Looking for practical Chichewa to Samoan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chichewa phrase first, then the Samoan translation (Samoan) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Samoan.
Tip: read the Samoan line out loud three times, then cover the Chichewa side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Moni
Talofa
Zikomo
Fa'amolemole
M'mawa wabwino
Talofa i le taeao
Masana abwino
Talofa i le afiafi
Madziwabwino
Talofa i le po
Usiku wabwino
O le po lelei
Tiwonana
Fa'afetai
Tsalani bwino
Tofa
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
O ai lou igoa?
Dzina langa ndi John
O lo'u igoa o John
Muli bwanji?
O a mai oe?
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
E te tautala i le Igilisi?(Mukulankhula Chingerezi?)
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei(Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino)
Sindikumva
E le mafai ona ou malamalama(Sindikumva)
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi(Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono)
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?(Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?)
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
O fea le umukuka?(Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?)
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?(Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?)
Pangani kumanzere
Tali i le itu mauga(Pangani kumanzere)
Pangani kumanzere
Tali i le itu i matu(Pangani kumanzere)
Pitani mwachindunji
O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi(Pitani mwachindunji)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
E fia le tau o le ta'avale?(Ndi ndalama zingati?)
Tiket imodzi, chonde
O se tiketi, fa'amolemole(Tiket imodzi, chonde)
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
E mamao mai iinei?(Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?)
Ndakhalapo
Ua ou leiloa(Ndakhalapo)
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?(Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inde
Ioe
Ayi
Leai
Mwina
Atonu
Ndikugwirizana
O le fa'amaonia
Sindikugwirizana
O le fa'amaonia e le o ia
Zimakoma
E lelei le fa'ailoa
Mumaganiza chiyani?
O le a sou manatu?
Mungandithandize?
E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
Ndikufuna thandizo
E manaʻomia le fesoasoani
Dikirani pang'ono
Fa'amolemole taofi se moment
Ndikupemphera
Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu
Palibe vuto
E leai se fa'aletonu
Zikomo
Fa'afetai
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Manuia le aso fanau
Pita bwino
Ia manuia lau malaga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?
Ndi chigawo chiti?
O le fea le tulaga?
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
O le a le taimi e alu ai?
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
O le ala saʻo lenei?
Ili pafupi pano
E latalata iinei
Ili kutali pano
E mamao mai iinei
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?
Khalani pano, chonde
Taofi iinei, fa'amolemole
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
E fia le taimi e alu ai?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
E fia le tau o lenei?
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
O le tau o ia o lo'o maualuga.
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
E iai ni mea e sili atu le taugofie?
Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?
E mafai ona ou totogi i le kaadi?
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.
Ou te mana'o i se laulau mo le lua.
Chikonthe, chonde.
Fa'amolemole, le pili.
Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?
O lo'o aofia i le auaunaga?
Ndine mvegetarian.
O a'u o se tagata 'ai fa'avae i le la'au.
Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.
E leai ni mea 'ai vevela, fa'amolemole.
Izi ndizochuluka.
E manaia lenei.
Ndingathe kupeza menyu?
E mafai ona ou maua le menu?
Galasi ya madzi, chonde.
Fa'amolemole, se ipu vai.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fufuzani apolisi
Faafesootai leoleo
Fufuzani ambulansi
Faafesootai se ambulanse
Ndikufuna dokotala
E tatau ia te aʻu se fomaʻi
Ndikumva kutopa
O loʻu lagona e le lelei
Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala
O aʻu e i ai le allergy i fatu peni
Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?
O fea le falemaʻi e sili ona lata mai?
Kukonda apa
E tiga iinei
Ndapeza pasipoti yanga
Ua ou leiloa laʻu pasese
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
E mafai ona e faafesootai laʻu otel?
Thandizani!
Fa'amolemole!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu
O le fiafia e feiloai i le fa'avae(O le fiafia e feiloai)
Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting
Se'i o tatou fa'ata'ita'iga se fonotaga
Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?
O le a le taimi e lelei mo oe?
Ndzatumiza lipoti lero
O le a ou auina atu le lipoti i le aso
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
E mafai ona tatou talanoa i le taeao?
Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa
Fa'amolemole, fa'aaoga le fa'amaumauga i le fa'amaumauga
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
Fa'afetai mo lou taimi
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
O lo'o ou fa'atali e galulue fa'atasi ma oe
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?
E mafai ona e fa'amaonia le fa'avae?
Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu
Se'i o'u toe fo'i atu i le fa'avae
Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu
O le taimi e ta'ita'ia ai o le Aso Faraile
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.