Samoan Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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i luga
A
above
2
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nu’u mamao
A
abroad
3
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e lē o nofo mai
A
absent
4
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agatele
A
abuse
5
Q
lua loloto
A
abyss
6
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‘o le mea faigatā ua tutu fua
A
accident
7
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fa’aopoopoga
A
addition
8
Q
gaoioi; faiga
A
action
9
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tigā
A
ache
10
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tuātasi
A
address
11
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tagata matua
A
adult
12
Q
teuteu
A
adorn
13
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va’alele
A
aeroplane
14
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toe fai
A
again
15
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mulimuli ane
A
after
16
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fesaga’i
A
against
17
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tausaga
A
age
18
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tigā tele, puapuagā
A
agony, distress, torment
19
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savili
A
air, breeze
20
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aiga
A
family
21
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tele vave
A
alacrity
- brisk and cheerful readiness.
“she accepted the invitation with alacrity”
22
Q
auē! se pagā!
A
alas
23
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tagata o nu’u ‘ese
A
alien
24
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ola
A
alive
25
pi'i mau
allegiance
26
feso'ota'iga; 'au fa'atasi
alliance
27
to'atasi
alone
28
ane
along
29
tafatafa ane
alongside
30
aloud
leo tele
31
lē lata
aloof
32
ua lelei
alright
33
ua uma
already
34
fo'i
also
35
fata faitaulaga
altar
36
feauaua'i
alternate
37
'o le isi mea un mafaia
alternative
38
e ui ina
although
39
pea
always
40
sāvali
ambassador
41
taula
anchor
42
ua leva; fa'aanamua
ancient
43
agelu (Eng)
angel
44
ita
to be angry, anger
45
manu
animal
46
tapuvae
ankle
47
soesā
annoy
48
i tausaga ta'itasi ; i lea tausaga ma lea tasuaga
annual
49
fa'au'u
anoint
50
tali
answer
51
loi
ant
52
popole
anxiety, worry
53
aliali
appear
54
fia 'ai
appetite
55
atofa'ina
appoint a time
56
fa'ato'ese
apologise
57
lima
arm, five
58
finau
argue
59
a'e
ascend
60
fesili
ask
61
asini
ass
62
vanimonimo
atmosphere
63
fa'apotopotoga
audience
64
mata'utia
awful
65
uso o le tinā ; tuafafine o le tamā
aunty
66
to'i
axe
67
tamameamea
baby
68
tua
back
69
taga
bag
70
tao
bake
71
poletito; fa'aoso
balcony
72
tula
bald
73
polo
ball
74
vili; palota (Eng)
ballot
75
fa'i
banana
76
fa'aili
band
77
tagata fao mea
bandit
78
palasi
bang
79
taulima
bangle
80
fale teutupe
bank
81
fu'a
banner
82
taumafataga
banquet
83
pupuni
bar
84
lē ufitia
bare
85
mea taugofie
bargain
86
karite
barley
87
paelo
barrel
88
ta'ele
base
89
'ato
basket
90
fa'atā'ele
bath
91
taua
battle
92
fagaloa
bay
93
matāfaga
beach
94
gutu (o se manulele)
beak
95
urosa
bear
96
'ava
beard
97
matagofie
beauty
98
moega
bed
99
potumoe
bedroom
100
lagomeli
bee
101
o le tagata 'aisi mea
beggar
102
amata
begin
103
i tua
behind
104
logo
bell
105
fusi
belt
106
fa'amanuiaga
benediction
107
sili
best
108
i tala atu
beyond
109
uila
bicycle
110
tele
big
111
fa'ava'a
binding (a book)
112
manulele
bird
113
fanau mai
birth
114
masi
biscuit
115
fasi mea
bit
116
u
bite
117
uliuli
black
118
'ie mamoe
blanket
119
fa'amanuia
bless
120
manuia
blessing
121
tauaso
blind
122
matasesega
blink
123
toto
blood
124
agi; feula
blow
125
lanumoana
blue
126
laupapa
board
127
va'a
boat
128
tino
body
129
tunu ; fa'apupuna
boil
130
loto tele; loto toa
bold
131
feagaiga
bond
132
ponaivi
bone
133
fa'atafunaga
bonfire
134
tusi
book
135
tuā'oi
border
136
mea uma e lua
both
137
fagu
bottle
138
tanoa
bowl
139
pusa
box
140
fāi'ai
brain
141
'apamemea
brass
142
falaoa vela
bread
143
'ulu
breadfruit
144
lautele
breadth
145
manavaga
breath
146
manava
breathe
147
savili
breeze
148
fa'atoanofotane
bride
149
ala laupapa
bridge
150
fa'agutu
bridle
151
'i'ila
brilliant
152
'au mai
bring
153
lautele
broad
154
salu
broom
155
tuagane; uso
brother
156
'ena'ena
brown
157
fausia
build
158
povi po'a
bull
159
susunu
burn
160
tele fe'au
busy
161
tagata fasi povi
butcher
162
pepe
butterfly
163
fa'amau
button
164
puipui: faga
cage
165
tama'i povi
calf
166
malū
calm
167
vala'au
call
168
kamela (Eng)
camel
169
mōliga'o
candle
170
paopao
canoe
171
laumua
capital
172
fuli
capsize
173
ta'avale afi
car
174
tausiga
care
175
uta (a se va'a)
cargo
176
tufuga
carpenter
177
'olo
castle
178
pusi
cat
179
mafua'aga
cause
180
āna
cave
181
soia; tu'u; taofi
cease
182
fā'aalo
ceiling
183
simā
cement
184
fanua oti
cemetery
185
totonugalemu
centre
186
lē taumate; mautinoa
certain
187
tusi pasi
certificate
188
filifili (u'amea)
chain
189
nofoa
chair
190
penisina
chalk
191
alāvai
channel
192
uiga
character
193
malala
charcoal
194
tuliloa
chase
195
talanoa
chat
196
taugofie
cheap
197
alāfau
cheek
198
tama'i moa
chicken
199
ali'i
chief
200
tamitiiti
child
201
alāasu
chimney
202
'auvae
chin
203
filifiliga
choice
204
'aufaipese
choir
205
filifili
choose
206
falesā
church
207
li'o
circle
208
'a'ai tele
city
209
pati lima
clap
210
vasega
class
211
mamā
clean
212
manino
clear
213
'ie
cloth
214
matāfaga
coast
215
apogaleveleve
cobweb
216
mogamoga
cockroach
217
niu
coconut
218
fasi tupe
coin
219
mālūlū ! ma'alili
cold
220
lanu
colour
221
selu
comb
222
sau
come
223
fa'amafanafanaga
comfort
224
poloa'iga
command
225
fa'asalemausau; masani ai
common
226
alofa mutimutivale
compassion
227
fa'atusa
compare
228
tausinioga
competition
229
maopoopo; atoatoa
complete
230
nanā; fa'alilo
conceal
231
lotofuatiaifo
conscience
232
lagona
conscious
233
mafaufauifo
consider
234
feagaiga
contract
235
feagai; tatau ai
convenient
236
talatalaga
conversation
237
taupulepule
consult together
238
popo
copra
239
momono
cork
240
tulimanu
corner
241
tau (totogi o se mea)
cost
242
tale
cough
243
atunu'u; faoa'a'ai
country
244
loto tele
courage
245
fa'aaloalo
courteous
246
ufiufi
cover
247
povi
cow
248
tagata pala'ai
coward
249
pa'a
crab
250
totolo
crawl
251
gagau
crease
252
'auva'a
crew
253
pipili
cripple
254
iloilovale
critical
255
fuata
crop
256
pi'o
crooked
257
satauro
cross
258
sopo
to cross
259
motu o tagata
crowd
260
pale
crown
261
tagi
cry
262
sauā
cruel
263
moimoi mea
crumb
264
ipu ti
cup
265
fata
cupboard
266
uiga 'ese
curious
267
tu
custom
268
tipi
cut
269
aso ta'itasi
daily
270
fasaunoa; fa'aleaga
damage
271
susū
damp
272
siva
dance
273
pogisā
dark
274
afafine; tamateine
daughter
275
malama a'e o le taeao
dawn
276
aso; ao
day
277
oti; maliu
dead
278
tutuli
deaf
279
pele
dear
280
oit
death
281
'aitalafu
debt
282
loloto
deep
283
manogi lele
delicious
284
fa'afiti; tete'e
deny
285
fiafia
delight
286
laulautusi
desk
287
lotovaivai
despair
288
fa'aumatia
destroy
289
ti'āpolo
devil
290
faigatā
difficult
291
'eli; sua
dig
292
mamalu
dignity
293
ma'elegā
diligent
294
fa'anenefu
dim
295
'aiga
dinner
296
'ele'ele
dirt
297
so'o
disciple
298
luma
disgrace
299
ipu mafolafola
dish
300
fefe
dismay
301
mamao
distance
302
puapuagā
distress
303
tufatufa
distribute
304
niniva
dizzy
305
fai
do
306
agamalū
docile
307
foma'i
doctor
308
maile; ta'ifau; 'uli
dog
309
asini
donkey; ass
310
'aua
don't
311
faitoto'a
door
312
fua
dose
313
fa'alua
double
314
masalosalo
doubt
315
lupe
dove
316
i lalo
down
317
toso
drag
318
fata toso
drawer
319
utu vai
draw water
320
ofu
dress
321
inu
drink
322
talipalau
drum
323
onā
drunk
324
mago
dry
325
pato
duck
326
gūgū
dumb
327
manu; a'o
during
328
pefu
dust
329
ta'ito'atasi
each
330
taliga
ear
331
vave
early
332
lau'ele'ele
earth
333
mafui'e
earthquake
334
sasa'e
east
335
faigofie
easy
336
'ai
eat
337
si'uleo
echo
338
pito
edge
339
fuāmoa
egg
340
so o se mea o mea e lua
either
341
meme'i
elastic
342
tulilima
elbow
343
fa'ailoga
emblem
344
atigi mea
empty
345
fa'ai'uga; gata'aga
end
346
lē ua fai ma fili
enemy
347
lapo'a
enormous
348
lava
enough
349
onosa'i
endure
350
ulufale
enter
351
loto mu
enthusiasm
352
ole
entreat
353
fa'ama'i
epidemic
354
tutusa
equal
355
fe'au
job; errand
356
mea sesē
error
357
sao
escape
358
fa'avavau
eternal
359
leaga
evil
360
'alo
evade
361
sa'o lava
exact
362
vaganā
except
363
fesuia'i
exchange
364
fa'amoemoe
expect
365
fa'amatala
explain
366
fa'amatalaga
explaination
367
tineia
extinguish
368
fa'aopoopoina
extra
369
mata
eye
370
mata
face
371
fefa'asaga'i; fesaga'i
to face
372
fale faigaluega
factory; workplace
373
matapogia
faint
374
fa'atuatua
faith
375
pa'u
fall
376
masani ai
familiar
377
aiga
family
378
oge
famine
379
ta'uta'ua
famous
380
ili
fan
381
mamao
far
382
saosaoa; televave
fast
383
puta; peti
fat
384
tamā
father
385
fefe; mata'u
fear
386
taumafataga
feast
387
fulu
feather
388
lagona
feel
389
tamāloa
fellow
390
pa
fence; wall
391
lafulēmū
fertile
392
'a'ami
fetch
393
nai
few
394
lotoā
field
395
fe'ai
fierce
396
tau; fusu
fight
397
laofie
fine
398
tamatama'ilima
finger
399
fa'a'uma; fa'amae'a
finish
400
afi
fire
401
malō
firm
402
muamua
first
403
i'a
fish
404
fāgota
to fish
405
fu'a
flag
406
mafolafola
flat
407
'utufiti
flea
408
'a'ano
flesh
409
opeopea
float
410
lolo
flood
411
fola
floor
412
tafe
flow
413
fuāla'au
flower
414
lago
fly
415
lele
to fly
416
puao
fog
417
gaugau
fold
418
mulimuli
follow
419
mea'ai
food
420
vae
foot
421
vavao; vaosia
forbid
422
muāulu
forehead
423
'ese
foreign
424
fa'amagalo
forgive
425
vao matua
forest
426
tui
fork
427
tu'ulafoa'iina
forlorn (pitifully sad; abandoned; lonely)
428
nofoa 'umi; tino mai
form
429
manuia
fortunate
430
i luma
forward
431
alope
fox
432
sa'oloto
free
433
uō
friend
434
fa'ate'i; fa'afefe
frighten
435
i luma
front
436
fa'anunumi mata
frown
437
fuala'au
fruit
438
taufa'a'ata
funny
439
fulufulu
fur
440
aso lumana'i
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