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Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies in Samoan
The words you hope to never need. 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
- Fesoasoani!feh-so-a-so-AH-nee
- Help!
- Vala'au se foma'iva-la-AU se fo-MAH-ee
- Call a doctor
- Leoleoleh-oh-LEH-oh
- Police
- Fale talavaiFAH-leh ta-la-VAI
- Pharmacy
- Falema'ifah-leh-MAH-ee
- Hospital
- Ua ou seOO-ah oh SEH
- I'm lost
- Ou te ma'ioh te MAH-ee
- I don't feel well
- Ua gaoiaOO-ah ngow-EE-ah
- It was stolen
- O se fa'alavelave fa'afuase'ioh se fah-ah-la-veh-LA-veh fah-ah-foo-ah-SEH-ee
- It's an emergency
- Tu'u a'uTOO-oo AH-oo
- Leave me alone
Fesoasoani means to help or assist. More commonly shouted than whispered, this is the emergency call. English also works in any genuine crisis here.
Literally "call a doctor".
The emergency number is 911.
Literally "medicine house".
Literally "sick house".
Literally "I have strayed".
Literally "I am sick".
Literally "leave me".