A repertoire of beneficial phrases in Hawaiian, a Polynesian language spoken in Hawaii.
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Guide to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, sg = singular (to one person), dl = dual (to 2 people), pl = plural (to 3 or an ext people).
| Welcome | Aloha E komo mai (Come in - used when welcome sb to your home) |
| Hello (General greeting) | Aloha E komo mai (Come in - provided when welcome sb to your home) |
| How room you? | Pehea ʻoe? (sg) Pehea ʻolua? (dl) Pehea ʻoukou? (pl) |
| Reply to 'How room you?' | Maikaʻi, a ʻo ʻoe? (Good, and you?) |
| What's your name? | ʻO wai kou inoa? |
| My surname is ... | ʻO ... Koʻu inoa |
| Where are you from? | No hea roof ʻoe? |
| I'm indigenous ... | No ... Roof au |
| Long time no see | |
| Pleased to fulfill you | Hauʻoli kēia hui ʻana o kāua |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) | Aloha kakahiaka Aloha awakea |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) | Aloha ʻauinalā |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) | Aloha ahiahi |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) | A hui hou Aloha |
| Good night | A hui hou Aloha |
| Good luck! | Pōmaikaʻi! Maikaʻi pōmaikaʻi! |
| Cheers! great Health! (Toasts supplied when drinking) | Huli pau!ʻŌkole maluna! (bottoms increase - considered vulgar by some) |
| Bon appetit / have actually a pretty meal | E ʻai kāua (dl) (Let's eat!) E ʻai kākou (pl) (Let's eat!) |
| Bon voyage / have actually a good journey | |
| Yes | ʻAe |
| No | ʻAʻole |
| Maybe | Pēlā paha |
| I don't know | ʻAʻole au maopopo |
| Do girlfriend understand? | |
| I understand | Maopopo iaʻu |
| I don't understand | ʻAʻole au maopopo Maopopo iaʻu ʻole |
| Please speak much more slowly | E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo mālie E ʻōlelo mālie, ke ʻoluʻolu |
| Please write it down | E ʻoluʻolu e kākau iho ʻoe E kākau iho ʻoe, ke ʻoluʻolu |
| Do girlfriend speak English? | ʻŌlelo anei ʻoe ns ka ʻōlelo Pelekāne? |
| Do you speak Hawaiian? | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻoe? |
| Yes, a little(reply to 'Do girlfriend speak ...?') | ʻAe, ʻano (Yes, a little) ʻAe, ʻano hiki iaʻu ke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Yes, i speak a little Haiwaiian) |
| Do you speak a language various other than Hawaiian? | |
| Speak to me in Hawaiian | E walaʻau roof iaʻu ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi |
| How execute you to speak ... In Hawaiian? | Pehea ʻoe i ʻōlelo ai ... Ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi? |
| Excuse me | E kala mai iaʻu! |
| How much is this? | ʻEhia kēia? |
| Sorry | E kala mai iaʻu! |
| Please | E ʻoluʻolu ... ... Ke ʻoluʻolu (used in ~ the finish of a phrase) |
| Thank you | Mahalo Mahalo nui Mahalo iā ʻoe Mahalo nui loa |
| Reply to give thanks to you | ʻAʻole pilikia (No problem) Noʻu ka hauʻoli (The pleasure is mine) |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Aia i hea i ka lua? |
| I miss you | |
| I love you | Aloha Au Ia ʻOe Aloha No Au Ia ʻOe |
| Get well soon | E ola |
| Go away! | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! | Kōkua! Kōkua mai! Hōlina! |
| Fire! | Ahi! |
| Stop! | Hoʻopau! Hoʻokū! |
| Call the police! | |
| Christmas greetings | Mele Kalikimaka |
| New Year greetings | Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou |
| Easter greetings | Hauʻoli Pakoa Hauʻoli Ka lā ns ala hou ai ka Haku |
| Birthday greetings | Hauʻoli lā hānau |
| Congratulations! | Hoʻomaikaʻi! |
| One language is never ever enough | ʻAʻole nō e lawa ka mākaukau ma hoʻokahi wale nō ʻōlelo |
| My hovercraft is complete of eels | Pihaʻū oʻu mokukauaheahe ns nā puhi |
Recordings through Naea Stevens, and also translations and also corrections by Samuel M. ‘Ohukani‘ohi‘a Gon III, CJ Maglinti, Lei Mahi and Moshe Ash
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Information around Hawaiian | unit volume | number | family words | Tower that Babel |
Links
Collections that Hawaiian phrases (some with audio) http://www.ahapunanaleo.org/learnhawaiian/learn_shortphrases.html http://atdpweb.soe.berkeley.edu/2130/vchan/ah.html http://www.alohafriendsluau.com/words.html http://www.royalelephant.com/hawaii/guides/hawaiian.htm
Phrases in Polynesian languages
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