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