Samoan language week 

Talofa lava reader welcome back to my blog if you are new here my name is Lucy and this is my blogger and this is where I share all my work. For today we have been looking into some Samoan greetings, phrases, and facts. I will be sharing with you some of the facts, greetings, phrases, etc, and I hope you learn something about the beautiful islands of Samoa. 

*Facts
*Samoa is located in the south-central pacific ocean located 1,600miles-2,600km north of New Zealand.

*Samoa consists of 2 main islands called Sava'ii and Upolu and several smaller islands.

*The largest island of Samoa is Sava'ii and the most populated is Upolu.

*Almost 70% of the country is filled with forests

*The capital of Samoa is Apia and is home to 38,000 people.

*Samoa gained independence from New Zealand in 1962, the country was known as Western Samoa until 1997.

*In Samoa elections are held every 5 years, the recent election was held in April 2021.

*The most common sports in Samoa are rugby, volleyball, cricket, and netball.

*The most common traditional dish in Samoa is Panipopu and Palusami.

*Greetings

Talofa lava-Hello

Fa 'afetai-Thankyou

Tofa-bye

Leai-No

Ioe-yes

Ai logo-Maybe

Fa 'amolemole-please

Soia-Stop!

Ua ou fiafia ua ta feioa'i- Pleased to meet you

Manuia le aso-Good day

Ua mai oe?-How are you?

Fa 'afetai- Congrats

*Phrases

Ou te sau mai...-I am from...

O ai lou igoa?-What's your name?

Oi lou igoa o...-My name is...

Ou te sau mai ...-I am from...

Ia manuia-Good luck!

E te iloa fa'aSamoa?-Do you speak Samoan?

Ou te alofa ia te oe- I love you

Alu ese ma a'u!-Leave me alone

Numbers

Tasi-One

Lua-Two

Tolu-Three

Fa-Four

Lima-Five

Ono-Six

Fitu-Seven

Falu-Eight

Iva-Nine

Sefulu-Ten


Talofa lava Oi lou igoa o Lucy, Ou te sau mai Viti (Fiji). Ua Ou 13 tausaga.- Hello my name is Lucy, I am from Fiji. I am 13 years old. Thank you for reading my blog I hope you have learned something throughout my blog. Don't forget to go check out my other blog posts. Thank you ;)