Gagana Samoa: A Samoan Language Coursebook, Revised Edition

Lesona 23. Buying and Selling

333333333333333  LESoNA 23 Buying and Selling Conversation / Talanoaga (A) E iai se mea ‘e te mana‘o ai? (E) ‘I. E iai ni tou ‘apa pīsupo fa‘amolemole? (A) ‘Ioe. E tele. (E) ‘O ā itū‘āiga? (A) Tolu selau kalama, fā selau kalama, afe lua selau kalama. (tasi le kilokalama lua selau kalama) (E) ‘Ia, ‘aumai lā se ‘apa fā selau kalama fa‘amolemole. E fia le tau? (A) E fā tālā i le ‘apa e tasi. (E) Fa‘afetai. (A) Fa‘afetai fo‘i. Is there anything that you want? Yes. Have you any cans of corned beef please? Yes. (There’s) plenty. What kinds? Three hundred grams, four hundred grams, twelve hundred grams. (one kilogram two hundred grams) Well, bring one four hundred grams please. How much does it cost? It’s four dollars for one can. Thank you. Thank you also. Structures / Vocabulary iai — is, are, were fa‘atau — buy/sell fia? — how much? Tau — price/cost ‘ua ‘uma — it’s finished E fia le tau? — How much is the price? tou — you (plural) ‘O le ā le tau? — What is the price? au — you (singular) E — present tense indicator ≥  Gagana Sāmoa To‘oto‘o—oratorical staff for orators pata butter falaoa bread suka sugar pani bun kofe coffee sōsisi sausages lautī tea fasipovi beef/meat alaisa rice moa chicken falaoamata flour i‘a fish aniani onions maso mussel lialia vermicelli fe‘e octopus ‘apa i‘a tinned fish māmoe mutton/lamb matāuila light bulb pua‘a pig afitusi matches kalama gram kilokalama kilogram Lesona   EXERCISE 107 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. E iai ni tou suka? 2. ‘Ioe. E tālā limasefulu sene i le tolu kilokalama. 3. E iai ni tou falaoa fa‘amolemole? 4. E iai ni tou sōsisi fa‘amolemole? 5. E leai ni mātou fasipovi. EXERCISE 108 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. Have you any coffee? 2. Have you any fish? 3. Have you any onions? 4. Yes. There’s plenty. 5. Yes. We have butter. EXERCISE 109 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. E fia le tau? 2. ‘Aumai se falaoa fa‘amolemole. 3. ‘O le ā le tau o le pua‘a? 4. E fia le tau o le moa? 5. E iai ni ‘apai‘a? EXERCISE 110 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. E valu tālā i le kilokalama. 2. E sefulu sene. 3. E tolusefulu tālā, luasefulu sene le tau. 4. E tele. 5. Leai. ‘Ua ‘uma. ...