Looking for practical Samoan to Tahitian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Samoan phrase first, then the Tahitian translation (Tahitian) — 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 Tahitian.
Tip: when a Tahitian 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.
Talofa
Ia ora na
Fa'amolemole
Mauruuru
Talofa i le taeao
Ia ora na i te poiri
Talofa i le afiafi
Ia ora na i te ahiahi
Talofa i le po
Ia ora na i te po
O le po lelei
Māuruuru i te po
Fa'afetai
Aita e nūna
Tofa
Nānā
O ai lou igoa?
O vai to oe inoa?
O lo'u igoa o John
O John to'u inoa
O a mai oe?
E aha te huru?
O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe
Ua here au i te hi'oraa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
E te tautala i le Igilisi?
E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?
E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei
Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.
E le mafai ona ou malamalama
Eiaha vau e a'ore.
Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi
E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.
E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?
E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?
O fea le umukuka?
O vai te fare to'ato'a?
E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?
E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?
Tali i le itu mauga
Tū mai i te mau 'ā.
Tali i le itu i matu
Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.
O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi
Haere mai i te mau.
E fia le tau o le ta'avale?
Ehia te utu?
O se tiketi, fa'amolemole
E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.
E mamao mai iinei?
E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?
Ua ou leiloa
Ua pohe vau.
O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?
O vai au e taea ai e vau te hoko i te kāri SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ioe
E
Leai
Aita
Atonu
E mea e taea
O le fa'amaonia
Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau
O le fa'amaonia e le o ia
Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a
E lelei le fa'ailoa
Ua maitai te reira
O le a sou manatu?
Eaha to oe mana'o?
E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?
E manaʻomia le fesoasoani
E hinaaro vau i te tauturu
Fa'amolemole taofi se moment
A haere i te taime
Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu
E mea au e te fa'aitoito
E leai se fa'aletonu
Aita te mea
Fa'afetai
Ia ora na
Manuia le aso fanau
Ia ora na i to oe matamua
Ia manuia lau malaga
E haere i te ha'amaitai
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?
E hea te fare ta'iri?
O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?
E hea te ta'iri rori?
O le fea le tulaga?
O vai te pahi?
O le a le taimi e alu ai?
E aha te hora e haere ai?
O le ala saʻo lenei?
E mea pono anei te ara?
E latalata iinei
E ti'a i teie nei.
E mamao mai iinei
E mamao mai i teie nei.
E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?
E taea anei e oe te fa'ahiti mai i te map?
Taofi iinei, fa'amolemole
Aita i teie nei, fa'amolemole.
E fia le taimi e alu ai?
E pesia te taime?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
E fia le tau o lenei?
E aha te utu o teie?(e ah-ha te oo-too o tay-ay?)
O le tau o ia o lo'o maualuga.
O tei e too te utu
E iai ni mea e sili atu le taugofie?
E i tei ta oe i te mea e iti atu?
E mafai ona ou totogi i le kaadi?
E nehenehe au e utu i te kāri?
Ou te mana'o i se laulau mo le lua.
E hinaaro vau i te meka no te piti
Fa'amolemole, le pili.
Te mau utu, na please
O lo'o aofia i le auaunaga?
E tei i roto i te mau utu te tauturu?
O a'u o se tagata 'ai fa'avae i le la'au.
O vau e vegetarian
E leai ni mea 'ai vevela, fa'amolemole.
Aita e mea pāpū, na please
E manaia lenei.
Tei ia i te mea maita
E mafai ona ou maua le menu?
E nehenehe au e riro i te mau menu?
Fa'amolemole, se ipu vai.
E ipu vai, na please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Faafesootai leoleo
A fa'ata'ita'i i te polisia
Faafesootai se ambulanse
A fa'ata'ita'i i te ambulance
E tatau ia te aʻu se fomaʻi
E hinaaro vau i te ta'ata rongo
O loʻu lagona e le lelei
E ma'ama'u vau
O aʻu e i ai le allergy i fatu peni
E fa'ahiahia vau i te 'ori 'a'amu
O fea le falemaʻi e sili ona lata mai?
O vai te ho'ê fare rongo e te 'i'oa?
E tiga iinei
E ve'ave'a i 'nei
Ua ou leiloa laʻu pasese
Ua po'ia vau i ta'u passport
E mafai ona e faafesootai laʻu otel?
E taea anei oe e fa'ata'ita'i i ta'u fare 'a'amu?
Fa'amolemole!
Aita!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
O le fiafia e feiloai i le fa'avae
Ua fārihi au i te hāmani ia oe(Ua farihi au i to oe hāmani)
Se'i o tatou fa'ata'ita'iga se fonotaga
E tāpuni i te hui(E tāpuni i te hui)
O le a le taimi e lelei mo oe?
Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe?(Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe)
O le a ou auina atu le lipoti i le aso
E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana(E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana)
E mafai ona tatou talanoa i le taeao?
E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?(E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?)
Fa'amolemole, fa'aaoga le fa'amaumauga i le fa'amaumauga
E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni(E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni)
Fa'afetai mo lou taimi
Mauruuru no to oe taime(Mauruuru no to oe taime)
O lo'o ou fa'atali e galulue fa'atasi ma oe
E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru(E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru)
E mafai ona e fa'amaonia le fa'avae?
E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?(E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?)
Se'i o'u toe fo'i atu i le fa'avae
Eiaha e faarahi mai(Eiaha e faarahi mai)
O le taimi e ta'ita'ia ai o le Aso Faraile
O te taime e pau o te parau o te Pōmare(O te taime e pau o te parau o te Pōmare)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.