Learn Hawaiian ten words at a time
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Hawaiian words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the eleven openers everything else builds on.
- Alohaah-LOH-hah
- Hello
- Aloha kakahiakaah-LOH-hah kah-kah-hee-AH-kah
- Good morning
- Aloha ahiahiah-LOH-hah ah-hee-AH-hee
- Good evening
- A hui houah HOO-ee HOH
- Goodbye
- A hui hou akuah HOO-ee hoh AH-koo
- See you
- E ʻoluʻolueh OH-loo-OH-loo
- Please
- Mahalomah-HAH-loh
- Thank you
- He mea ikiheh MEH-ah EE-kee
- You're welcome
- E kala mai iaʻueh KAH-lah mai ee-AH-oo
- Sorry
- E kala maieh KAH-lah mai
- Excuse me
- Hauʻoli kēia hālāwai ʻanahow-OH-lee KAY-ah hah-lah-WAI AH-nah
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Makemake au i...mah-keh-MAH-keh OW ee
- I would like...
- KēiaKAY-ah
- This one
- ʻEhia ke kumukūʻai?eh-HEE-ah keh koo-moo-KOO-ai
- How much is it?
- Ka pila, e ʻoluʻolukah PEE-lah, eh OH-loo-OH-loo
- The bill, please
- Me ke kālekameh keh kah-LEH-kah
- By card
- Me ke kālāmeh keh kah-LAH
- In cash
- Waiwai
- Water
- KopeKOH-peh
- Coffee
- Kīkee
- Tea
- PiaPEE-ah
- Beer
- Me ka ʻole o...meh kah OH-leh oh
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- ʻAeAH-eh
- Yes
- ʻAʻoleah-OH-leh
- No
- Maikaʻimai-KAH-ee
- Okay
- ʻAʻole maopopo iaʻuah-OH-leh mah-oh-POH-poh ee-AH-oo
- I don't understand
- ʻŌlelo Pelekānia ʻoe?OH-leh-loh peh-leh-KAH-nee-ah OH-eh
- Do you speak English?
- E ʻōlelo hou maieh OH-leh-loh HOH mai
- Can you repeat that?
- E ʻōlelo mālieeh OH-leh-loh mah-LEE-eh
- Slowly, please
- He aha kēia?heh AH-hah KAY-ah
- What is this?
- Pono au i...POH-noh OW ee
- I need...
- Hiki iā ʻoe ke kōkua mai iaʻu?HEE-kee ee-AH OH-eh keh koh-KOO-ah mai ee-AH-oo
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- ʻEkahieh-KAH-hee
- One
- ʻEluaeh-LOO-ah
- Two
- ʻEkolueh-KOH-loo
- Three
- ʻEhāeh-HAH
- Four
- ʻElimaeh-LEE-mah
- Five
- ʻEonoeh-OH-noh
- Six
- ʻEhikueh-HEE-koo
- Seven
- ʻEwalueh-VAH-loo
- Eight
- ʻEiwaeh-EE-vah
- Nine
- ʻUmiOO-mee
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Loaʻa iā ʻoe...?loh-AH-ah ee-AH OH-eh
- Do you have...?
- Aia i hea...?ai-AH ee HEH-ah
- Where is...?
- Wehe ʻiaVEH-heh EE-ah
- Open
- Pani ʻiaPAH-nee EE-ah
- Closed
- He ʻeke?heh EH-keh
- A bag?
- Pipiʻi loapee-PEE-ee LOH-ah
- Too expensive
- Ua hoʻopaʻa auoo-ah hoh-oh-PAH-ah OW
- I have a reservation
- Ua komo pū ka ʻaina kakahiaka?oo-ah KOH-moh POO kah AI-nah kah-kah-hee-AH-kah
- Is breakfast included?
- He aha ka ʻōlelo huna o ka wifi?heh AH-hah kah OH-leh-loh HOO-nah oh kah WAI-fai
- What's the wifi password?
- Hiki iaʻu ke...?HEE-kee ee-AH-oo keh
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- He pākaukau no ʻeluaheh pah-kow-KOW noh eh-LOO-ah
- A table for two
- Ka papa ʻai, e ʻoluʻolukah PAH-pah AI, eh OH-loo-OH-loo
- The menu, please
- He aha ka mea ʻono?heh AH-hah kah MEH-ah OH-noh
- What do you recommend?
- ʻAʻole au e ʻai i ka...ah-OH-leh OW eh AI ee kah
- I don't eat...
- Maʻi ʻaʻaka au i ka...MAH-ee ah-AH-kah OW ee kah
- I'm allergic to...
- ʻIʻoEE-oh
- Meat
- MoaMOH-ah
- Chicken
- IʻaEE-ah
- Fish
- ʻOnoOH-noh
- It's delicious
- ʻŌkole maluna!oh-KOH-leh mah-LOO-nah
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Pehea ʻoe?peh-HEH-ah OH-eh
- How are you?
- Maikaʻi nō, mahalomai-KAH-ee NOH, mah-HAH-loh
- I'm fine, thanks
- A ʻo ʻoe?ah oh OH-eh
- And you?
- ʻO wai kou inoa?oh VAI KOH ee-NOH-ah
- What's your name?
- ʻO ... koʻu inoaoh ... KOH-oo ee-NOH-ah
- My name is...
- No hea mai ʻoe?noh HEH-ah mai OH-eh
- Where are you from?
- No ... mai aunoh ... mai OW
- I'm from...
- Hoihoi auhoy-HOY OW
- I like it
- NaniNAH-nee
- It's beautiful
- E komo maieh KOH-moh MAI
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Aia i hea ka lua?ai-AH ee HEH-ah kah LOO-ah
- Where is the toilet?
- Pehea au e hele ai i...?peh-HEH-ah OW eh HEH-leh ai ee
- How do I get to...?
- I ka hemaee kah HEH-mah
- To the left
- I ka ʻākauee kah AH-kow
- To the right
- Pololeipoh-loh-LAY
- Straight ahead
- Ma ʻaneʻimah ah-NEH-ee
- Here
- Kahua kaʻaahikah-HOO-ah kah-ah-AH-hee
- Train station
- Kaʻa ʻōhuaKAH-ah oh-HOO-ah
- Bus
- Kahua mokulelekah-HOO-ah moh-koo-LEH-leh
- Airport
- Hoʻokahi likiki, e ʻoluʻoluhoh-oh-KAH-hee lee-KEE-kee, eh OH-loo-OH-loo
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- I kēia manawaee KAY-ah mah-NAH-vah
- Now
- Ma hopemah HOH-peh
- Later
- I kēia lāee KAY-ah LAH
- Today
- ʻApōpōah-POH-poh
- Tomorrow
- I kēia pōee KAY-ah POH
- Tonight
- Ahea?ah-HEH-ah
- When?
- Hola ʻehia e wehe ai?HOH-lah eh-HEE-ah eh VEH-heh ai
- What time does it open?
- Kali ikiKAH-lee EE-kee
- One moment, please
- Minukemee-NOO-keh
- Minutes
- HolaHOH-lah
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Kōkua!koh-KOO-ah
- Help!
- E kāhea i ke kaukaeh kah-HEH-ah ee keh KOW-kah
- Call a doctor
- Mākaʻimah-KAH-ee
- Police
- Hale kūʻai lāʻauHAH-leh koo-AI lah-OW
- Pharmacy
- Haukapilahow-kah-PEE-lah
- Hospital
- Ua nalowale auoo-ah nah-loh-WAH-leh OW
- I'm lost
- Maʻi auMAH-ee OW
- I don't feel well
- Ua ʻaihue ʻiaoo-ah ai-HOO-eh EE-ah
- It was stolen
- He pilikia koʻikoʻi kēiaheh pee-lee-KEE-ah koh-ee-KOH-ee KAY-ah
- It's an emergency
- E waiho iaʻueh WAI-hoh ee-AH-oo
- Leave me alone
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