Samoan Vocabulary Flashcards
i luga
above
nu’u mamao
abroad
e lē o nofo mai
absent
agatele
abuse
lua loloto
abyss
‘o le mea faigatā ua tutu fua
accident
fa’aopoopoga
addition
gaoioi; faiga
action
tigā
ache
tuātasi
address
tagata matua
adult
teuteu
adorn
va’alele
aeroplane
toe fai
again
mulimuli ane
after
fesaga’i
against
tausaga
age
tigā tele, puapuagā
agony, distress, torment
savili
air, breeze
aiga
family
tele vave
alacrity
- brisk and cheerful readiness.
“she accepted the invitation with alacrity”
auē! se pagā!
alas
tagata o nu’u ‘ese
alien
ola
alive
pi’i mau
allegiance
feso’ota’iga; ‘au fa’atasi
alliance
to’atasi
alone
ane
along
tafatafa ane
alongside
aloud
leo tele
lē lata
aloof
ua lelei
alright
ua uma
already
fo’i
also
fata faitaulaga
altar
feauaua’i
alternate
‘o le isi mea un mafaia
alternative
e ui ina
although
pea
always
sāvali
ambassador
taula
anchor
ua leva; fa’aanamua
ancient
agelu (Eng)
angel
ita
to be angry, anger
manu
animal
tapuvae
ankle
soesā
annoy
i tausaga ta’itasi ; i lea tausaga ma lea tasuaga
annual
fa’au’u
anoint
tali
answer
loi
ant
popole
anxiety, worry
aliali
appear
fia ‘ai
appetite
atofa’ina
appoint a time
fa’ato’ese
apologise
lima
arm, five
finau
argue
a’e
ascend
fesili
ask
asini
ass
vanimonimo
atmosphere
fa’apotopotoga
audience
mata’utia
awful
uso o le tinā ; tuafafine o le tamā
aunty
to’i
axe
tamameamea
baby
tua
back
taga
bag
tao
bake
poletito; fa’aoso
balcony
tula
bald
polo
ball
vili; palota (Eng)
ballot
fa’i
banana
fa’aili
band
tagata fao mea
bandit
palasi
bang
taulima
bangle
fale teutupe
bank
fu’a
banner
taumafataga
banquet
pupuni
bar
lē ufitia
bare
mea taugofie
bargain
karite
barley
paelo
barrel
ta’ele
base
‘ato
basket
fa’atā’ele
bath
taua
battle
fagaloa
bay
matāfaga
beach
gutu (o se manulele)
beak
urosa
bear
‘ava
beard
matagofie
beauty
moega
bed
potumoe
bedroom
lagomeli
bee
o le tagata ‘aisi mea
beggar
amata
begin
i tua
behind
logo
bell
fusi
belt
fa’amanuiaga
benediction
sili
best
i tala atu
beyond
uila
bicycle
tele
big
fa’ava’a
binding (a book)
manulele
bird
fanau mai
birth
masi
biscuit
fasi mea
bit
u
bite
uliuli
black
‘ie mamoe
blanket
fa’amanuia
bless
manuia
blessing
tauaso
blind
matasesega
blink
toto
blood
agi; feula
blow
lanumoana
blue
laupapa
board
va’a
boat
tino
body
tunu ; fa’apupuna
boil
loto tele; loto toa
bold
feagaiga
bond
ponaivi
bone
fa’atafunaga
bonfire
tusi
book
tuā’oi
border
mea uma e lua
both
fagu
bottle
tanoa
bowl
pusa
box
fāi’ai
brain
‘apamemea
brass
falaoa vela
bread
‘ulu
breadfruit
lautele
breadth
manavaga
breath
manava
breathe
savili
breeze
fa’atoanofotane
bride
ala laupapa
bridge
fa’agutu
bridle
‘i’ila
brilliant
‘au mai
bring
lautele
broad
salu
broom
tuagane; uso
brother
‘ena’ena
brown
fausia
build
povi po’a
bull
susunu
burn
tele fe’au
busy
tagata fasi povi
butcher
pepe
butterfly
fa’amau
button
puipui: faga
cage
tama’i povi
calf
malū
calm
vala’au
call
kamela (Eng)
camel
mōliga’o
candle
paopao
canoe
laumua
capital
fuli
capsize
ta’avale afi
car
tausiga
care
uta (a se va’a)
cargo
tufuga
carpenter