Gagana Samoa: A Samoan Language Coursebook, Revised Edition

Lesona 14. Days of the Week, Months of the Year

333333333333333  Conversation / Talanoaga (A) ‘O le ā le asō? What’s today? (E) ‘O le Aso Tofi. It’s Thursday. (A) ‘O le aso fia? It’s what date? (E) ‘O le aso fā o Fepuali. It’s the fourth day of February. (A) Fa‘afetai. Thank you. (E) E lē afaina. It’s alright. Vocabulary aso — day/date le asō — today vaiaso — week aso fia? — date (what date?) ananafi — yesterday taeao — tomorrow māsina — month tausaga — year aso o le vaiaso — days of the week māsina o le tausaga — months of the year Note: The word aso means day. A macron over the ō (asō) lengthens the sound of the vowel and also changes the meaning to today with the word le in front. so: le asō — today le aso — the day LESoNA 14 Days of the Week, Months of the Year ≥ 6 Gagana Sāmoa Months of the year / Māsina o le tausaga Ianuali/lanuari — January Fepuali/Fepuari — February Mati — March ‘Apelila/‘Aperila — April Me — May Iuni — June Iulai — July ‘Aukuso — August Setema — September ‘Oketopa — October Novema — November Tesema — December Note: The l in “Ianuali”, “Fepuali”, and “‘Apelila” is interchangeable with the letter r. for example: Fepuali — Fepuari “Falaile” can also be written as “Faraile”. Practise ‘O le Aso Sā. It is Sunday. Aso Gafua. Monday. Aso Lua. Tuesday. Aso Lulu. Wednesday. Aso Tofi. Thursday. Aso Falaile/Faraile. Friday. Aso To‘ona‘i. Saturday. ‘O le ā le asō? What is today? ‘O le ā le aso ananafi? What was the day yesterday? ‘O le ā le aso taeao? What day is it tomorrow? ‘O le aso fia? What date? ‘O le aso fia le aso ananafi? What date was it yesterday? More conversation (A) ‘O le ā le aso taeao? What day is it tomorrow? (E) ‘O le Aso Lulu. It’s Wednesday. (A) ‘O le aso fia? What date? (E) ‘Ou te masalo ‘o le aso ono. I think it’s the sixth. (A) ‘O le ā le māsina lenei? What’s this month? ≥ ≥ ≥ Lesona   (E) ‘O Fepuali. It’s February. (A) Leai, ‘o ‘Apelila. No, it’s April. (E) ‘Oi, e sa‘o ‘oe. Oh, you are right. EXERCISE 47 Translate into English 1. ‘O le ā le asō? 2. ‘O le Aso Lulu. 3. ‘O le ā le aso taeao? 4. ‘O le Aso Gafua. 5. ‘O le aso fia? 6. ‘O le aso sefuluvalu. 7. ‘O le ā le māsina lenei? 8. ‘O ‘Aukuso. 9. ‘O le Aso To‘ona‘i taeao. 10. ‘O le Aso Falaile ananafi. Food is an important component of Samoan culture.  Gagana Sāmoa EXERCISE 48 Translate into Samoan 1. What is today? 2. What date was it yesterday? 3. It is Monday tomorrow. 4. What was the day yesterday? 5. What day is it tomorrow? EXERCISE 49 Translate into English 1. ‘O le ā le aso ananafi? 2. ‘O le aso fia le aso ananafi? 3. ‘O le ā le aso lona ono? 4. ‘O le Aso Lua le aso sefuluvalu. 5. ‘O le aso fia le Aso Tofi? EXERCISE 50 Study this calendar, then answer the questions in Samoan for example: ‘O le ā le aso sefulu? — What day is the tenth? ‘O le Aso Lua. — It’s Tuesday. Aso Sā Aso Gafua Aso Lua Aso Lulu Aso Tofi Aso Falaile Aso To‘ona‘i 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Questions 1. ‘O le ā le aso valu? 2. ‘O le ā le aso lima? 3. ‘O le ā le aso ono? 4. ‘O le ā le aso sefulufitu? 5. ‘O le ā le aso tolusefulutasi? ...