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Lesson 4 of 10

Counting to ten in Hawaiian

One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. Play the ten Hawaiian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

The volcanic crater of Haleakalā on Maui, Hawaii
Counting to ten
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
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All 10 Hawaiian phrases in this lesson

ʻEkahieh-KAH-hee
One
ʻEluaeh-LOO-ah
Two
ʻEkolueh-KOH-loo
Three
ʻEhāeh-HAH
Four
ʻElimaeh-LEE-mah
Five

Lima also means hand.

ʻEonoeh-OH-noh
Six
ʻEhikueh-HEE-koo
Seven
ʻEwalueh-VAH-loo
Eight

The w is often said like a v after e.

ʻEiwaeh-EE-vah
Nine
ʻUmiOO-mee
Ten

Where Hawaiian is spoken

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