Samoan (gagana Sāmoa) is a Polynesian language mainly spoken in Samoa and American Samoa. Samoan is a Polynesian language, and has many cognates with other Polynesian languages such as Māori, Tongan, and Hawaiian
; A : ah ; E : eh ; I : aye ; O : oh ; U : oo
All vowels are pronounced individually. Thus "ai" is not pronounced "eye" but "ah-aye". The use of the apostrophe in spelling of words, e.g. in Samoa's second island of Savai'i, emphasises this point.
14 consonant sounds written with a phonetic alphabet.
Note in particular that "g" is pronounced "ng" as in Singapore or ping-pong (not like in finger). Thus the capital of American Samoa, Pago Pago, is pronounced "Pahngo Pahngo."
; Hello. : Talofa. ("Greetings" is a closer translation.) ; Hello. (Informal) : Malo. ; How are you? : 'O a mai oe? ; Fine, thank you. : Manuia, fa'afetai. ; What is your name? : (Formal:) O ai lou suafa? (Informal:) O ai lou igoa? ; My name is ______ . : O lo'u igoa o ______ . ; Nice to meet you. : . () ; Please. : Fa'amolemole. () ; Thank you. : Fa'afetai. () ; You're welcome. : Fa'afetai fo'i. ; Yes. : Ioe ; No. : Leai. ; Excuse me. (getting attention) : Fa'amolemole. ; Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Tulou. ; I'm sorry. : . ; Goodbye : Tofa soifua. ; Goodbye (informal) : Fa. ; See you later : Toe feloa'i. () ; I can't speak Samoan [well]. : [ ]. ([ ]) ; Do you speak English? : ? (?) ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? (?) ; Help! : Fesoasoani ! (!) ; Look out! : ! (!) ; Good morning. : Manuia le aso. () ; Good evening. : Manuia le afiafi. () ; Good night. : Manuia le po. () ; Good night (to sleep) : . () ; I don't understand. : Ou te le malamalama. ; Where is the toilet? : ?
; 1 : tasi ; 2 : lua ; 3 : tolu ; 4 : fa ; 5 : lima ; 6 : ono ; 7 : fitu ; 8 : valu ; 9 : iva ; 10 : sefulu ; 11 : sefulu-tasi ; 12 : sefulu-lua ; 13 : sefulu-tolu ; 14 : sefulu-fa ; 15 : sefulu-lima ; 16 : sefulu-ono ; 17 : sefulu-fitu ; 18 : sefulu-valu ; 19 : sefulu-iva ; 20 : lua-sefulu ; 21 : lua-sefulu-tasi ; 22 : lua-sefulu-lua ; 23 : lua-sefulu-tolu, (etc.) ; 30 : tolu-sefulu ; 40 : fa-sefulu ; 50 : lima-sefulu, (etc.) ; 100 : selau, tasi-selau ; 200 : lua-selau ; 300 : tolu-selau, (etc.) ; 1000 : afe, tasi-afe ; 2000 : lua-afe ; 2300 : lua-afe-tolu-selau ; 2310 : lua-afe-tolu-selau-sefulu ; 2315 : lua-afe-tolu-selau-sefulu-lima ; million : miliona, tasi-miliona.
; Sunday : Aso Sa ; Monday : Aso Gafua ; Tuesday : Aso Lua ; Wednesday : Aso Lulu ; Thursday : Aso Tofi ; Friday : Aso Faraile ; Saturday : Aso To'ana'i
; January : Ianuari ; February : Fepuari ; March : Mati ; April : Aperila ; May : Me ; June : Iuni ; July : Iulai ; August : Auguso ; September : Setema ; October : Oketopa ; November : Novema ; December : Tesema
; color : lanu ; black : uliuli ; blue : lanumoana ; brown : enaena ; green : lanumeamata ; orange : lanumoli ; pink : piniki ; purple : viole, mumu pa'auli ; red : mumu, lanu ula ; white : pa'epa'e, sina ; yellow : samasama
; Stop here please : Taofi i, fa'amolemole.