faletaele
The Samoan word for bathroom is faletaele.
While the English word 'bathroom' implies a room with a bathtub, the Samoan term faletaele is used more broadly to refer to any toilet or restroom facility.
Meaning: a room with a bathtub (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word faletaele is a compound of fale (house) and taele (toilet).
Did you know?
- The word fale in faletaele is the same root used for the 'fale', which is the traditional Samoan house built without nails.
- In many Samoan homes, the faletaele might be a separate small structure located away from the main house rather than a room inside it.
- The word fale is used in many Samoan compounds to denote a place or building, such as falematafonua for an embassy.
Example sentences for Samoan are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Sina is visiting Tau's house for the first time.
- SinaTau, o fea le faletaele?Tau, where is the bathroom?
- TauO lo o i le tauu.It is in the hallway.
- SinaFaafetai, Tau.Thank you, Tau.
- TauE leai se faaletonu, Sina.You are welcome, Sina.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bathroom” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
