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Quiz
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