Gagana Samoa: A Samoan Language Coursebook, Revised Edition

Lesona 29. Ten Useful Conversations

333333333333333 6 LESoNA 29 Ten Useful Conversations 1. Dialogue / Talanoaga Faiā‘oga / Teacher Tama ā‘oga / Pupil (A) ‘O ai lou igoa? ‘O Talafatai Poloma. (What is your name?) (It is Talafatai Poloma.) (E) ‘E te nofo i fea? ‘Ou te nofo i Grey Lynn. (Where do you live?) (I live in Grey Lynn.) (I) ‘O anafea na ‘e sau ai mai Sāmoa? Na ‘ou sau i le tausaga lea ‘ua te‘a. (When did you come from Sāmoa?) (I came last year.) (O) E fia ou tausaga? E iva. (How old are you?) (Nine.) (U) Sā ‘e ā‘oga i Sāmoa? ‘Ioe. (Did you go to school in Sāmoa?) (Yes) (F) ‘O le ā le vasega na gata ai lau ā‘oga? ‘O le vasega tolu lāiti. (What class did you last attend?) (Primer three.) (G) ‘O ai tou te nonofo? ‘O lo‘u tamā ma lo‘u tinā. (Who do you live with?) (My father and my mother.) Alternative response to: (I) ‘O anafea na tou taunu‘u mai ai? Na mātou taunu‘u mai i le tausaga nei. (When did you [plural] arrive?) (We arrived this year.) (O) ‘O le ā lou matua? ‘Ua iva o‘u tausaga. (How old are you?) (I am nine years old.) ≥ Lesona   2. Dialogue / Talanoaga Pule / Employer (A) ‘O fea sā ‘e iai ananafi? (Where were you yesterday?) (E) ‘E tatau ona ‘e telefoni mai pe‘ā ‘e toe tia‘i gāluega. (You must ring if you are going to stay away from work.) (I) ‘Ia, ‘ua lelei ‘ae ‘aua ne‘i toe galo. (Well, that’s alright, but don’t forget next time.) Tagata faigāluega / Employee Malie. Sā ‘ou alu ‘i le maliu. (Sorry. I went to a funeral.) ‘Ia, malie sā leai se taimi avanoa. (Sorry, but I couldn’t find any spare time.) Fa‘afetai lava. ‘Ole‘ā lē galo. (Thank you. I won’t forget.) Alternative response to: (A) ‘Aiseā na ‘e lē faigāluega ai ananafi? (Why didn’t you come to work yesterday?) (E) ‘E sā ‘ona ‘e tia‘i gāluega e aunoa ma le vili mai. (You are not allowed to stay away from work without ringing up.) ‘Auā sā ‘ou ma‘i. (Because I was sick.) ‘Ia, ‘ua lelei. ‘Ole‘ā ‘ou manatua. (Alright, I will remember.) 3. Dialogue / Talanoaga Fōma‘i / Doctor (A) ‘O le ā lou ma‘i? (What is your complaint?) (E) Na ‘āmata anafea? (When did it start?) (I) ‘O fea tonu le mea e tīgā? (Where exactly is it sore?) (O) Tatala fa‘amau o lou ‘ofutino se‘i fa‘alogo ‘oe. (Undo your shirt button so I can listen to your chest.) (U) Leai. (F) ‘Ia, inu au fuālā‘au nei i aso ‘uma se‘i o‘o ina ‘e toe mālosi. (Take these tablets each day until you feel better.) Tagata ma‘i / Patient ‘O le ulu niniva. (It’s a headache.) Na oso anapō. (It started last night.) ‘O lo‘u muāulu. (My forehead.) ‘E ‘ave‘ese ‘ātoa lo‘u ‘ofutino? (Do you want my shirt right off?) Fa‘afetai tele. (Thank you very much.) ≥ ≥  Gagana Sāmoa 4. Dialogue / Talanoaga At the dining table / ‘I le laulau ‘ai (A) ‘E te fia ‘ai? ‘Ioe, fa‘amolemole. (Are you hungry?) (Yes please.) (E) ‘O le ā le mea ‘e te fia ‘ai ai? ‘Ou te fia ‘ai moa, fa‘i, talo, sapasui ma sina i‘a. (What would you like to eat?) (I would like some chicken, banana, taro, chop suey, and some fish.) (I) ‘E te mana‘o ‘i se pīsupo? Leai fa‘afetai. (Do you want some corned beef?) (No thank you.) (O) ‘Ae ā se fasi pua‘a? Sina mea la‘itiiti. (What about a piece of pork?) (Just a little bit.) (U) Mānaia tele le kuka. (Very nice cooking/food.) (F) Fa‘afetai fo‘i le taumafa. (Thank you also for partaking/eating.) ≥ Ili/fans and siapo Lesona   [at the end of the meal] (G) Fa‘afetai le fai mea‘ai. (Thank you for the meal.) (L) Fa‘afetai fo‘i le taumafa. (Thank you also for eating.) (M) E ‘avatu se kofe? ‘Ī fa‘amolemole. (Shall you have some coffee?) (Yes please.) Leai se susu. (No milk.) (N) ‘Ae ā se suka? Leai fa‘afetai. (How about some sugar?) (No thank you.) Vocabulary fai le lotu say grace mea‘ai food ipu māfolafola plate...