Welcome to the second Samoan lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Samoan to help you practice your daily phrases.
black lanu uliuli |
grey lanu 'efu'efu |
white lanu pa'epa'e |
blue lanu moana |
green lanu meamata |
yellow lanu samasama |
red lanu mumu |
brown lanu enaena |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules - Samoan |
|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] o lo'u fale e lanu pa'epa'e |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] e tele lou atunu'u |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] matou te fiafia iinei |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] e toatolu ana tamai maile |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] e faigofie tele lenei gagana |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] e iai lo'u tamai fale lanu meamata |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold malulu |
hot vevela |
cloudy auaoa |
rainy timuga |
snowy to'a le aisa |
sunny mugala |
windy savili/matagi |
warm mafanafana |
Conversation in Samoan
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English - Samoan |
|---|
| hi malo |
| how are you? oa mai oe? |
| I'm good, thank you manuia, fa'afetai |
| and you? ao fa'apefea oe? |
| what is your name? o ai lou igoa/suafa? |
| my name is Maya o lo'u igoa o maya |
| nice to meet you ua ou fiafia ua ta feiloai |