'Ōlelo Hawai'i

Overview

• Vocab
• "He" sentence pattern
• "This" and "That"
• Basic Phrases

Vocab

Fish

Car

I'a

Ka'a

Kēia

Kēnā

Kēlā

This

That

That (far)

I/Me

You

He/she

Flower

Turtle

Dog

Cat

Man

Woman

Person

Au

'Oe

'O ia

Pua

Honu

'Īlio

Pōpoki

Kāne

Wahine

Kanaka

Vowels

a i u e o

Aloha!

Hello/Goodbye!

'O wai kou inoa?

What's your name?

No hea mai 'oe?

Where are you from?

Kahakō

ā ē ī ō ū

He aha kau hana punahele?

kala

ka lā

kālā

What is your favorite thing to do?

the sun

dollar/money

color

A hui hou!

Good bye! "Until we meet again

h k l m n p w '

C

O

N

S

O

N

A

N

T

S

hē kē lā mū nū pī wē 'okina

Lāna'i

Lanai

Ka Pī'āpā Hawai'i

Survival Hawaiian

"He"

He aha kēia?

• "He" is the basic "to be" verb in Hawaiian; also the indefinitive marker

• Roughly translates to "is a" or "are"

He pua

He honu

"a flower"

"a turtle"

This is a flower.

He pua kēia.

PENIKALA

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