Talanoaga Fa‘ale‘āiga
Family Conversations
Talanoaga ‘o aso ‘uma
Everyday conversations
Talanoaga Fa‘ale‘āiga
Family Conversations
Talanoaga ‘i le vā ‘o le tamā/tinā ma le atali‘i/afafine
Conversation between the father/mother and son/daughter
‘Upu Fou
Vocabulary
Tamā/Tinā
‘Ua ‘ē fia‘ai?
Atali‘i/Afafine
‘Ioe fa‘amolemole.
Tamā/Tinā
Fufulu muamua ou lima.
Tamā/Tinā
‘O le ā le mea‘ai ‘e te fia ‘ai ai?
‘O le ā le mea‘ai ‘e te mana‘o ‘i ai?
Atali‘i/Afafine
‘Ou te fia ‘ai ‘i se moa
‘Ou te mana‘o ‘i se moa
Tamā/Tinā
‘E te mana‘o ‘i se fāsitalo?
Atali‘i/Afafine
Lēai. ‘O iai se araisa?
Tamā/Tinā
Na‘o le falaoa.
Atali‘i/Afafine
‘Aumai sa‘u falaoa fa‘amolemole.
Tamā/Tinā
‘E te toe mana‘o ‘i se fāsimoa?
Atali‘i/Afafine
Lēai fa‘afetai, ‘ua ‘ou mā‘ona,
fa‘afetai fai mea‘ai.
Tamā/Tinā
‘O ‘ē fiainu?
Atali‘i/Afafine
‘Ioe. Mānaia se ipu vai po‘o se niu.
Tamā/Tinā
‘E toe ‘avatu?
Atali‘i/Afafine
Lēai fa‘afetai. ‘Ua ‘ou malie.
Dad/Father/Mother
Are you hungry?
Son/Daughter
Yes please.
Dad/Father/Mother
Wash your hands first.
Dad/Father/Mother
What food do you want to eat?
What food do you want?
Son/Daughter
I want to eat some chicken
I want some chicken
Dad/Father/Mother
Do you want a piece of taro?
Son/Daughter
No. Is there any rice?
Dad/Father/Mother
Just bread.
Son/Daughter
Please give me some bread.
Dad/Father/Mother
Do you want another piece of chicken?
Son/Daughter
No thanks I’m full, thank you for the food.
Dad/Father/Mother
Are you thirsty?
Son/Daughter
Yes. Water or a coconut drink would be nice.
Dad/Father/Mother
Do you want some more?
Son/Daughter
No thank you. I’m satisfied.
‘ai – eat
araisa – rice
inu – drink
fa‘amolemole – please
falaoa – bread
fāsi – piece
fāsimoa – piece of chicken
fāsitalo – piece of taro
fia‘ai – hungry
fia ‘ai – want to eat
fiainu – thirsty
fufulu – wash
lima – hands
malie – full / satisfy (with water).
mā‘ona – full (with food)
mana’o – want
mea‘ai – food
moa – chicken
muamua – first
fia – fia is followed by a verb and a noun
fia ‘ai moa – want to eat chicken
mana‘o – mana‘o is followed by “i” and a noun
mana‘o ‘i moa – want chicken
‘E te mana‘o……?
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Quiz
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