Samoan Vocabulary

le

/le/

O le 'upu e fa'ailoa ai se mea patino po'o se tagata ua uma ona ta'ua pe iloa e le tautala; e tu'u i luma o nauna.

se

/se/

a, some

An article placed before an indefinite noun, referring to any one thing not previously mentioned.

o

/o/

O le 'upu e amata ai fuaiupu fa'apitoa e fa'ailoa ai le mataupu autu po'o le fa'auigaina o se mea.

e

/e/

O le 'upu e fa'ailoa ai le taimi masani po'o le mea o lo'o faia e se tagata i totonu o se fuaiupu.

ua

/ˈu.a/

already

A particle indicating that something has already happened, or that a new state has begun.

i

/i/

O le 'upu e fa'ailoa ai le nofoaga, le taimi, po'o le mea e agai i ai se gaioiga.

'ou

/ʔou/

O le sui igoa e fa'aaoga e le tagata e tautala e faasino ia te ia lava; muamua i le fuaiupu.

a'u

/ˈa.ʔu/

O le sui igoa e faasino i le tagata e tautala; e tu'u i le amataga po'o le mulimuli o le fuaiupu.

oe

/ˈo.e/

O le sui igoa e faasino i le tagata o lo'o talanoa i ai le tagata e tautala.

o ia

/o ˈi.a/

he/she

A pronoun referring to and identifying a third person.