Gagana Samoa: A Samoan Language Coursebook, Revised Edition

Lesona 20. Pronoun Usage

333333333333333 6 LESoNA 20 Pronoun Usage EXERCISE 72 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. ‘Ou te moe. 2. ‘Ou te alu taeao. 3. ‘Ou te faigāluega i le faletusi Polenisia. 4. ‘Ou te lē fia ‘ai. 5. ‘Ou te lē siva. EXERCISE 74 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. Tā ō. 2. Tā ‘a‘ai. 3. Mā te tā‘a‘alo. 4. Mā te mumusu. 5. Lā te talanoa. EXERCISE 75 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. ‘O a‘u ‘o Semisi. 2. ‘O a‘u ‘o le tama. 3. ‘Ou te nofo i Grey Lynn. 4. ‘O a‘u ‘o le Sāmoa. 5. ‘Ou te iloa tautala fa‘aperetania. EXERCISE 73 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. ‘E te sau taeao. 2. ‘E te alu nānei. 3. Tou te ‘a‘ai. 4. Tou te sāvavali. 5. ‘E te pese fiafia. 6. Lā te ō mai taeao. 7. Lua te gālulue nānei. 8. Lua te pepese. 9. Na te iloa ‘oe. 10. Na te fiafia ‘iā te a‘u. 6. ‘O ‘oe ‘o Mataio. 7. ‘O ai a‘u? 8. ‘O ai ‘oe? 9. ‘O fea ‘oe? 10. ‘Ou te fia ‘ai. Lesona 0  EXERCISE 76 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. You are strong. 2. You are singing. 3. You are hungry. 4. Where are you? 5. Who are you? 6. You are Feleti. 7. You are a pastor. 8. Are you a Samoan? 9. Are you happy? 10. Where do you live? EXERCISE 78 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. ‘O ‘i mātou ‘o tamaiti. 2. ‘O ‘i tātou ‘o tagata gālulue. 3. ‘O ‘outou ‘o tinā. 4. ‘O ‘i lātou ‘o fōma‘i. 5. Tou te sāvavali ‘i fea? 6. Tou te ō mai? 7. Tou te fia ‘a‘ai? 8. Tou te fiafia? 9. Mātou te fa‘anoanoa. 10. Tātou ō. EXERCISE 79 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. ‘O ‘oe ‘o le fōma‘i. 2. ‘O ia ‘o le faiā‘oga. 3. ‘O ‘i lā‘ua ‘o ‘ave pasi. 4. ‘O ‘outou ‘o lōia. 5. ‘O ‘i mā‘ua ‘o leoleo. EXERCISE 77 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. He is a lawyer. 2. Walk to him. 3. He likes cricket. 4. She does not like rugby. 5. Who is he? 6. She knows him. 7. He has gone. 8. She is singing. 9. Where is he? 10. Give it to him. 6. ‘O ai ‘oulua? 7. ‘O ai ‘outou? 8. ‘O ‘i lā‘ua ‘o ni faiā‘oga? 9. ‘O ai ia? 10. ‘O ‘oe ‘o Ioane?  Gagana Sāmoa EXERCISE 80 Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. They (2) are doctors. 2. Who are they? (3 +) 3. Are you a teacher? 4. Who is the lawyer? 5. I am the pastor/minister. 6. He is a bus driver. 7. We (2-incl.) are foremen. 8. We (2-incl.) are policemen. 9. I am a pastor. 10. We are Ioane, Pita, and Sina. Vocabulary ‘ave pasi — bus driver lōia — lawyer leoleo — policeman fōmeni — foreman Dual pronouns tā‘ua mā‘ua ‘oulua lā‘ua (tā) (mā) (lua) (lā) These pronouns are used only for two people. Whenever you want to talk to two people or talk about two people, remember to think dual. You will also need to remember that every time you see the words we, you, or they, ask yourself whether two or more people are involved. EXERCISE 81 (DUAL PRONOUNS — INCLUSIVE) Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. Let us go. 6. We are working. 2. We are not going. 7. Sina wants us. 3. Henrietta likes us. 8. We played yesterday. 4. Let us pray. 9. We are hungry. 5. Let us wait. 10. Please, let us eat. Lesona 0  EXERCISE 82 (DUAL PRONOUNS) Translate / Fa‘aliliu 1. Tā nonofo i ‘Aukilani. 6. ‘O fea tā te ō ‘i ai? 2. Mā te ō taeao. 7. Tā te ō ‘i Karaiesetete. 3. ‘O ai mā‘ua? 8. ‘O fea lua te ō ‘i ai? 4. ‘O fea ‘oulua? 9. Mā te ō ‘i Ueligitone. 5. ‘O ‘i lā‘ua ‘o leoleo. 10. ‘O ‘i tā‘ua ‘o Papālagi. Conversation / Talanoaga (A) Tālofa lava ‘outou. Greetings to you all. (E) Tālofa lava Simi. Greetings to you, Simi. (A) ‘O fea tou te ō ‘i ai? Where are you going to? (E) Mātou te ō ‘i le lotu. We are going to church. (A) Tou te mānana‘o ‘i se lifi? Do you want a lift? (E) Leai fa‘afetai...