How to Say "What's Up?" in Samoan: Casual vs. Respectful

Casual / Slang (friends, peers): "Fa'afetai?" — Literally "Thanks?" but used colloquially like "What's up?" or "How's it going?"

Respectful / Standard (elders, formal, strangers): "Tālofa lava, 'oe ā 'ea?" or "Tālofa, pe 'ea 'oe?" — "Greetings, how are you?"

• Tālofa = Hello / Love / Greetings
• lava = very / much (intensifier)
• 'oe = you
• ā 'ea / pe 'ea = how are you

Cultural note: Samoan society values hierarchy and respect (fa'aaloalo). Default to the formal version unless invited to be casual.