Looking for practical Samoan to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Samoan phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — 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 Mam.
Tip: read the Mam line out loud three times, then cover the Samoan 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.
Talofa
Xo'j(sho'j)
Fa'amolemole
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Talofa i le taeao
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Talofa i le afiafi
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Talofa i le po
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
O le po lelei
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
Fa'afetai
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Tofa
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
O ai lou igoa?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
O lo'u igoa o John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
O a mai oe?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
E te tautala i le Igilisi?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
E le mafai ona ou malamalama
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
O fea le umukuka?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Tali i le itu mauga
K'utun k'ux.
Tali i le itu i matu
K'utun k'ux.
O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi
K'utun k'ux.
E fia le tau o le ta'avale?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
O se tiketi, fa'amolemole
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
E mamao mai iinei?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Ua ou leiloa
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ioe
Juj(hoo)
Leai
Man(mah)
Atonu
K'ux(k'ush)
O le fa'amaonia
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
O le fa'amaonia e le o ia
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
E lelei le fa'ailoa
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
O le a sou manatu?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
E manaʻomia le fesoasoani
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Fa'amolemole taofi se moment
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
E leai se fa'aletonu
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Fa'afetai
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Manuia le aso fanau
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Ia manuia lau malaga
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
O le fea le tulaga?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
O le a le taimi e alu ai?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
O le ala saʻo lenei?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
E latalata iinei
Ri k'ut pa ri.
E mamao mai iinei
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Taofi iinei, fa'amolemole
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
E fia le taimi e alu ai?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.