aso o le vaiaso
The phrase for "days of the week" in Samoan is aso o le vaiaso.
The phrase refers to the names of the seven days that make up one week.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of aso (days), o le (of the) and vaiaso (week).
How does it change in a sentence?
In this phrase, aso is used for both the singular "day" and the plural "days". The word vaiaso is the standard term for a seven-day week.
Did you know?
- In traditional Samoan culture, the concept of a seven-day week was not native and was introduced by Christian missionaries in the 19th century.
- The word aso is a cognate of the Malagasy word andro, showing that the language of Madagascar shares a deep history with the islands of the Pacific.
- The word aso is used for both 'day' and 'date'. If you want to ask what the date is, you use the same word you use to name a day of the week.
Examples in context
- O aso o le vaiaso nei.These are the days of the week.
Example conversation
Tasi and Losa are studying for a school test.
- TasiLosa, e te iloa aso o le vaiaso?Losa, do you know the days of the week?
- LosaIoe Tasi, e tasi le vaiaso e elu aso.Yes Tasi, there are seven days in one week.
- TasiFaamolemole, tusia aso o le vaiaso iinei.Please write the days of the week here.
- LosaLelei, ou te faia nei.Okay, I am doing it now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries aso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
