adv. towards speaker or subject

Ne fakatoese mai ne ia. He apologized to me.

adv. especially

Kae maise te fātele napa tolu e fiafia au ki ei. I especially like the third dance.

conj. when-, if-

Telefoni mai manafai toka koe, fakamolemole. Please call me when you are ready. See also: māfai, kāfai, manafai.

conj. [N] if -; when-

Telefoni mai manafai toka koe, fakamolemole. Please call me when you are ready. See also: māfai, kāfai, mana².

conj. because, since, for

Au e nofo i te fale me i toku tinae e 'mae. I'll stay home because I have a stomach ache.

conj. or

Koe e fano me nofo? Are you coming or staying here?　 See also: io me.

conj. and, with

koe mo tou kāiga: you and your famiy. Au ka olo mo koe. I'll come with you.

Au e nofo i te fale ona i toku tinae e 'mae. I'll stay home because I have a stomachache. See also: me.

adv. about, approximately

Matou ma'nako pelā me se sefulu nofoaga. We need about 10 chairs.

adv. just as -, just like -

pelā fua: just like that. See also: penā¹, penei.