Level: beginner
Vocabulary
English: Family
Samoan: Aiga
Pronunciation: ah-EE-ngah
Example: O lo'u aiga tele. — My family is large.
English: Father
Samoan: Tama
Pronunciation: TAH-mah
Example: O lo'u tama o Sione. — My father is Sione.
English: Mother
Samoan: Tina
Pronunciation: TEE-nah
Example: O lo'u tina o Sina.
English: Girl / Daughter
Samoan: Teine
Pronunciation: TEH-ee-neh
Example: O lo'u teine. — My daughter.
English: Girl / Young woman
Samoan: Tama'ita'i
Pronunciation: tah-mah-ee-TAH-ee
Example: O ia o se tama'ita'i matua. — She is a grown woman.
English: Lady / Woman (respectful)
Samoan: Tama'ita'i
Pronunciation: tah-mah-ee-TAH-ee
Example: Tama'ita'i mai le tama'ita'i.
English: Boy / Son (also father — context matters)
Samoan: Tama
Pronunciation: TAH-mah
Example: O lo'u tamaitiiti. — My child.
English: Grandparent / Ancestor
Samoan: Tupuna
Pronunciation: too-POO-nah
Example: O lo'u tupuna tele. — My great-grandparent.
English: Sibling (same gender)
Samoan: Uso
Pronunciation: OO-soh
Example: O lo'u uso. — My brother (said by a brother) or sister (said by a sister).
English: Sister (said by a brother)
Samoan: Tuafafine
Pronunciation: too-ah-fah-FEE-neh
Example: O lo'u tuafafine. — My sister.