HAWAIIAN EXPRESSIONS | |
Hawaiian1 | English |
GREETINGS | |
Aloha | Greetings, hello, good- bye, affection, love |
Aloha kakou | Aloha to all (including speaker) |
Aloha kaua | Aloha to you (singular) and me |
Aloha ke akua | God is love |
Aloha nui loa | Much love, fondest regards |
Aloha oe | Aloha to you (singular) |
Aloha oukou | Aloha to all of you (plural) |
Aloha kakahiaka | Good morning |
Aloha awakea | Good mid-day (10 am - 2 pm) |
Aloha `auinala | Good late afternoon (after mid-day) |
Aloha ahiahi | Good evening (around sunset) |
Aloha auinapo | Good late night (after midnight) |
Aloha po | Good night |
Aloha ahiahi ia oukou | Good evening to all of you (plural) |
E komo mai | Come in, welcome |
E komo mai, e noho mai, e `ai a e, wala`au | Come in, come sit, eat and talk |
Komo mai | Enter, come in |
Komo mai e ai | Come in, eat |
Komo mai e inu ka wai | Come in, drink |
Komo mai e noho | Come in, sit, rest |
Ku'u momi makamae | My precious pearl [a beloved person] |
Noho ilalo | Please sit down |
`Olu`olu komo mai | Please come in |
Pehea `oe? | How are you? (Singular) |
Pehea oukou? | How are you? (Plural) |
Maika`i no mahalo | Fine indeed, thank you. (Response to "Pehea oe?") |
Aia i hea kou kauhale? | Where is your kauhale? ("Kauhale" is a group of houses that comprise a typical, old style, Hawaiian living situation) |
Aia i _____ ko`u kauhale. | ______ is where I live. |
He aha kau hana? | What is your occupation? |
_____ ka`u hana. | ______ is my occupation. |
He aha kau helu kelopana? | What is your phone number? |
_____ ka`u kekepona. | ______ is my phone number. |
Ma hea 'oe e noho nei? | Where do you live? |
Mai hea mai `oe? | Where are you from? |
Mai ____ mai au. | I am from _____. |
`O wai kou inoa? | What is your name? |
O ____ ko`u inoa | _____ is my name |
GOODBYE/ PARTING EXPRESSIONS | |
A hui hou | Good-bye, until we meet again |
A hui kaua | Until we meet again |
Ke Akua pu a hui hou | God bless you and see you later |
Malama pono | Take care, be right |
THANKS | |
Mahalo | Thank you |
Mahalo nui loa | Thank you very much |
`A `ole pilikia | No problem (Can be a response to mahalo) |
He me iki ia | Its a small thing... (Response specific to mahalo) |
Me pu oe | The same to you... (Response specific to mahalo) |
MISCELLANEOUS | |
Aloha mai e | I invite aloha to you (An appropriate salutation in a letter) |
Aloha wau ia 'oe | I love you (Note: wau is with a soft "v") |
E hana me ka ha`aha`a | Let us work with humbleness |
`Ehia ou makahiki? | How old are you? |
E kala mai | Please excuse me |
E `olu`olu `oe/ `Olu`olu | Please |
E pili mau na pomaika`i ia `oe | May blessings ever be with you |
Hana hou | To do again, encore |
Hana me ka lima | To work with the hands |
Hau`oli la hanau | Happy Birthday |
Hau`oli la ho`omana`o | Happy Anniversary |
Hau`oli makahiki hou | Happy New Year |
He mea iki | You're welcome |
Hele aku | Go away |
Hele mai | Come (in my direction) |
Hele mai a`i | Come here and eat |
Ho`oponopono | To set things right, amend, rectify |
I mua | Go forward |
Ka makani `olu `olu | Refreshing, perfect wind |
Kukakuka | Let's talk story |
Mai `ai | Come and eat |
Mai hea mai? | From where? |
Mai iloko mai | That which is within matters |
Makemake oe | I desire you, I miss you |
Maui nui a kama | All of Maui that belongs to Kama |
Me ka aloha | With love |
Me ka aloha pumehana | With kindest regards; warm aloha (An appropriate close in a letter) |
Me ka ha`aha`a | Humbly yours (An appropriate close in a letter) |
Mele kalikimaka | Merry Christmas |
Moi inoino | Restless sleep |
Moi moi a | Inability to sleep |
No ka `oi | The best (this follows a noun) |
`Okole maluna | Bottoms up (toast) |
`Olelo mai | Speak to me |
Pau hana | Quitting time, after work |
Pa`a ka waha | Observe, be silent and learn (If words are exiting your mouth, wisdom cannot come in) |
Welina | A greeting of affection (Can be used as a salutation in a letter) |
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