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Learn the gagana of your aiga.

One-on-one Samoan language tutoring with native speakers from Sāmoa, Aotearoa, and the diaspora. Real conversations, structured curriculum, and a tutor who remembers your name and your nana.

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FM
Fetu Ole Moana
Conversational · Beginner II
Today's focus
“Talk to your grandmother on the phone.”
  • Greetings + asking how she's feeling
  • Talking about the weather & church
  • Saying goodbye respectfully
Next: Numbers, time & moneySee curriculum

One-on-one tutoring

Weekly sessions with the same tutor — so you’re known, not just taught.

Structured curriculum

Six modules from tālofa to alaga‘upu, with audio and reading at each step.

Built around fa‘a Sāmoa

Not just words — cultural context for family, village, and church life.

Faiā‘oga · Tutors

Taught by people who live the language.

FM
Fetu Ole Moana
Vaitele · Apia

Native speaker · 9 yrs teaching · conversation focus

$45/hrBook
SP
Sina Polu
Falelatai

Heritage-learner specialist · grammar that finally clicks

$40/hrBook
MT
Malosi Tuilagi
Lufilufi

Pasifika educator · kids & teens · games and song

$35/hrBook
IT
Iosefa Tāupau
Saleimoa

Church & village protocol · intermediate to advanced

$55/hrBook
Curriculum

Six modules. A clear path.

01beginner

Greetings & Introductions

Tālofa, fa‘afetai, and the rhythm of polite first meetings.

3 lessons
02beginner

Family & Aiga

Names for parents, siblings, and aiga relationships.

2 lessons
03beginner

Everyday Conversation

Common phrases for shopping, asking questions, getting around.

2 lessons
04beginner

Numbers, Time & Money

Counting, telling time, and handling tālā with confidence.

2 lessons
05intermediate

Village & Church Life

Cultural language around the nuʻu and Sunday lotu.

2 lessons
06advanced

Alagaʻupu & Storytelling

Samoan proverbs and the art of fagogo.

1 lessons
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