vevela
The Samoan word for hot is vevela.
vevela is an adjective used to describe something that is having a high temperature.
Meaning: having a high temperature (adj)
Did you know?
- When a person is feeling hot due to the weather, the grammar often shifts so that the heat is described as 'acting upon' the person rather than the person simply 'being' hot.
- Calling a person vevela can be a colloquial way to describe someone who is currently angry or 'heated'.
- Samoan speakers use the word mafana to describe a 'warm' sensation that is pleasant or soothing, such as a sunbeam, which is quite different from the intense heat of vevela.
Examples in context
- Ua vevela tele le lauelele.The weather is very hot.
- E vevela lenei meaʻai.This food is hot.
- E vevela tele le vai.The water is very hot.
Example conversation
Mere and Sione are eating lunch together.
- MereSione, e vevela le vai sasa.Sione, the tea is hot.
- SioneFaafetai mo le faamatalaga.Thanks for the information.
- MereFaialuai le lima.Be careful with your hand.
- SioneOu te faia lena mea, Mere.I will do that, Mere.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hot” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
