Fa’ataofi and Fa’amamafa Caption: In Samoan pronunciation, these symbols are very important and are needed to pronounce words correctly. This is known as the fa’amamafa meaning to make heavy or emphasize, also known as a macron. These macrons go over vowels. Not observing a macron could change the entire meaning of a word like tama…
I had some people that wanted the cards but said they couldn’t afford them, so I made some worksheets. They’re free to download at Pasifikapages.net. I’ll put a whole book of worksheets with explanations because I’m not sure when I’ll be able to teach another class. So if you ever signed up before, just use…
Pronoun Translation Standalone Translation a’u I O a’u It’s me/I ‘oe you O ‘oe It’s you ia her/him/it O ia It’s her/him/it i ma’ua us 2 (exclusive) O i ma’ua It’s us two (ex) i ta’ua us 2 (inclusive) O i ta’ua It’s us two (incl) oulua you both O oulua It’s you both i…
VIDEO CAPTION In English we’d say Sam’s bike In Samoan it’s The bike of Sam or o le uila a Sam In English we’d say Sam’s house In Samoan it’s the house of Sam or O le fale o Sam Sam’s car The car of Sam or O le ta’avale a Sam Sams mother, The…
A-Class Possessions In Samoan, A-class relationships are used for: Examples of A-Class Relationships Here are some common examples of when to use A-class: How to Spot an A-Class Sentence In Samoan, A-class relationships are introduced with “A la’u” (my), “A lau” (your), or “A lona” (his/her). The “A” at the beginning tells you it’s an…
An abbreviated for way one person to tell or ask another person to do something is “ta” and then the action they want to do.Ta is the dual Samoan pronoun that means “we or us 2” You’ll hear ta in a lot of love songs because Ta is used when one person is speaking to…
Counting in Samoan Learning to Count in Samoan: A Simple Guide Counting in Samoan is easy and fun! Once you learn the basic numbers, you can count anything. Let’s start with the numbers from 1 to 10 and build from there. Numbers 1 to 10 in Samoan Here are the numbers from one to ten:…
Another great phrase to help learn Samoan pronouns is the phrase O fea o (fill in the blank) and then i ai Which basically means “where is she at, where are we at, where are they at?”. But it depends on the pronoun you’re using. O fea…a lot of times you’ll just hear fea which…
Here’s how to tell time in Samoan: When someone asks ‘Ua ta le fia? or It has struck the how many…basically what time is it The first sentece structure, let’s use the hour of 2. ‘Ua ta le lua, ‘Ua kuata le lua, ‘Ua afa le lua ‘Ua is the present tense marker, le means the, and lua…
Caption: If you put lē in front of any action or adjective, the action or adjective becomes negative. Siva….lē siva…. Ou te le siva Kea ….lē kea…. Ou te le kea Fiafia…lē fiafia…E le fiafia le teine Notice in front of the lē is a tense marker. Tense marker, lē, then the action or adjectives….
