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Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant in Samoan
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen. Play the ten Samoan words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Samoan phrases in this lesson
- Se mesa mo e lua, fa'amolemoleseh MEH-sa mo eh LOO-a fah-ah-mo-le-MO-le
- A table for two
- Le menu, fa'amolemolele MEH-noo, fah-ah-mo-le-MO-le
- The menu, please
- O le a le mea lelei?oh le ah le MEH-a le-LAY
- What do you recommend?
- Ou te le 'ai i...oh te le AI ee
- I don't eat...
- E le lelei mo a'u le...eh le le-LAY mo AH-oo le
- I'm allergic to...
- Aano o manuah-AH-no oh MA-noo
- Meat
- MoaMO-ah
- Chicken
- I'aEE-ah
- Fish
- E suamalieeh soo-ah-ma-LEE-eh
- It's delicious
- Manuia!ma-noo-EE-ah
- Cheers
Mesa is table. In casual places, sit where you like. In restaurants, a quiet nod or eye contact usually seats you.
Literally "what is the good thing?". Try oka, raw fish in coconut cream.
Literally "... is not good for me".
Literally "animal flesh". Pork from the umu, the earth oven, is the Sunday feast.
Literally "it is sweet", used for tasty food.
Literally "blessings!", the toast.