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Common Samoan to Chichewa phrases

100 practical Samoan to Chichewa phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Samoan to Chichewa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Samoan phrase first, then the Chichewa translation (Chichewa) — 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 Chichewa.

Tip: when a Chichewa phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Samoan wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Talofa

    Moni

  2. Fa'amolemole

    Zikomo

  3. Talofa i le taeao

    M'mawa wabwino

  4. Talofa i le afiafi

    Masana abwino

  5. Talofa i le po

    Madziwabwino

  6. O le po lelei

    Usiku wabwino

  7. Fa'afetai

    Tiwonana

  8. Tofa

    Tsalani bwino

  9. O ai lou igoa?

    Dzina lako ndi ndani?

  10. O lo'u igoa o John

    Dzina langa ndi John

  11. O a mai oe?

    Muli bwanji?

  12. O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe

    Ndikufuna kukumana nanu

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. E te tautala i le Igilisi?

    Mukulankhula Chingerezi? (Mukulankhula Chingerezi?)

  2. E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei

    Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino (Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino)

  3. E le mafai ona ou malamalama

    Sindikumva (Sindikumva)

  4. Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi

    Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono (Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono)

  5. E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?

    Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri? (Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?)

  6. O fea le umukuka?

    Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi? (Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?)

  7. E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?

    Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda? (Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?)

  8. Tali i le itu mauga

    Pangani kumanzere (Pangani kumanzere)

  9. Tali i le itu i matu

    Pangani kumanzere (Pangani kumanzere)

  10. O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi

    Pitani mwachindunji (Pitani mwachindunji)

  11. E fia le tau o le ta'avale?

    Ndi ndalama zingati? (Ndi ndalama zingati?)

  12. O se tiketi, fa'amolemole

    Tiket imodzi, chonde (Tiket imodzi, chonde)

  13. E mamao mai iinei?

    Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano? (Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?)

  14. Ua ou leiloa

    Ndakhalapo (Ndakhalapo)

  15. O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?

    Ndingatengere kuti SIM card? (Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ioe

    Inde

  2. Leai

    Ayi

  3. Atonu

    Mwina

  4. O le fa'amaonia

    Ndikugwirizana

  5. O le fa'amaonia e le o ia

    Sindikugwirizana

  6. E lelei le fa'ailoa

    Zimakoma

  7. O le a sou manatu?

    Mumaganiza chiyani?

  8. E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?

    Mungandithandize?

  9. E manaʻomia le fesoasoani

    Ndikufuna thandizo

  10. Fa'amolemole taofi se moment

    Dikirani pang'ono

  11. Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu

    Ndikupemphera

  12. E leai se fa'aletonu

    Palibe vuto

  13. Fa'afetai

    Zikomo

  14. Manuia le aso fanau

    Tsiku lobadwa labwino

  15. Ia manuia lau malaga

    Pita bwino

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?

    Kuti ndi kuti sitima?

  2. O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?

    Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?

  3. O le fea le tulaga?

    Ndi chigawo chiti?

  4. O le a le taimi e alu ai?

    Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?

  5. O le ala saʻo lenei?

    Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?

  6. E latalata iinei

    Ili pafupi pano

  7. E mamao mai iinei

    Ili kutali pano

  8. E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?

    Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?

  9. Taofi iinei, fa'amolemole

    Khalani pano, chonde

  10. E fia le taimi e alu ai?

    Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. E fia le tau o lenei?

    Zimatenga ndalama zingati?

  2. O le tau o ia o lo'o maualuga.

    Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.

  3. E iai ni mea e sili atu le taugofie?

    Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?

  4. E mafai ona ou totogi i le kaadi?

    Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?

  5. Ou te mana'o i se laulau mo le lua.

    Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.

  6. Fa'amolemole, le pili.

    Chikonthe, chonde.

  7. O lo'o aofia i le auaunaga?

    Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?

  8. O a'u o se tagata 'ai fa'avae i le la'au.

    Ndine mvegetarian.

  9. E leai ni mea 'ai vevela, fa'amolemole.

    Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.

  10. E manaia lenei.

    Izi ndizochuluka.

  11. E mafai ona ou maua le menu?

    Ndingathe kupeza menyu?

  12. Fa'amolemole, se ipu vai.

    Galasi ya madzi, chonde.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Faafesootai leoleo

    Fufuzani apolisi

  2. Faafesootai se ambulanse

    Fufuzani ambulansi

  3. E tatau ia te aʻu se fomaʻi

    Ndikufuna dokotala

  4. O loʻu lagona e le lelei

    Ndikumva kutopa

  5. O aʻu e i ai le allergy i fatu peni

    Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala

  6. O fea le falemaʻi e sili ona lata mai?

    Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?

  7. E tiga iinei

    Kukonda apa

  8. Ua ou leiloa laʻu pasese

    Ndapeza pasipoti yanga

  9. E mafai ona e faafesootai laʻu otel?

    Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?

  10. Fa'amolemole!

    Thandizani!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. O le fiafia e feiloai i le fa'avae

    Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu (O le fiafia e feiloai)

  2. Se'i o tatou fa'ata'ita'iga se fonotaga

    Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting

  3. O le a le taimi e lelei mo oe?

    Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?

  4. O le a ou auina atu le lipoti i le aso

    Ndzatumiza lipoti lero

  5. E mafai ona tatou talanoa i le taeao?

    Tingathe kulankhula mawa?

  6. Fa'amolemole, fa'aaoga le fa'amaumauga i le fa'amaumauga

    Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa

  7. Fa'afetai mo lou taimi

    Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu

  8. O lo'o ou fa'atali e galulue fa'atasi ma oe

    Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu

  9. E mafai ona e fa'amaonia le fa'avae?

    Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?

  10. Se'i o'u toe fo'i atu i le fa'avae

    Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu

  11. O le taimi e ta'ita'ia ai o le Aso Faraile

    Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. O le ā le taimi?

    Ndi nthawi yanji? (O le ā le taimi?)

  2. E toʻatolu le itula

    Ndi nthawi itatu.

  3. I le aso

    Lero

  4. I le aso e teʻa

    Mawa

  5. I le aso naʻo

    Ch yesterday

  6. O le Aso Gafua

    Lolemba

  7. O le Aso Lua

    Lachiwiri

  8. O le Aso Lulu

    Lachitatu

  9. Tasi

    Chimodzi

  10. Lua

    Chiwiri

  11. Tolu

    Chitatu

  12. Sefulu

    Kumi

  13. Selau

    Zana

  14. Ava

    Pafupifupi

  15. Sili

    Zambiri

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