Casual and colloquial Samoan expressions used in everyday speech, not typically taught in textbooks. Front: the Samoan word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- E manaia!
- That's nice!, Cool!
- Uso e!
- Bro!, Dude! (a casual address, mainly among males)
- Fia poto
- Wanting to seem smart, a show-off, a know-it-all
- Palagi
- A foreigner, a European or Western person
- Fia palagi
- Acting like a foreigner, putting on airs
- Faʻapea
- Like that, um (a common casual filler word)
- Aue!
- Ouch!, Oh no! (an exclamation)
- Ese!
- Wow!, How strange or amazing! (an exclamation)
- Ese lava!
- Really amazing!, So strange! (emphatic surprise)
- Sole
- Hey, dude, mate (a common casual address, mainly for males)
- Lole
- Candy, sweets
- Pisa
- Noisy, loud, a ruckus
- Fai mea
- To do something, to do stuff (a vague casual filler)
- Sau loa!
- Come on already!
- Seʻi
- Let me just... (a softening particle)
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