Talanoaga Fa‘ale‘āiga
Family Conversations

Talanoaga ‘o aso ‘uma
Everyday conversations
Talanoaga ‘i le Ā‘oga
Conversations in School
‘I le vā ‘o tamaiti ā‘oga ‘e to‘alua
Between two students
‘Upu Fou
Vocabulary
Tama ā‘oga 1
Na fai lau meaā‘oga?
Tama ā‘oga 2
‘E lē‘i ‘uma.
Tama ā‘oga 1
‘Aiseā?
Tama ā‘oga 2
‘E faigatā. ‘Ae ā ‘oe?
Tama ā‘oga 1
Fa‘apēna fo‘i a‘u. ‘Ou te lē mālamalama ‘i le fa‘atonuga.
Tama ā‘oga 2
Tā ō ‘e fai ‘i le faiā‘oga ‘e toe fa‘amatala mai.
Tama ā‘oga 1
‘E ‘otegia fa‘atasi ai nei tā‘ua. Muamua ‘oe.
Tama ā‘oga 2
Lēai. ‘Ou te musu ‘ou te alu to‘atasi. Tā ō fa‘atasi.
Tama ā‘oga 1
Fa‘atali se‘i tū‘ua le ā‘oga.
Tama ā‘oga 2
‘E fai a‘u tolēniga pe ‘ā tū‘ua le ā‘oga. Tā ō pe ‘ā tā le mālōlōga.
Tama ā‘oga 1
Sa‘o lā ‘oe. ‘O āfea fo‘i ‘e fa‘agata ai?
Tama ā‘oga 2
‘O le Aso Faraile.
Tama ā‘oga 1
‘Oi sole. ‘E sili loa le fa‘ate‘a taeao.
Na ‘aumai sau mea‘ai?
‘Ua ‘ou fia ‘ai toe gogolo lo’u manava.
Tama ā‘oga 2
‘A‘o fea ‘e ō ‘i ai le ‘auali‘i lā?
Tama ā‘oga 1
‘E ō ‘i le faletusi
Student 1
Did you do your homework?
Student 2
No, I haven’t finished.
Student 1
Why?
Student 2
It’s hard. And you?
Student 1
Same as me. I don’t understand the instruction.
Student 2
Let’s go and ask the teacher to explain it again.
Student 1
We’ll both get scolded together. You get to go first.
Student 2
No. I don’t want to go alone. Let’s go together.
Student 1
Wait until school finishes.
Student 2
I have training after school. Let’s go during break.
Student 1
Yes, you are right. When is it due?
Student 2
On Friday.
Student 1.
Oh boy. It’s better to get it done tomorrow.
Did you bring any lunch?
I’m hungry and my stomach is making noises.
Student 2
Where are those guys going?
Student 1
They are going to the library
‘otegia – scold
‘uma – finish
fa‘agata – due; deadline
fa‘amatala – explain
fa‘atasi – together
fa‘atali – wait
faiā‘oga – teacher
faigatā – hard
gogolo – a deep rumbling noise;
mālamalama – understand
mālōlōga – break
meaā‘oga – homework
musu – don’t want to; refuse
tolēniga – training
Today’s Quiz
Quiz
A’oa’o le Gagana Sāmoa
Place for some interesting facts.