Airport & Customs

1. Fa'amolemole fa'aali mai lou tusi folau

   Fa-'a-mo-le-mo-le fa-'a-a-li mai lou tu-si fo-lau

   Please show your passport

   Usage

   Standard phrase used by immigration officers

   Grammar Note

   Samoan follows VSO word order, with the predicate in first position. "Tusi folau" = "tusi" (document) + "folau" (voyage)

2. 'O le ā le fa'amoemoe o lau asiasi?

   'O le ā le fa-'a-mo-e-mo-e o lau a-si-a-si?

   What is the purpose of your visit?

   Usage

   Standard immigration question

   Grammar Note

   "'O le ā" = what is

3. E fia pō e te fuafua e nofo ai?

   E fi-a pō e te fu-a-fu-a e no-fo ai?

   How many nights are you planning to stay?

   Usage

   Commonly asked at immigration

   Grammar Note

   "Fia" = how many

4. E iai se mea e tatau ona fa'asilasilaina?

   E i-ai se me-a e ta-tau o-na fa-'a-si-la-si-la-i-na?

   Do you have anything to declare?

   Usage

   Asked at customs

   Grammar Note

   "Tatau" = must

5. E le'i taunu'u mai a'u 'ato

   E le-'i tau-nu-'u mai a-'u 'a-to

   My luggage hasn't arrived

   Usage

   Tell baggage claim staff

   Grammar Note

   "E le'i" = not yet

6. 'O le 'ato fa'aamo lenei

   'O le 'a-to fa-'a-a-mo le-nei

   This is carry-on luggage

   Usage

   Tell airline staff at check-in or boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "'Ato" = bag

7. 'O lo'o ou faimalaga atu i se isi atunu'u

   'O lo-'o ou fai-ma-la-ga a-tu i se i-si a-tu-nu-'u

   I'm in transit

   Usage

   Used at transit counters or immigration

   Grammar Note

   "faimalaga atu" = to travel onward

8. 'O fea le faitoto'a?

   'O fe-a le fai-to-to-'a?

   Where is the gate?

   Usage

   Ask when looking for your boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "Fea" = where

9. 'O afea e amata ai le alu i luga o le va'alele?

   'O a-fe-a e a-ma-ta ai le a-lu i lu-ga o le va-'a-le-le?

   When does boarding begin?

   Usage

   Ask while waiting at the boarding gate

   Grammar Note

   "'O afea" = when

10. 'O fea le fale'oloa e leai se lafoga?

    'O fe-a le fa-le-'o-lo-a e le-ai se la-fo-ga?

    Where is the duty-free shop?

    Usage

    Ask after clearing security

    Grammar Note

    "Lafoga" = tax

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