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Lesson 4 of 10
Counting to ten in Samoan
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. 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
- E tasieh TA-si
- One
- E luaeh LOO-a
- Two
- E tolueh TO-loo
- Three
- E faeh fah
- Four
- E limaeh LEE-ma
- Five
- E onoeh OH-no
- Six
- E fitueh FEE-too
- Seven
- E valueh VA-loo
- Eight
- E ivaeh EE-va
- Nine
- Sefuluseh-FOO-loo
- Ten
When counting or ordering. In some contexts it stands alone as "tasi", but e tasi is the fuller form and always understood.
Simple and clear. Samoans count fluently; two is the first step toward larger numbers.
Short and manageable. The rhythm of 1-2-3-4 becomes familiar quickly.
Lima also means hand, coincidence of similarity in many Pacific languages.
Twenty is lua sefulu, thirty tolu sefulu, following the pattern of tens plus units.