Looking for practical Dombe to Samoan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Samoan-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salibonani
Talofa
Ngiyabonga
Fa'amolemole
Ubusuku obuhle
Talofa i le taeao
Uhlanga oluhle
Talofa i le afiafi
Ubusuku obuhle
Talofa i le po
Lala kahle
O le po lelei
Siyaphinda
Fa'afetai
Hamba kahle
Tofa
Ubani igama lakho?
O ai lou igoa?
Igama lami nguJohn
O lo'u igoa o John
Unjani?
O a mai oe?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
E te tautala i le Igilisi?
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei
Ndi ndinzwisise.
E le mafai ona ou malamalama
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
O fea le umukuka?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
Tali i le itu mauga
Tendeuka kurudyi.
Tali i le itu i matu
Enda mberi.
O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
E fia le tau o le ta'avale?
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
O se tiketi, fa'amolemole
Iri kure here kubva pano?
E mamao mai iinei?
Ndakanyura.
Ua ou leiloa
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Ioe
Aih
Leai
Zvichida
Atonu
Ndinobvumirana
O le fa'amaonia
Ndinopikisa
O le fa'amaonia e le o ia
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
E lelei le fa'ailoa
Unofungei?
O le a sou manatu?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
E manaʻomia le fesoasoani
Mirira kwechinguva
Fa'amolemole taofi se moment
Ndine hurombo
Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu
Hapana dambudziko
E leai se fa'aletonu
Makorokoto
Fa'afetai
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Manuia le aso fanau
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Ia manuia lau malaga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-chi-ti-ma)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-bha-zi)
Ndeipi chikuva?
O le fea le tulaga?(Nde-i-pi chi-ku-va)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
O le a le taimi e alu ai?(Nde-i-pi ngu-va i-no-bva)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
O le ala saʻo lenei?(I-yi ndi-yo nzi-ra ya-ka-ru-ra-ma)
Iri pedyo pano
E latalata iinei(I-ri pe-dyo pa-no)
Iri kure nepanotangira
E mamao mai iinei(I-ri ku-re ne-pa-no-tan-gi-ra)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?(U-no-go-na kun-di-ra-ti-dza pa-me-pu)