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Our favourite way to learn Samoan is through stories – whether you’re listening to them or telling them, yourself. Stories are an engaging way to pick up lots of Samoan vocabulary and figure out how Samoan sentences work. In this section, you can read simple stories to build your comprehension, or work through our activity posts to practice telling your own stories in Samoan.
Stories in Samoan to Read and Understand
Bible Stories in Samoan
The Holy Bible has some of the most familiar stories in the world. Knowing these stories in English will help you figure out their Samoan versions, too. After you’ve read the English translations a few times, see how well you can follow each story just by listening to it in Samoan.
Think Up and Tell Your Own Stories in Samoan
Describing Pictures: Animals
Practice your Samoan language skills by studying these images of animals and talking about them in Samoan. We’ll help you get started with Samoan vocabulary and sentence structures, then make sure you give it a go! Audio and English translations included.
Describing Pictures: Families
Build your Samoan vocabulary by following along with these short conversations about every day images: a family having breakfast together, a young girl reading in her room, or vegetables on a table, etc. As you learn more words, try to think in Samoan as your mind identifies the items in the pictures. Audio and English translations included.