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Common Samoan to Sami North phrases

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

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

Tip: when a Sami North 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

    Bures (bures)

  2. Fa'amolemole

    Giitu (giitu)

  3. Talofa i le taeao

    Buorre eahket (buorre eahket)

  4. Talofa i le afiafi

    Buorre beaivi (buorre beaivi)

  5. Talofa i le po

    Buorre iđit (buorre iđit)

  6. O le po lelei

    Buorre natti (buorre natti)

  7. Fa'afetai

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

  8. Tofa

    Ráhkisvuohta (ráhkisvuohta)

  9. O ai lou igoa?

    Mii du namma lea? (mii du namma lea)

  10. O lo'u igoa o John

    Mun namma lea John (mun namma lea John)

  11. O a mai oe?

    Gii du lea? (gii du lea)

  12. O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe

    Bures boahtin (bures boahtin)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. E te tautala i le Igilisi?

    Don leat englalaš? (Don leat englalaš?)

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

    Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga (Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga)

  3. E le mafai ona ou malamalama

    Mun in boahtte (Mun in boahtte)

  4. Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi

    Váldde čáhkkáldat (Váldde čáhkkáldat)

  5. E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?

    Várra gohččat dán again? (Várra gohččat dán again?)

  6. O fea le umukuka?

    Gii lea báhkkis? (Gii lea báhkkis?)

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

    Mii lea muohta gávdno? (Mii lea muohta gávdno?)

  8. Tali i le itu mauga

    Váldde oassal (Váldde oassal)

  9. Tali i le itu i matu

    Váldde dehálaš (Váldde dehálaš)

  10. O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi

    Geahččat suohkan (Geahččat suohkan)

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

    Mii lea gávdno? (Mii lea gávdno?)

  12. O se tiketi, fa'amolemole

    Okta billeta, please (Okta billeta, please)

  13. E mamao mai iinei?

    Lea dat láhka da? (Lea dat láhka da?)

  14. Ua ou leiloa

    Mun lean bohtos (Mun lean bohtos)

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

    Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta? (Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ioe

    Ja

  2. Leai

    Ii

  3. Atonu

    Mii

  4. O le fa'amaonia

    Mun ođđa

  5. O le fa'amaonia e le o ia

    Mun ii ođđa

  6. E lelei le fa'ailoa

    Dasa lea buorre

  7. O le a sou manatu?

    Mii du váldde?

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

    Sii mii geahččat mu?

  9. E manaʻomia le fesoasoani

    Mun háliid geahččat

  10. Fa'amolemole taofi se moment

    Váldde ieš

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

    Mun lea áibbas

  12. E leai se fa'aletonu

    Ii proplema

  13. Fa'afetai

    Báhkkus

  14. Manuia le aso fanau

    Buorre álbmotbeivvi

  15. Ia manuia lau malaga

    Váldde beaivvi buorre

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?

    Mii lea raššabáikkit? (Mii lea raššabáikkit?)

  2. O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?

    Mii lea bussibaikkit? (Mii lea bussibaikkit?)

  3. O le fea le tulaga?

    Mii platforma lea? (Mii platforma lea?)

  4. O le a le taimi e alu ai?

    Mii dihte lea? (Mii dihte lea?)

  5. O le ala saʻo lenei?

    Lea dehálaš vejola? (Lea dehálaš vejola?)

  6. E latalata iinei

    Dat lea njuolga (Dat lea njuolga)

  7. E mamao mai iinei

    Dat lea muohta (Dat lea muohta)

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

    Sii máhcá muohta? (Sii máhcá muohta?)

  9. Taofi iinei, fa'amolemole

    Dán, please (Dán, please)

  10. E fia le taimi e alu ai?

    Mii lea áibbas? (Mii lea áibbas?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. E fia le tau o lenei?

    Mii lea gohčodit? (miː leːa gohːtʊt)

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

    Dát lea muhtun dearvvaš (daːt leːa muːtʊn deːarvaʃ)

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

    Don leat geahččat muhtun? (dɔn leːat ɡeːaʧːat muːtʊn)

  4. E mafai ona ou totogi i le kaadi?

    Sii mun sáhte ákkis? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈɑkːis)

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

    Mun háliidan duohken guovttos (mun ˈhɑːliːdɑn ˈduoːhken ˈɡuovttos)

  6. Fa'amolemole, le pili.

    Bille, please (ˈbɪlle pleːz)

  7. O lo'o aofia i le auaunaga?

    Lea servihkka gohčodaga? (leːa ˈservihkːa ˈɡoːhːtʊɡɑ)

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

    Mun lean veahkki (mun leːan ˈveːhki)

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

    Ihkká muhtun mat (ˈihkːɑ muːtʊn mɑt)

  10. E manaia lenei.

    Dát lea njuolggad (daːt leːa ˈnjuolɡːɑd)

  11. E mafai ona ou maua le menu?

    Sii mun sáhte menuhit? (siː mun sɑːhte ˈmeːnuːhɪt)

  12. Fa'amolemole, se ipu vai.

    Vátta, please (ˈvɑːttɑ pleːz)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Faafesootai leoleo

    Soažžat poliija

  2. Faafesootai se ambulanse

    Soažžat ambulánsa

  3. E tatau ia te aʻu se fomaʻi

    Mii dušše doktara

  4. O loʻu lagona e le lelei

    Mii lea vuordde

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

    Mii lean allergalaš maŋŋebárga

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

    Gii lea najdduhaš sávkkas?

  7. E tiga iinei

    Dát lea gárttá

  8. Ua ou leiloa laʻu pasese

    Mii lea váldde mu passu

  9. E mafai ona e faafesootai laʻu otel?

    Sii sáhte soažžat mu hotellii?

  10. Fa'amolemole!

    Hjálp!

Work and business

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

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

    Buerie bisseha (buerie bisseha)

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

    Mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan (mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan)

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

    Mii čuovgga leat du?

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

    Mun sendá reportta ihttin

  5. E mafai ona tatou talanoa i le taeao?

    Mii sáhte gohččat ovttas?

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

    Dárbbašat fálla geavahuvvan

  7. Fa'afetai mo lou taimi

    Giitu du máŋga

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

    Mun geahččat dohkkehuvvan du

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

    Sáhte du geahččat dán áiggi?

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

    Mii dárbbašat geahččat du

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

    Dáhpáhusa lea friddjá

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. O le ā le taimi?

    Mii dát lea? (Miida lea?)

  2. E toʻatolu le itula

    Dát lea golbma (Dát lea golbma.)

  3. I le aso

    Dán álbmot (Dan albmot.)

  4. I le aso e teʻa

    Ráhkis (Rahkis.)

  5. I le aso naʻo

    Ipmil (Ipmil.)

  6. O le Aso Gafua

    Mánnodahka (Manndahka.)

  7. O le Aso Lua

    Dálkkodahka (Dalkodahka.)

  8. O le Aso Lulu

    Miehtardahka (Miehtardahka.)

  9. Tasi

    Okta (Okta.)

  10. Lua

    Guokte (Guokte.)

  11. Tolu

    Golbma (Golbma.)

  12. Sefulu

    Logi (Logi.)

  13. Selau

    Sihkkar (Sihkkar.)

  14. Ava

    Njaal (Njaal.)

  15. Sili

    Mearka (Mearka.)

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