Sentence Structures
Create an Equative Sentence (A Type)
'O (article) ______ 'O (article) _____.
Get to know Sister Stone (pretending to be someone else) I le fa'aSamoa.
Fa'amasani
Recite Moroni 10:5 i le fa'aSamoa
Ma o le mana o le Agaga Pa'ia, e mafai ona outou iloa ai le moni o mea uma lava.
List off every emphatic pronoun (w their English translations)
a'u - I, oe - you, o ia - he/she/it...
Describe the color(s) of Elder Olcott's tie
lanu...
Create a Transitive Sentence (B Type)
TM + verb + "e" + subject + object
Teach the class about Repentance through the Atonement of Jesus Christ in less than 2 minutes I le fa'aSamoa.
Recite the missionary purpose I le fa'aSamoa.
Ia vala'aulia isi e o mai ia Keriso...
List off all of the Descriptive Pronouns (w their English translations)
ou - I, e - you, ia - he/she/it...
Set a return appointment w Brother Reese (as PJ) I le fa'aSamoa
seti le taimi o le lesona
Create an Intransitive Sentence (C Type)
TM + verb + subject + preposition + object
Share your experience of how you came to know the Book of Mormon is true I le fa'aSamoa
aafiaga
Recite the "Fa'anoi I le Fale" I le fa'aSamoa
Ia! Fa'amalulu atu le solivale i lau fanua nei...
Which type of pronoun goes before a verb? Give an example.
Descriptive. Ex: Sa 'ou 'ai se burger mai le Macas ananei.
Do "heads, shoulder, knees, and toes" I le fa'aSamoa ma lau soa. (No notes!)
Ulu, tau'au, tulivae, tama'ivae...
Create an Auxiliary Sentence (D Type)
TM + aux verb + "ona" + trans/intrans sentence
Teach le vasega about prophets, priesthood, and dispensations I le fa'aSamoa in under 2 minutes (no notes)
perofeta, perisitua, tisipenisione
Recite the "Fa'atulima" I le Fa'aSamoa
Ia! E'etaia va'atapu le pa'ia fa'atafafa o le maota...
What type of pronoun goes after a verb? Give an example.
Emphatic. Ex: Sa 'ai e a'u se maile i Samoa. 👀
Fa'asino le vasega (map)
fa'asinoga
Ex: Ona 'o Iesu Keriso 'o le Fa'aola, e mafai ona ia faamagalo a'u agasala.
Summarize the entire Plan of Salvation I le fa'aSamoa in under 3 minutes
ata o le fa'aolataga
Recite the First Vision I le Fa'aSamoa
Na ou va'ai i se malamalama fa'aniutu...
Teach the class how to use possessive pronouns. (Hint: explain "lo/la/so/sa, etc.") Give an example of a possessive pronoun in a sentence
Ex: E iai tele ni o'u fale i Kalefonia ona o a'u o se tagata mau'oa. 💸
explain the difference between "o" vs "a" I le fa'aSamoa/fa'amix
o = intimate relationships, no control over possession, boat/house/body
a = casual (chosen) relationships, control over possession