Looking for practical Sepedi to Samoan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi 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.
Dumela
Talofa
Ke a leboga
Fa'amolemole
Dumelang
Talofa i le taeao
Mokhutsong o motle
Talofa i le afiafi
Mokhutsong o motle
Talofa i le po
Borai bo botle
O le po lelei
Tsamaya sentle
Fa'afetai
Siyabonga
Tofa
O na le leina lefe?
O ai lou igoa?
Leina la ka ke John
O lo'u igoa o John
O kae?
O a mai oe?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
E te tautala i le Igilisi?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei
Ke sitwa go kwele
E le mafai ona ou malamalama
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?
Borai bo kae?
O fea le umukuka?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?
Fetola go le letšatši
Tali i le itu mauga
Fetola go le letona
Tali i le itu i matu
Ya ka pela
O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi
Phetho ke bokae?
E fia le tau o le ta'avale?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
O se tiketi, fa'amolemole
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
E mamao mai iinei?
Ke sitwa go etse
Ua ou leiloa
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
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.
Ee
Ioe
Aowa
Leai
Mohlomong
Atonu
Ke a dumela
O le fa'amaonia
Ke sitwa go dumela
O le fa'amaonia e le o ia
Seo se utlwa sentle
E lelei le fa'ailoa
O nagana eng?
O le a sou manatu?
O ka nthusa?
E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
Ke hloka thuso
E manaʻomia le fesoasoani
Emela nako
Fa'amolemole taofi se moment
Ke maswabi
Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu
Ga go na bothata
E leai se fa'aletonu
Dumelang
Fa'afetai
Tlhogong e monate
Manuia le aso fanau
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Ia manuia lau malaga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
O le fea le tulaga?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
O le a le taimi e alu ai?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
O le ala saʻo lenei?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E haufi le fa
E latalata iinei(E haufi le fa)
E hole le fa
E mamao mai iinei(E hole le fa)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Taofi iinei, fa'amolemole(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E nka nako e kae?
E fia le taimi e alu ai?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ke bokae?
E fia le tau o lenei?(ke bo-ka-e)
Seo ke sebopego se se kotsi
O le tau o ia o lo'o maualuga.(seo ke se-bo-pe-go se se ko-tsi)
O na le sengwe se se theko e tlase?
E iai ni mea e sili atu le taugofie?(o na le se-ngwe se se the-ko e tla-se)
Nka lefa ka khadi?
E mafai ona ou totogi i le kaadi?(nka le-fa ka kha-di)
Ke rata tafole ya batho ba babedi
Ou te mana'o i se laulau mo le lua.(ke ra-ta ta-fo-le ya ba-tho ba ba-be-di)
Bille, tswarela
Fa'amolemole, le pili.(bil-le tswa-re-la)
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?
O lo'o aofia i le auaunaga?(na tse-be-let-so e a-ka-re-tswe)
Ke movegetarian
O a'u o se tagata 'ai fa'avae i le la'au.(ke mo-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Aowa, dijo tse di phadileng, tswarela
E leai ni mea 'ai vevela, fa'amolemole.(a-o-wa di-jo tse di pha-di-leng tswa-re-la)
Se ke se monate
E manaia lenei.(se ke se mo-na-te)
Nka fumana lenaneo?
E mafai ona ou maua le menu?(nka fu-ma-na le-na-e-no)
Khalase ya metsi, tswarela
Fa'amolemole, se ipu vai.(kha-la-se ya me-tsi tswa-re-la)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
B calla mapolesa
Faafesootai leoleo
B calla ambulance
Faafesootai se ambulanse
Ke hloka ngaka
E tatau ia te aʻu se fomaʻi
Ke ikutlwa ke bolaya
O loʻu lagona e le lelei
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
O aʻu e i ai le allergy i fatu peni
Hospital e hwetšwa kae?
O fea le falemaʻi e sili ona lata mai?
Go a bohloko fa
E tiga iinei
Ke lahlehetšwe ke passport ya ka
Ua ou leiloa laʻu pasese
O ka bitsa hotel ya ka?
E mafai ona e faafesootai laʻu otel?
Thusa!
Fa'amolemole!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ke thabile go kopana le wena
O le fiafia e feiloai i le fa'avae(O le fiafia e feiloai)
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Se'i o tatou fa'ata'ita'iga se fonotaga
Nako efe e go kgonang?
O le a le taimi e lelei mo oe?
Ke tla romela reportone gompieno
O le a ou auina atu le lipoti i le aso
A re ka bua ka moso?
E mafai ona tatou talanoa i le taeao?
Tsweetswee bona faele e amanang
Fa'amolemole, fa'aaoga le fa'amaumauga i le fa'amaumauga
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Fa'afetai mo lou taimi
Ke lebeletse go dira le wena
O lo'o ou fa'atali e galulue fa'atasi ma oe
A o ka hlalosa ntlha eo?
E mafai ona e fa'amaonia le fa'avae?
A ke tle ke boe go wena
Se'i o'u toe fo'i atu i le fa'avae
Nako ya borai ke Labohlano
O le taimi e ta'ita'ia ai o le Aso Faraile
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.