Quick lesson about the prefix fa’a. You’ll see fa’a in front of thousands of Samoan words Right after fa’a is usually a root word when you add fa’a as a prefix, to MOST WORDS not all because there are a couple of other functions of fa’a but for a lot of words, fa’a means to…
Caption: When you identify subjects in the Samoan language, the basic phrase structure is O present tense marker the limiter which makes the noun or subject singular or plural and then the noun Let’s identify a house or fale O, our limiter goes right here, then the noun is fale, Now let’s get our limiter this grid…
Caption: Here’s a brief conversation starter that you can have in the Samoan language just in time for Mother’s and Father’s day. O oe o se tinā? if they say yes or Ioe Then you say Manuia le aso tinā O oe o se tinā? you a mother we make this question by taking two subject phrases O oe is…
Pronouncing T,K,N,G Caption: Another big question in Samoan pronunciation and inflection is T vs K. Is T formal and K informal? For my whole life that’s the way I knew it. My first video that’s how I explained it. People were in the comments saying that’s right, that’s wrong. So I never talked about it…
Samoan Superlatives Sili Atu Here’s two simple phrases in Samoan to let you express what’s best, better, or greater by using Samoan superlatives. E sili atu translates to “it’s best, it’s better, or it’s greater”. E- present tense marker Sili atu is best or greater And then we name whats best, which is (the subject) …
Caption: If chica bonita in Spanish makes sense to you then teine aulelei in Samoan has got to make sense too There’s a lot of languages that describe the subject by saying the descriptive word after the subject Samoan is one of them Teine aulelei Galuega faigata Ofutino taugofie mea sili toto maualuga Again, we said the subject…then…
Plastic: Derogatory term meaning Americanized, lacking culture, not knowing the language, NOT a REAL SAMOAN. Excerpt from the Documentary “Nameless”. Now available on Totolua.com and Amazon Prime Video. Being shunned from one’s own Samoan community and labeled as “plastic” or a fake Samoan is a profoundly alienating experience that can trigger deep insecurities and feelings…
Caption: The next 8-week Matou Samoan Language Zoom Class begins Tues May 7th at 7:00pm Pacific Standard Time Classes meet on Tuesdays and Thursday for an hour, where we go over worksheets that you can use to practice Samoan on your own or with your friends and family between classes If you’re not able to…
Fa’ataofi and Fa’amamafa Caption: In Samoan pronunciation, these symbols are very important and are needed to pronounce words correctly. This is known as the fa’amamafa meaning to make heavy or emphasize, also known as a macron. These macrons go over vowels. Not observing a macron could change the entire meaning of a word like tama…
I had some people that wanted the cards but said they couldn’t afford them, so I made some worksheets. They’re free to download at Pasifikapages.net. I’ll put a whole book of worksheets with explanations because I’m not sure when I’ll be able to teach another class. So if you ever signed up before, just use…
